I know that feeling nanky. The week before we left the UK for the Chicago shows was the longest ever. Literally it was back to a kid before Christmas....."how many more sleeps?" !!!

There is no hope for you now, my friend.

I know you well enough by now to know that from this point forward you must give up all good intentions of working and being
responsible.

It is out of your hands.  The Band has taken over.        


You are in full blown Stones mode and there is no cure except to        .  

See you on the 22nd!!!!  

Just stare at these for awhile:




----Created by Shidoobee's Crossfire Hurricane aka Bob.

Ohhh ooohhhhh my SACK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaotuiXpouM

Whatever man.
Sometimes when your SACK flares up, you need to get a little undressed.

Well good ol' fashioned rock'n and roll'n does seem to alleviate my SACK symptoms.

I don't wanna work....just want to bang on the drums all day..................................

The Dirty Crack shall play....................

All alcohol does is inflame my SACK.



If you've ever suffered from a SACK problem, believe me when I say the last thing you want to do is introduce alcohol.

Exascerbation of the SACK can lead to blindness....or so I hear...

Well you guys had the added burden of rehearsals in your backyard.

My SACK would have acted up for weeks if that were the case.

I give you a lot of credit for being even remotely functional during a massive SACK attack!

What I need to do is speak to some of our friends down under.

I hear in Australia, you can get these handy "pouches" to carry medicine. 

That would go a long way to relieving my SACK...

http://t2.gstatic.com/imagesq=tbn:ANd9GcQChhEIsAe3C4EemW-LEkFSmLSBgfyMeJQE-ub_wb...

My SACK gets worse at night.



I did relatively little today.
Noticed that the stage set-up this tour is kind of a hybrid between 1978's studium tongue and the stripped down look of No Security.

Obviously, the aspect ratio of the length vs. width of the structures varies depending on the venue.  And the electrical requirements for a stadium show in 1978 are far different than those of 1999.  The flow and the dynaflow, and the ballast are all different. Audio anomolies and physical protruberances aside, the general configurations...very similar.  Hints of reverb and overdrives..

I should make a drink...

My first copy of Let It Bleed, vinyl circa 1979, had a purple sleeve.

That was unusual since the sleeve rarely had anything going, but Let It Bleed had all the notes on the sleeve.  That was purple on the flip side.

Paint it black you devil!!


Yes, that purple inner sleeve is the original, I have that one too you bastard

Glad you can relate.
It is a potent affliction

I had to go into work today.
My boss wanted to talk to me -- never a good sign.
Usually bosses want to talk to you about something you did wrong, or late, or too expensively, or all of the above.  
But he's the boss, and frankly a very good guy, and so we went to lunch.

First thing I see, some dude walking across the street wearing a U.S. Flag/Stones tongue T-shirt from what looked like 1994.  That helps.  Still hearing "Hey Mick Jagger....wooooooooo.....c'mon let the good times roll!"

Then the boss even asked me about the up coming show.
I tried to hide my enthusiasm ... but it was impossible.
Explained how I was taking my two daughters, and how amazing the band is ...living legends....and the catalog.  

I'm shot for the day.

Way ahead of ya!

Nanky is is marching powder and hearing things and posting like a man on fire… this is good… very good!

Lost power last night.
I think I damaged the grid.
I was jamming to Gimme Shelter.

Lights flickered.
Fridge compressor blew up.
Next thing I know, electric company guys with flashlights milling about my yard at 2 am.

Fried the meter apparently.
Overheard one of the guys say something about the burning smell in the air.

Tonight I am gonna jam Can't You Hear Me Knockin'

While I was sitting there in the dark, I thought about taking a pair of adjustable depends and modifying them as seven-day turtleneck diapers. 

That way, the whole Philly through DC week is covered....

This work thing is really in the way...

We will follow your advice tonight and saturday Egon.

I bet you think your the only cunt whore in town.......well .......well.............your not.....................

I know its only RNR.................but I like it...........like it....yes I do............well...............

Full blown meltdown today at work.
International incident type thing.Embassies and dipshitlomats are sure to be here soon.
Three smelly NSA guys are all laughing in a van nearby, I am certain.

So yeah my week is over.
And it has been a Biblical week, let me tell you.
Seriously on Sunday...a typical muggy Virginia spring day, we had a swarm of what  I believe were termites.  Thousands of them come out of the mulch, lose their wings, mate, and then seek a place to colonize.  Sorta like Stones fans around tour time.  Anyway -- so we had that.

Monday, we had torrential rain.  Rained like 6 inches here, and the casa is a bit, shall I say, in nature's way!  We had flooding.  So bugs, flooding....what else.

Well, as I mentioned, we had the power issue on Wednesday when I was jammin up the grid.  The lights were flickering and dimming like Budapest circa 1962.

Yesterday, we had bad storms blow through and knocked yet another tree down -- didn't hit the house but crushed the fence again (hit last year by a tree). 

Today is beautiful.
Gorgeous weekend line up and that is great news since my man TomL is coming up tonight so we can work up battle plans for the next 2 weeks!

My SACK is gonna loosenup tonight, I can tell you that.

Mama says yes, Papa says no,
Make up you mind 'cause I gotta go.
I'm gonna raise hell at the Union Hall,
Drive myself right over the wall.

Rip this joint, gonna save your soul,
Round and round and round we go.
Roll this joint, gonna get down low,
Start my starter, gonna stop the show.
Oh, yeah!

Mister President, Mister Immigration Man,
Let me in, sweetie, to your fair land.
I'm Tampa bound and Memphis too,
Short Fat Fanny is on the loose.
Dig that sound on the radio,
Then slip it right across into Buffalo.
Dick and Pat in ole D.C.,
Well they're gonna hold some shit for me.

Ying yang, you're my thing,
Oh, now, baby, won't you hear me sing.
Flip Flop, fit to drop,
Come on baby, won't you let it rock?

Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
From San Jose down to Santa Fe,
Kiss me quick, baby, won'tcha make my day.
Down to New Orleans with the Dixie Dean,
'Cross to Dallas, Texas with the Butter Queen.

Rip this joint, gonna rip yours too,
Some brand new steps and some weight to lose.
Gonna roll this joint, gonna get down low,
Round and round and round we'll go.

Wham, Bham, Birmingham, Alabam' don't give a damn.
Little Rock and I'm fit to top.
Ah, let it rock.   

The SACKmobile!!!
Plenty of room for high intensity SACK issues and Stones related too!!!

I picture TomL at the wheel!!!

TomL wrote on Jun 14^th, 2013 at 1:16pm:


Perfect for tailgating in Philly!!!!!!!!

Well I sure am feeling better.  TomL hit the road after some serious plotting and planning.  My SACK is better now.

48 hours!

Tonight I pulled out all of my Stones T-shirts.
I lined them all up and looked at them all and decided what to wear for Philly, and DC, and everything in between.

Since tar is melting out of the asphalt in the Philly area, I am avoiding the black shirts, which is too bad because some of my favorites are black.

So I am left with a lot of light colors and white.
Still digging my Ottowa 2005 -- the one with the Mountie in drag with a Telecaster!  It got yanked pretty quick 8 years ago....

Did you know a Moroccan, a Wasp and a Jew played on Shattered?  Did you know that.

A person from Morocco, a white anglo-saxon protestant type when those people could work in the industry, and a Jew.  Not sure if the Jew was from Israel or was actually a practicing Jew in the religious sense, but I think we can all agree that Shattered was the last song on Some Girls.

Can we at least agree on that?

" Thread of the year. "


Me Arse ...............  $ 85.00 ticky's have yet to go on sale today :

http://www.rollingstones.com/tickets/

Man, today is gonna be a rough day for my SACK.

I can't get Philly out of my head.
And I am so pumped for the Friday nite crowd so I can't concentrate at all.
Then it is Stones weekend here in DC as we await Monday.

I should have just taken the week off and tended to my SACK....

Joey you should see my to-do list for this weekend.

It is crazy

I have to pick up crab mallets so people can smash their crabs this weekend.

I have to blow up all the air matressess for the Stones nomads ("Stomads"?) that will be passing out here at the casa throughout the weekend.

Have to clean the house -- it is a mess.

I got two guitars with busted strings -- gotta get that taken care of. 

I got a Stones banner to hang.

Food and liquor run.

Gotta get all the Tiki torches filled up.

Gotta get the Eldorado washed.

All that with an inflamed SACK.

Very distressing....

Nanky? http://tinyurl.com/bvlwavn

I  ( Your Joey ) am now convinced that Mick Jagger is banging Taylor Swift with his massive " Hog "  .

" Taylor is now a WOMAN  , Ronnie !!!! "

Thanks Mick


!!!!!

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Pics to follow.  "



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