[PS, Oi Connery, your not welcome south of Hadrian's Wall and if you have a few quid to spare I would be happy to rebuild it so as you don't have to darken our Sassenach doorsteps again. BIGDAN the Sassenach, You are in danger of being reported to the Race Relations Board:o :o. I can just see the case citation now "Connery S v BIG DAN the Sassenach." The biggest problem you will have is if Misses BIGDAN is called on your behalf as a character witness P.S. As for the bit about having a few quid to spare, Connery is notoriously tight-fisted, so you will have to apply to some government department for a grant to rebuild Hadrian's Wall. Failing that, go to your local B & Q and buy some cement, bricks .......

Dear Danny the Sassenach (the artist formerly known as BIGDAN) What were you drinking when you wrote this? I am amazed at how you have picked up the Scotch(!) language so quickly. Does Misses BIGDAN know that you are multilingual and also, an expert on international political relations? Will she now have to change her name by Deed Poll to Misses BIGDAN the Sassenach?

Agree with you Magic. I certainly felt sorry for him when he got landed with Heather Mills:rolleyes:. the McCartneys did a good job in bringing up their children, and Linda was taken far, far too soon. At least with Macca's present girlfriend, he knows she's not after his money as she seems to be independently wealthy.

Thanks for the answers MSG, SAJ and Conneyfogle. I wonder who bought the collection at auction.

Thanks Jaygriff:beer:

The Rover, Connery will come up with any excuse so that he doesn't have to appear in person, and run the gauntlet of the press in Spain. He is able to travel to Edinburgh every year to attend the Edinburgh International Film Festival - that's no trouble for him - ill health or not! HIs excuse for not living in Scotland is that he will only return if Scotland becomes independent. He seems to have an excuse for every occasion.

Jerry Hall has stepped into the ring to defend the size of Mick's manhood after Keef claimed in his autobiography Marianne Faithfull said "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" with Mick's 'tiny todger'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1321317/Keiths-just-jealous-Jerry-Hall-springs-Mick-Jaggers-defence-tiny-manhood-jibe.html

Here's a link to today's Mail on Sunday Keef article. It looks like Rolling Stone and The Times bought the official rights to print excerpts from the autobiography. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1321268/Keith-Richards-How-I-bedded-Mick-Jagger-s-girl--left-socks-I-fled.html

Does anyone know who the female is in the photo?

Thanks for sharing this with us Jaygriff. How do you know that this was the one? It looks fantastic.

Ax man ... Axl Rose and co played too longSuzan/PA 16 October 2010 YOU can't teach an old dog new tricks - or GUNS N' ROSES for that matter.The veteran rockers face a hefty fine after breaking two 11pm concert curfews. They are notorious for shocking timekeeping and, true to form, overran with both their shows at the O2 arena in London this week - by a total of three hours. LADY GAGA was the last star to break her 11pm curfew at the venue, by 25 mintues last February. She was in line for a £10,000 fine for the privilege - which worked out at £400 a minute. By that calculation, Guns N' Roses could now be hit for £72,000. An O2 spokesman confirmed that the promoters would incur a cost for the late finishes. The venue was also forced to put on extra transport for fans after 20,000 concert-goers missed the last Tube home. But it was a small price to pay for the surprise appearance onstage of original band member DUFF McKAGAN. The bass guitarist joined frontman AXL ROSE for four hits, fuelling rumours of a reunion between the band that made debut album Appetite For Destruction. An all-star line-up might be sooner than we think - Axl will need the extra cash if he continues to play past his bedtime. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3182753/Overruns-and-Roses-fined.html#ixzz12YDdeIiO

Great post Gospel Zone . Thanks for letting us know about this Deluxe version. Any idea how much it will be?

Sun Newspaper 16 October 2010 DIANA VICKERS is in hot water over her new single My Wicked Heart. The singer is facing legal action from the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, who claim she ripped off their anthem Under The Bridge. Bigwigs in the US rockers' publishing camp Warner/Chappell Music are angry her chorus bares a startling resemblance to their 1992 smash hit about heroin addiction. And after a listen, I reckon the Chilis have a point. Sony signing Diana is performing the track on the X Factor results show tomorrow and chiefs at Warner/Chappell want the matter cleared up quickly. The legal wrangle was pretty much inevitable. Diana confessed in a recent interview she'd been listening to Under The Bridge the day before writing the chorus for her own song. She said "Sod it," when asked about the similarities. She added: "Yeah, that happened without even knowing. "We wrote the song in an hour. We had the song and it didn't have the My Wicked Heart bit in it and then we put the vocal in and we were like, 'Why does it sound so familiar?' "Then we realised it was because we were listening to Under The Bridge the day before. We were saying, 'Should we change it? Should we not? What should we do? Sod it, no, we're just gonna keep it, it works'." Now it's all getting a bit messy. Legal action has been sanctioned by ANTHONY KIEDIS and his bandmates because she never asked permission. A source said: "She has done herself no favours by revealing she listened to the track while writing My Wicked Heart." A Warner/Chappell spokesperson refused to comment. Diana will be re-enacting her new video on tomorrow's X Factor, dressing as a circus ringmaster and a clown. She might be feeling like that again when the lawyers' bills come in. http://www.thesun.co...om-Peppers.html

Yes, I definitely remember reading that they frequented these pubs. I am sure their roadies held a charity function/raffle at The Golden Lion. Did Richard Cole not host his wedding reception to Tracey at one of these pubs?

Yes, alright, there is a big p.r. campaign on at the moment for Keef's autobiography, but I can't help but add any interviews with him:- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1320761/Rolling-Stone-Keith-Richards-reveals-drugs-sex-Mick-Jaggers-tiny-manhood.html

I have put this under trivia because the book is from the guy behind 'Hammer of the Gods', Stephen Davis. He has this new book coming out shortly, supposedly based on lost notes from his time on the '75 tour. (What kind of a journalist loses notes from something so important?). How much of this book do you think will be based on fact? It sounds to me like he is screwing every last penny he can from having been on that tour. http://www.amazon.com/LZ-75-Lost-Chronicles-Zeppelins-American/dp/1592405894/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287168645&sr=1-2

I can't understand why the Daily Mail featured this book, if it is from years ago. The only explanation I can offer if that sometimes when there is a bidding war between newspapers for serialisation of a new book (keef's autobiography) and a particular newspaper loses out, they publish excerpts from another book.

A Keith Richards' former gofer trying to make a buck. Oh well, aren't we all! It is called 'Up And Down With The Rolling Stones' by Tony Sanchez, published by John Blake Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1320638/The-girl-nearly-broke-Stones-Keith-Richards-gofer-recalls-riotous-life-road.html

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Here's a link to an item about designer clothing shop owner, John Varvatos where Jimmy is listed as one of his customers. I recognised the name from Ross' diary e.g. Ross refers to visiting the shop in New York on 13 September 2010 and receiving some freebies. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/varvatos_vexed_2s8RNwlTJ3PMB90SgZw3HM.

Steve, 'London Wimpy bar?' Do you not think this was someone making mischief? After all, he would have been obliged to provide a house and financial maintenance for Scarlet. Having said that, as far as I know, at that time Charlotte was not qualified as anything other than a model. BTW, I have PM'd you with resources, as promised.

Robert Plant next week. :D

Great reply Aquamarine. When I post resources on this site, I don't care whether they are from a tabloid or a broadsheet. However, I note that Johnthomasmoby gives his location as Liverpool-ish . Liverpudlians and those close by remember the role of the News of the World's sister paper 'The Sun' in the aftermath of the Hillsborough football stadium disaster. I don't want to take this thread off topic, but I am putting a link here for anyone who wants an explanation of what happened. http://en.wikipedia....orough_disaster

SAJ, Will you be attending?

OK, I know Keef's autobiography is coming out at the end of this month, and this is part of the pre-publication drive, but I love the guy - he's class. Source:- www.newsoftheworld.co.uk Keef: I carried gun to score heroin Stones wildman's shock admission </IMG> ARMED: Keith had a Luger By Sofia Zagzoule, 10/10/2010 HELL-RAISING Rolling Stone Keith Richards has revealed that he carried guns for protection when he went to buy drugs at the height of his addiction. The ageing rocker started packing a German Luger before moving on to rifles because they had a "longer range", saving him having to run after dealers who robbed him. But his favourite "piece" was a Smith and Wesson which has no safety catch. And even today the reformed Street Fighting Man admits to always carrying a four-inch knife tucked in his belt to deal with muggers. "You make a cut across the forehead - doesn't hurt," he says in an interview to publicise his explosive new autobiography. "All the blood comes down, and then you kick the f****r in the balls. It's a very efficient way of dealing with problems." Keith, 66, also tells of his drug-fuelled road trip across England with John Lennon, reveals how he tried and failed to talk junkie Pete Doherty out of his addiction and admits that he DID snort his father's ashes. The guitarist - who quit drugs after falling out of a coconut tree four years ago - says he took no chances when buying heroin on US streets where everyone has the right to carry a gun. "The first one I bought was a Luger I picked up in the East Village in New York City," he says. "After that I went into rifles for a bit just because they go further. "I've carried a piece or two now and again - most of that was to do with the heroin business and being involved in, like, scoring. Especially in America, it bodes you well to be armed. "A .38 Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver - that is the f****** gun. No safety on it." SON OF A GUN: Keith said he and John Lennon shared some high times Now he's calmed down a bit, Keith has settled for a ratchet knife tucked into the waistband of his trousers. "I've always carried one," he says. "I learned how to use it in Jamaica." Keith has spent three years writing his memoirs, called Life, after signing a £3.6million deal. They will be published at the end of the month. The Stone recalls a huge secret bender with late Beatle John Lennon. "Me and John went on a three-day road trip across England," he says. "What happened neither John nor I could ever remember. We must have been on something exceptional. There was one young lady with us at least, and a chauffeur because we were in no driving condition. And we were just playing sounds. "We were in my Bentley. I said, 'I'm not going on a trip with you in that goddam psychedelic Rolls Royce. Let's go more discreetly in my little blue Bentley'." Richards admits being so off his head on pure cocaine that he once fell asleep on stage during a Stones concert. "I used to like pure, pure cocaine - a very smooth thing and nothing to do with the street s*** other people take," Keith, told upmarket fashion mag AnOtherMan. "I fell asleep on stage in the middle of playing Fool To Cry. It is a very boring song and I was pretty out of it. I was on one of those volume pedals and I just stayed on it - but it got so loud that I had to wake up." ALL OVER NOW: Keith in drug days Keith has been off cocaine after suffering a blood clot in his brain during his tree fall in Fiji four years ago. But it was only one of many freak accidents he says he has suffered. In 1998 he broke three ribs and punctured a lung after falling off a ladder reaching for a book in his library. "It was a Leonardo Da Vinci book on anatomy and it hit me and knocked me off the ladder," he says. "I found out all about anatomy from that without even opening a page." Learning from his own drug-addled life, Keith says he has even tried to talk to Libertines rocker Pete Doherty about curbing his drug use. "Amy Winehouse and Pete take drugs for the same reasons we did," he says. "All I'd say is take your drugs in your spare time, if that's what you want to do, but don't mix it up. "I've had a word with Pete about this but it don't make any difference. If you mix it up you're just gonna fall like a million others. I've seen too many friends gone that way." Also gone is his father Bert's ashes - but not all of them up the rocker's nose. Keith was quoted in 2007 saying he had snorted them, then later denied it. But in a final word on the notorious incident he admits: "I opened my dad's ashes, and some of them blew out over the table. I looked at them and what do I do? Do I desecrate them with a dustbin and broom? "So I wet me finger and I shoved a bit of me dad up me f****** 'ooter. I'm sure he's still blessing me. The rest I put round an oak tree." Keith also has a dig at Stones frontman Mick Jagger - blasting his solo efforts away from the band. He says: "Mick did his best and flapped about like a chicken, but his stuff disconnects when he goes off by himself." Insiders say Keith was asked to tone down the book after an early draft was too close to the bone.