Super Heavy - Newly Formed Band w/Mick Jagger & More

Damian Marley, Joss Stone, Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart and Indian film composer A.R. Rahman. The band has quietly been recording together over the past 18 months, with their debut LP planned for sometime around September.

About 18 months ago, the band gathered in a Los Angeles studio. None of them had prepared any music. "We didn't know what the hell we were doing," says (Dave) Stewart. "We were just jamming and making a noise. It was like when a band first starts up in your garage. Sometimes Damien would kick it off and then Joss would sing something on top of it. We might have a 22 minute jam, and it would become a six minute song."

The loose method was inspiring for Jagger. "One of the beauties is that, just speaking as a vocalist, I did other things," Jagger says. "I played guitar and harmonica, but there's four vocalist on the album. Not everything was reliant on me."

The band’s name came from some improvised vocals by Marley. "He was just singing 'Heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy, super heavy,'" says Stewart. "We thought that sounded good and it sort of stuck with us."

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John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Mitch Mitchell

John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Mitch Mitchell

My GOD! What a find! The intro is Mick Jagger talking to John Lennon.

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Stones Make Surprise Visit
As it's customary a few weeks before a new Rolling Stones tour, they announced yesterday that they'll be playing at a small club in Toronto tonight, Wednesday night, where they've been the past month. It's a preview of what's to come when the tour officially begins August 21 and is pretty much a live dress rehearsal, going thru set lists, trying out the new stage, etc.

There's a lot of buzz about their new album, A Big Bang -- the first new one in several years, and may possibly be their last one. Seeing them twice in concert is some of the best memories of my life; once when Stevie Wonder opened for them, and again when The Meters opened for them, but seeing them one more time would be a real treat. (Photo is of Mick Jagger entering the Phoenix in Toronto tonight.)

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Pics by Barkman.

"Once upon a time I was one of your little roosters, now I'm just one of your cocks..It's Rough Justice for ya...."

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Producer Don Was has said to Billboard that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been writing together and that what they have come up with is magic and they hope to release an album in mid-2005. Was said: "Mick and Keith are writing songs together in a collaborative fashion that probably hasn't been seen since the late '60s. Getting better with age, you know. more »

Today's Quote
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.~ Maori Proverb

saturday morning me//
hazelnut coffee #2/vitamins/
½ krispy kreme cheesecake dognut--too rich/
drawstring pants/olive henley/black long vest/yoga flats/
my christmas tree looks so lovely/
if only someone would bring it in from the porch/
listening: kashmir by led zeppelin/
so how about you?/

Everybody who's ready for the holidays, please form a line on the right and wait for your spanking.

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Media|Films
Tideland, the movie, has begun filming and is directed by Terry Gilliam. (Monty Python member, and he directed 12 Monkeys, and Fisher King, --2 of my all time favorites). It's taken from the macabre gothic novel by Mitch Cullin about an abandoned young girl’s life and fantasies in rural Texas. Currently filming in Regina, Saskatchewan, it teams Gilliam again with Jeff Bridges and is scheduled for a 2006 release. On my "Must See" list along with Johnny Depp's The Diving Bell & The Butterfly, scheduled for 2005.

Media|Music
Mick Jagger is set to produce a remake of the 1939 film The Women. The singer, who recently recorded and co-produced tracks for an updated version of Alfie, also will supervise the soundtrack of The Women.

Robert Plant has signed on to be the keynote speaker at the 2005 South by Southwest Music and Media Conference on March 17 in Austin, Texas.

Media|Literature
On October 25, 1984, friends broke into Richard Brautigan's house in Bolinas, California to find his body next to a bottle of alcohol and a .44 caliber gun. It was assumed that he had committed suicide. Not reading
his Trout Fishing In America back in the day was almost enough to get you kicked out of the hippie club.

News|Local
Freecycling, giving items away for free, and WNC Barter Exchange in the Asheville and Western North Carolina area are good ideas, but haven't taken off as well as they should as yet.

There are so many stories from people who've moved to Asheville that there is now a website called, Asheville Calling.

US finishes a strong second in Iraq War.

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Tuesday Web Trail

President urges world community to put differences aside and turn attention to fighting terrorism and meeting humanitarian concerns. That's like Bush fucking "World's" girlfriend, and then later asking "World" for a loan. [more »]

Methane On Mars: Aliens or farts in a jacuzzi? [more »]

Adbusters Blackspot sneakers made from hemp. They hope to eventually reduce marketers' influence over culture. [more »]


October Surprise!
Submit Your October Surprise Prediction - Winners appear live on Air America to bask in the gratitude of a skeptical nation...and will receive a signed copy of The Book on Bush and cool Air America gear.

Michael Moore's 'No Balls, No Babies' rant to Dems: Quitcher Whining, all ye doomsayers! "My friends, it is time for a reality check." [more »]

New details about the forthcoming biopic The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones have been announced, which documents the guitarist's 1969 death in a mysterious drowning incident. The flick is expected to begin filming Sunday in London, although no actor has been chosen yet to portray Mick Jagger. Who could play Mick? Good question.
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Fender Stratocaster guitar's 50th anniversary show will feature Paul Rodgers, David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Jeff Beck and others, and will benefit the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy UK charity. [more »]

Rock legend Bob Dylan's life story is to be released in audio book form - courtesy of actor Sean Penn. [more »]

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:: {Tuesday Morning Webtrail}
May 4, 1970 - Four Dead In Ohio - Kent State Massacre. Today is the 34th annual Commemoration events with William Rivers Pitt the Keynote speaker this afternoon. [link]

::Torture At Abu Ghraib - A "do not miss" piece in the New Yorker by Seymour Hersh about the tortured and abused Iraqi soldiers. [link]; and another link of those revolting photos for the many website visitors coming by in search of it. I'm so heartsick over their treatment and humiliation that I want to rise up against the US. How do you think the other inhabitants of the planet feel about us?

:: Paul Krassner - Gadfly of the ’60s still buzzing sounds off on Bush, Nixon and Clay Aiken. [link]

:: Love Parade and Fuck Parade - both held in Berlin; Fuck Parade is on July 5 , Love Parade is July 10. The grassroots Fuck Parade was born in 1997, in Berlin, as a counter-demonstration to the commercialization of the Love Parade and to the creeping gentrification of the neighborhoods around the center of East Berlin. I'd like to see them both.[link]

:: Mondo Man's New Millenium - [link]

:: Keith Richards, Rickie Lee Jones, Ben Harper, Jerry Lee Lewis, along with several other music notables will toast Willie Nelson's 71st birthday by performing at a concert Wednesday in Los Angeles. The USA network is expected to air the event, titled Outlaws and Angels, on May 31. [link]

:: Jagger sings for Alfie. Mick Jagger and the Eurhythmics' Dave Stewart have collaborated on three new songs and the theme music for an upcoming remake of the classic 1966 film Alfie, which stars Jude Law. [link]

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:: Hundreds of thousands of people filled the Mall and marched along Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday to show their support for abortion rights, loudly identifying President Bush as the leading enemy of "reproductive freedom." They sure did look good and C-SPAN2 carried it live.

:: More about the Rolling Stones film of their drug bust in 1967: The movie will be titled A Butterfly on a Wheel, and is to be filmed next year by HBO. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were given prison sentences for possessing drugs, but were later dropped after much public outcry. It became a dividing line between the establishment and everyone else. The roles of Jagger, Richards and Jagger's then-girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull, will be cast next year. I do hope the parts go to actual British actors. [link]

:: 101 Insights - Scroll down the page, ask a question and pick a card for some, uh, insight.

:: This week Asheville had an infamous hate-monger and his entourage in town protesting The Laramie Project, the Matthew Sheppard play at a local university. Jay, from bird on the moon, delivered a speech yesterday at the counter-protest rally in support of Gay Pride.

"I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I've been changed several times since then" - in Wonderland

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{Politics} Bush Dominatrix, Karen Hughes, has been summoned back from domesticity to the White House to whip the troops back into submission, while peddling her new book. "Jeez, this place has gone to shit without me. "Get over here, George, and lick my boots....NOW! Then we'll go over the 9-11 Commission interview scenarios for Condy. Fuckin' Dems are squealing for her head. If absolutely necessary, we'll prop her up and send her back out for public scrutiny." "Now, who wants to take Mama to lunch?"

Veep Stakes - Pick the Vice-President candidate you'd like to see with Kerry. [via: celestial offerings]


{The Final Four} - Duke, Oklahoma State, U-Conn, and Georgia Tech, I bet The Varsity was hopping Sunday night. (two ACC teams-- GA Tech & Duke). Three out of four's not bad. I guessed all but OK State and for March Madness, that's pretty good, she says patting herself on the back. But how many more nail-biting, lead-changing, down-to-the-wire games are we supposed to endure? Every. damn. one. of. them.

{Films} I finally got to see The Salton Sea, starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio, on IFC this weekend. It was a pretty good mystery with a few major plot twists which may require repeat viewing.

The movie, Ned Kelly, is now remade with Heath Ledger in the Mick Jagger role. But... why? Also stars Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, and Geoffrey Rush.

{Quote For Today} Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. - Kenyan proverb

Bush: I'm not a war hero; but I play one on TV.

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A Butterfly On A Wheel
The drugs bust of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1967 and the subsequent trial is to be turned into a TV drama. They were given heavy fines and prison sentences which were later quashed on appeal. (A Butterfly On A Wheel is the name of the drama)

Parents, Teachers, Students Nationwide Petition Bush
Education Secretary, Dr. Roderick Paige, called millions of teachers part of a "terrorist" group. and there's a major online petition drive to have him fired. [more] via - common dreams

Think you know who Incubus' Megalomaniac is about? (Hint: 'Three Amigos'.)

{blog envy} - Notes From The Dovecote - what my site wants to look like when it grows up.

I'm trying out the shadowed boxes per meg's tutorial at Mandarin Design. I like it. Loads. It only shows up on IE, which is what-- 90% of the browsers?

Unfair. Unbalanced. Unmedicated.

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Good Morning. Did you take down your Christmas decorations this weekend? Some people leave theirs up all year. I always thought that rather strange.

{Mick Jagger - Poser?}
What can you expect from a culture that prostitutes itself to the highest bidder, whether it's a car manufacturer or the Super Bowl? Jacobs traces the early Rolling Stones' musical revolution foundation to Rolling Stones as pure entertainment. Keith may be the only one who remains true to the core of what the Stones originally stood for.

{Curb Your Enthusiasm}
Does everyone think that show is funny but me?

{blog site of the day}
Sour Bob Some of my best friends are ___________.

{Blog Search Tools}
BlogHunter
BlogsKillerInfo
BlogRunner
BlogDigger
BlogMatcher
BlogPulse
BlogVision
Bloogz
Blogosphere
BlogPinger

{Do You Know Your Namber Address?}
This link: map.rock.cloud.above.mysteryrobot.com is my Namber Address or another URL for my easybakecoven website. Find your Namber Address. I'd never heard of this before now. [via: j-walk]

Fond of dead flowers, and nipple rings... the usual girlie stuff.

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Good Friday morning to you. It's a blue thing now. Or a grey thing. Extra credit if you can recognize this bluish color from a site or publishing system found in the blogging community. And no, it's not Blogger....

Would you think a large protest against terrorism and for democracy is newsworthy? Especially when the protesters are Iraqui? So why is it almost a nonevent her in the US media? A Great Day In Iraq is an Iraqui's first hand account of the event with pictures.

Are you sure you want to delete the entire Bush administration? Yes. Let's.

Orange, red, blue, black - they're just thin, rubbery bracelets that come in a rainbow of colors, but they're causing quite a stir. First made popular by Madonna and other pop stars in the 1980s, "jelly bracelets" are making a comeback with teens and some grade-school kids. My 15 year old wears them all the time. I asked her about it, and she's aware of the rumors and laughingly brushed me off, somewhat embarassed. Whatever that means. This discussion is not closed, but I don't want to scare her off either. Tread lightly, Mother.

Bill Maher's take on Howard Dean
"Dean campaign is basically Friendster for people who listed politics as one of their interests. Not to say that they're not sincere, but it did smack a bit of the convenient hippies of the 60s, the guys who went to the peace rally, more to meet hot chicks into freelove and bra burning, and stop a war they might have to go to, than any political quest."

Mick Jagger to be knighted today. I'd have more respect for him if he turned down the offer, but I don't see it through British eyes.

Pixel Museum - a nice photography and digital art place

If I don't get my 23 and a half hours sleep, I'm cranky all day.

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Good Tuesday Morning to you.

Read Three Easy Pieces for Any Decent American from Michael Moore. (Sep 15 Message) via: ollapodrida

Today at 11:30am EDT, the Senate voted 55-40 to roll back the entire FCC rule change. WaPo has more. Due in part to the many calls made and the petition that we signed.

We Want Your Soul.Com - How much is your Soul worth? Find out the current monetary value. via: stare, via sauceruney

Sharon Osbourne Show
With folded legs reclining on a divine sofa and a soft, sweet British brogue, Sharon Osbourne peered into the camera like she was speaking to an old friend. She's on 2 or 3 times a day in my area. (Can you guys see her in Canada?)

Jagger says it's hard living up to sex god image
Mick said: "When you are said to be the fuck of the century it's a matter of course that every woman is disappointed after the first night with you. It is a fact that this adventure playground behind the zip of my trousers has myth status on the groupie scene."

Happy Birthday, Kim!
Kim is celebrating her birthday today.

Quote For Today
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sag, You're it!

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Saturday...Good Morning.

Mick Jagger Turns 60 Today!

He'll be onstage in Prague tonight. The location of the party hasn't been disclosed and reports say it will be at the British Embassy, the BBC said. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel is among the guests invited. Jagger was born in Dartford, east of London, on July 26, 1943. He received a knighthood last year.

International Story Rumors of Paul McCartney and Christina Aguilera appearing with the Stones at their SARS benefit Toronto concert Wednesday, July 30. With 3,500 porta-potties already ordered, Downsview Park must be huge.

Local Story A robber with a conscience made a deposit into the drop-off box at the Blockbuster Video on Smoky Park Highway worthy of a Hollywood ending. Wednesday morning in the bin, usually home to movies collecting overdue fees, employees found cash, checks, coins and a note. "I'm sorry I robbed this store and I'm sorry for what I put the two employees through that were working that night," the unknown thief wrote. "I made a mistake so I returned all the money." What's making headlines in your community today?

Regional Story Another old fart mistakenly hit the gas pedal and plowed into the Farmer's Mkt injuring 6 people yesterday. Is a conspiracy taking place at Farmer's Markets now? Who are these fuckwits that mistake their gas pedal for the brakes? I don't think I've ever done that. Not straight, anyway. But if I did, would it take me a whole two minutes or so to realize what I was doing, or would I realize what I'd done after a fraction of a second? To mistakenly stomp on the gas for two whole minutes would give me enough time to balance my checkbook, make a grocery list, apply my makeup, and time left over to realize "Oops, wrong pedal."

WWW Story Blogathon 2003 Today. Better go offer some support as time permits today to Ailina, Witchy, Rickie Beth.....I know I'm forgetting someone else. Leave a comment so I can make the time to drop by.

Quote For Today
It is all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
~Mick Jagger

saturday morning me//
cig #3/visine/internet/barefootin'/
hot coffee/hot 'lanta/hot damn!/
olive cargo pants/black tank/
slept-in braid/looks like I just got laid/
listening: "shattered", the stones/
still got it made/how about you?/

Look on the bright side. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here looking through your stuff.

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Say Goodbye, Savage. That's all for homophobe Savage at MSNBC TV.

Artist's Choice CDs are compiled of different artists' favorite songs. Each Stones member had four choices. "When I'm warming up for a show, I do a little bit of this," Jagger said about one of his picks, James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)." Go ahead, Mick.

Hulk's giant green manhood. Not Safe For Work. {view pic}

Fun Animated Site. via coolio

George Bush resume.

If you're so inspired---How to swear in any language. via black table

I occasionally feature that Elvis Cow and when looking again for the site, found these cows have become not only collectors items, but a national event.

Quote For Today
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, piss in it, and serve it to the people that piss you off.

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PBR, or Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, making a big comeback, umm splash? Hipsters now drinking the beer that once abandoned Milwaukee, says NYTimes. I haven't had one of these since you needed a "church key" to open one.

Saturday morning at the mystical megaliths of Stonehenge, where Pagans have celebrated the summer solstice for thousands of years.

Did Pamela Anderson finally get her vision restored?

Which random Phallic Object are you? [via crinks]

Great Bush for President 2004 parody site.

Chocolate Dicks, anyone? Adult and Erotic Chocolates NSFW - (Not Safe For Work)

Mick Jagger slams Justin Timberlake. Jagger said, "I've watched Justin, but every single move he does is stolen," according to Britain's itv.com.

Quote For Today
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears the beat of a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
~Henry David Thoreau

saturday morning me//
grey fat shorts-(elastic band)/navy duke tshirt/
flip-flops/dogs playing/daughter sewing/
braided ponytail on left/scent: sandalwood/
hot coffee/cold danish/sounds: pixies cd/
how's about you?/

Excuse my typing. I'm reloading.

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Good Morning. It's a beautiful Thursday in North Carolina. Many areas in NC have flooded this week, but all I got was a good soaking here. Robin's {my younger sister} still in the hospital. They want her to try and get out of bed and walk some today. She hasn't eaten yet, but has an IV. This is her 3rd day; hopefully she can go home tomorrow. Thanks so much for your prayers and support.

Bloghdad News
Maggie says her dream birthday gift is to see Eminem in concert in Ireland next month. Kim at Intermission is catching a load of grief from a troll. Think this "Blog Raid" will help her ward off the varmit? Click on image for larger pic. Snakehairedgirl has a new baby {one month old} and still experiencing MIL problems. We're betting on tonight's "Survivor" bootee at Shirl's site tonight. Dear Anne always leaves me laughing and is dolling out super links for us to browse through. Alex has also had a lot of rain in her neck of the woods {Quebec}. Lynn is looking for a new, larger apartment around Halifax. No one really enjoys moving, do they? Kim has also experienced a thorough soaking down in Alabama. According to Blogdex there's an updated post on Dear Raed/Where's Raed's site. Tish is always so courageous as she frequently delves into her innermost feelings. And, gasp!, posts it, too. Kane breaks down Bush's tax cut proposal. Laurie, my favorite belly dancer, is quoting Mick Jagger. Rhonda is still dealing with the aftermath of her Mother's passing last week.
Crink has a birthday on Saturday. And she's off tomorrow and Monday. Bet that birthday celebration is going to be fierce! Bev had a mishap and hurt her foot, but nothing's stopping this full time worker and full time crafty lady.

Some silliness for you...To the tune of the 'Beverly Hillbillies' theme song.

Come listen to my story 'bout a man named Saddam
Babylon child with machine gun on his arm
Then one day, he knocks off a rival crew
Oil profits all for me and none of them for you

First thing you know, Saddam's a billionaire
His kinfolk said, "Get your fat ass outta there"
They said, "Londontown is the place you oughta be"
So he loaded up his camel and away he did flee

Robbin' banks, dodgin' tanks... Layin' low...
~me, certifiably silly

Quote For Today
May your hands always be busy, may your feet always be swift. May you have a strong foundation, when the winds of change shift. ~Bob Dylan

I've upped my standards, now up yours!

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Good Morning...

Old movies I've watched again lately that didn't stand the test of time. Ned Kelly. Still painful to watch, but it IS Mick as a young man. A Clockwork Orange. It helped to have the actual glossary that came with the book. I was so stoned when I saw it the first time in Daytona Beach, (or was it Fort Lauderdale?) that the surrounding experience glorified the whole movie for me. But, Malcolm MacDowell was rushed to the head of coolness in one fell swoop. And would have stayed there until I happened to see him on Fantasy Island. And Crossroads. I fussed over it at one time, and now it's just corny to me.

Was I so fickle at 15? My wonderful daughter can seem like Linda Blair in the Exorcist one minute, and be all sweetness and light the next minute. Seriously. She can quickly change her mood and I'm left shaking my head. I seem to remember myself being consistently bitchy or consistently aloof. But she can go from zero to bitch in under 6 seconds. I'm still too stunned to talk to her about it. I don't know if an embrace or a duck 'n' cover is in order. But I still tell her every single night, "I love you just the way you are", even if it does conjur up a pukefest in her mind.

I want some great satirist to speak for our country. But, it won't be Bill Maher. Although he's come closer than most, there's just no heart, or passion there. After watching Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin, the bar is still up there pretty high. I expect a great deal out of my political satirists.

Jimmy Carter can't NOT speak his heart on the upcoming war. This should be required reading for everyone.

MoDo's 'Xanax Cowboy' column agrees with my Bush speech assessment of him calling forth the 'Thorazine Salute'.

A company tied to Vice President Dick Cheney has won a Pentagon contract for advice on rebuilding Iraq's oil fields after a possible war.

Coming soon to a theater near you.
Rent my chest?

I have always dreamed
Of a home filled with children:
An instant sweatshop
[via: haikooties]

Birthdays - March 9
John Cale - (Velvet Underground - 1942)
Robin Trower - 1945

Quote For Today
I will permit NO MAN to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
~Booker T. Washington

I need someone really bad...Are you really bad?

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