August 28, 2006

BATHOS AND THE AGING REBEL ROCK STAR

Keef faces cigarette rap (The Guardian, August 28th, 2006)

Keith Richards is used to an occasional run-in with the police, most notably drug charges during the 60s and 70s, but his law-breaking days appeared to be behind him. But the legendary rock band's guitarist is now being investigated by Glasgow city council after it received reports that he had broken Scotland's smoking ban.

Council officials confirmed yesterday they are to launch an inquiry to whether the Stones' axeman lit up on stage at Glasgow's Hampden Park last Friday night when the band played there in their Bigger Bang European tour.

A city spokesman said: "This has been brought to our attention and we will be looking into it. Glasgow city council takes its responsibility for enforcing the smoking ban very seriously."

No doubt some around these parts will celebrate this as the triumph of a puritan nation, but isn’t charging Keith Richards with smoking while applauding his music a little like potting Linda Lovelace for indulging in a post-coital cigarette?

Posted by Peter Burnet at August 28, 2006 7:15 AM
Comments

It's more like arresting Jimi Hendrix for taking an aspirin.

A puritan nation? More like a bunch of school-marmish ninnines who have forgotten their lineage.

Posted by: ratbert at August 28, 2006 7:47 AM

A puritan nation that should have no problem converting to Islam, right?

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at August 28, 2006 9:43 AM

The funny part is that the people who celebrated Keith Richards for his drug use are the ones who support the smoking bans.

Posted by: Brandon at August 28, 2006 11:54 AM

From a nation that demands edits out of Tom & Jerry and Bugs Bunnry cartoons from the 1940s and 50s to eliminate all smoking references, this shouldn't cone as any surprise.

Posted by: John at August 28, 2006 12:14 PM

oj,
As one of the generation that viewed Ms. Lovelaces capabilities in first theaterical release, coitus was not one of the themes of "Deep Throat".
However, we did have a saying for Daryl Lamonica, QB for the Oakland Raiders at that time, "he needs Linda Lovelace for a coach so he can learn not to choke on the big ones".
Yes, we were really a crude bunch.
Mike

Posted by: Mike Daley at August 28, 2006 10:46 PM
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