#jim watts

[spilladabalia]

the fall I WAKE UP IN THE CITY

[vintagerocker69]

Rolling Stones Guitarist Mick Taylor recording in the basement at Nellcote, 1971 for Exile on the Main Street.

©Dominique Tarlé

[rolloroberson]

Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Mick Taylor backstage during the Rolling Stones’ 1972 Tour.

[waugh-bao]

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[bluesrocknrollingstones]

Some Nederland 70s newsletter clippings, I got two more to share

[howlingday]

Tyrian: You did it, Wattsy~! You're a regular Larry Holmes~!

Watts: Don't you mean Sherlock Holmes?

Tyrian: ...PICK! PICK! PICK! ALWAYS WITH THE CRITICISMS! GET OFF MY BACK, MAN!

[thefauxsport]

Classy move by the Ravens to pull John from his presser so he can get in touch with his brother (Jim) who had to go to the medical tent at the start of the Chargers game.

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Jim ended up being fine and came back to coach the rest of his game.

[im-a-wizard-dammit]

DM: W.A.T.T.S is gonna cast a spell.

Medici: BROOOOOOOOOO

Jim PC: What??? After all our careful planning??

[mychameleondays]

Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic

ABC Records 89 604 XOT, 1976

Originally released: February 20, 1974

[winterecho-archive]

"When you create an entire world - our world has all kinds of things in it already. There's a wonderful texture and depth to this world." - Jim Henson 🌈

[sbrown82]

You said the Stones hated going to the south & were almost arrested in the 1960's. what exactly happened that cops were called on them?

The Rolling Stones were constantly harassed by the police and mostly conservative whites when they toured America in the early 60s, especially in the south and middle “hick” states. A lot of times they were refused service in certain places because of how they looked, men would approach them and ask them if they were girls or try to fight them, and plus they were British so they didn’t really understand the Jim Crow segregation laws at the time. I even remember Keith saying how Black musicians would kind of help them and even pull them to the side and say, “Hey! It’s different out here than it is in England. You can’t use the restroom or eat wherever you want. You can’t just walk up to Black girls at a party and ask them to dance, you can get your ass in trouble!” 

But there were other incidents, like once backstage during a soundcheck in Omaha, Nebraska when a cop pulled a gun on Brian and Keith for drinking alcohol in a public building. They brought their paper cups, which were filled with Scotch and Coke, to the men’s bathroom and a huge cop followed them, pointed a revolver at their heads and told them to empty it. (That’s the time Keith purchased his first gun). And of course there was the infamous incident that you’re probably referring to when a bystander called the police on the band who were laid out at a local hotel swimming pool in Georgia, and because of their long hair, they were mistaken for a group of women who were “topless bathing”. Here’s them talking about it:

[vintagerocker69]

ROLLING STONES

Keith Richards Pre Rolling Stones show backstage on the 1972 Tour of the Americas Strumming on his Gibson Firebird. Digging the tape on the Cats Snakeskin Boots.

[rolloroberson]

The Rolling Stones at the Peppermint Lounge, circa 1964, photographed by Jim Mooney.

[waugh-bao]

I was watching one of those tributes to Charlie episodes that John de Christopher put out. Jim Keltner was on it and talked about how Steve was amazed at how thick Charlie's sticks were (I know that sounds like a euphemism) and that he tried to use them for a few songs but he couldn't do it and he mentioned it to Jim. Jim said that when he shook hands with Charlie, Charlie's hands were bigger than Jim's and said that Charlie had "big soft hands" and that George Harrison was the same. Two "small dudes but they had big soft hands." And it made me feel all warm inside, this small elegant gentleman with big soft hands. Awww

For comparison, you can see the size of his hands against Shirley’s shoulder:

[bluesrocknrollingstones]

Photos by Patricia Fried , 1972

[i-love-pomegranates]

Sorry I need my American Murder: The Family Next Door vs JCS Criminal Psychology: The Case of Chris Watts emotional discomfort watch.