The Rolling Stones turn 50
Monachists may have the Queen, but rock and roll has its own royalty - the Rolling Stones. Last month Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her diamond jubilee; today the leaders of the pack, the survivors of time's rack, celebrate their golden anniversary. One has a kingdom; the other a worldwide realm of fans. Ref. Stuff.co.nz
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Stones in debt to Kiwi head honcho
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is hoping for better luck when the band plays a gig in Auckland next April. The last time they passed through New Zealand, in 2006, the tour nearly ended in disaster. The problem? Gravity. Keith Richards fell on his head after scampering up a coconut tree during a short break in Fiji. Ref. Source 3