Charlie Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones died at the age of 80

Well, Charlie was of my generation, or I his. Always sad to see that.

But the Stones were also of my generation, as were the Beatles, Hermans Hermits, etc. etc. and I never got any of them. Not my cup of tea, english or otherwise. None of them ever lived up to the American bands of the era. IMHO!

I am however bonkers over the Seekers. Australians, oh yeah.

I think that as long as the remaining members, especially the core Jagger/Richards duo enjoy what they do and produce what their fans like, they should stay active. We saw some other members - some because of death like Brian Jones, some others because of burnout like Mick Taylor then Bill Wyman - leave, then replaced by other musicians who sooner or later integrated and even surpassed their predecessors in the band - like Ronnie Wood.

But we saw other bands like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, etc. loose key members then stand up and do it all over again. The rock and blues genres of music are ageless: Chuck Berry, BB King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and others remained active into their 70-s and even 80-s as still are Buddy Guy and other brilliant musicians .

So I cross fingers that Jagger and Richards will continue..

getback wrote:I saw the Stones on my 16th B-day in the 70s cost 15$ My friend had 2 tickets and charged me/my dad 20$ I had to BEG for the $$$$ and got to go with my good buddy that charged me more than the ticket cost (( I still rag him when i see him to this day !!))  It was great ! we got within 1 fat chic of the stage and there was NO getting around her LOL Greensboro Coliseum home town ,, It was great they Jammed and Loud Too , When we left my shirt had grew 6" longer with sweat . The good old days I grew up with them and the Beatles and others Rock Bands of that error , had a cheap set of drums i used to play to music with . Good thing the neighbors were pretty far away ! Rip Charlie Watts  He gave his life to music Thank You !! https://rovrocks.iheart.com/content/2021-08-24-tom-morello-flea-the-black-keys-and-more-react-to-charlie-watts-death/

I also saw them couple of times in Europe, including our capital Budapest, and the last time in 2017 in Austria where a 95 000 strong audience drenched soaking wet in the dense September rain...was an experience...plus I got a speed ticket from the Austrian state troopers on my way home to Hungary...but it was worth it !!

Bike or car Andras? If bike, I hope the rain had stopped!! Been there a couple of times.

It was car Bob, the venue was about 500km from my home..