Mick Jagger knighted by Prince Charles. Queens got bum knee.

[underpants]

http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/sns-ap-people-sir-mick,0,470611.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds

LONDON -- Mick Jagger sealed his place among Britain's establishment Friday, accepting a knighthood from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.

Jagger was accompanied at the ceremony by his 92-year-old father Joe and daughters Karis, 32, and Elizabeth, 19

Keith offers his opinion.

http://www.nme.com/news/107001.htm


MICK JAGGER is to receive a knighthood today (December 12), in a move set to shock ROLLING STONES purists.

The veteran rock star arrived at Buckingham Palace today to receive the honour from Prince Charles, who is standing in for the Queen while she has surgery on her knee, reports the BBC.

But Sir Jagger has already faced criticism from within his own band.

Stones guitarist Keith Richards has slammed the move as "ludicrous", telling Uncut magazine: "I went fucking berserk when I heard. I thought it was ludicrous to take one of those gongs from the establishment when they did their very best to throw us in jail and kill us at one time. It’s not what the Stones is about, is it? I don’t want to step onstage with someone wearing a fucking coronet and sporting the old ermine."

[commander bunnypants]

1. What the **** did Jagger do?

Bad singer, big lips, ugly man, sex maniac. Everything we need for a Night of the British Empire. SSHHEESSHHH. Waste of time.


DDQM

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Jagger may have the title, but Keith's the noble one n/t

[underpants]

6. "Arthiritic monkey" I believe Elton John called him

Oooh aging British rocker fights!!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. Ahh. Elton. Standing in a large glasshouse with a huge pile of stones.

Brandishing a large blackened pot.

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. Well I'm a talkin 'bout the mid-KNIGHT rambler......

Sir Mick ??

[peekaloo]

4. Thanks for the Keef transcript

Lord knows the audio version is probably indecipherable.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. The whole 'Keef' thing is a bit of an act. Keith is surprisingly eloquent

in real life.

[playahata1]

12. A few years ago, I used to get free issues of this literature magazine.

(Not to be confused with a literary journal.) Anyway, in this particular issue, there was a blurb about Keith Richards in the study of his home in Connecticut. (He is a tax exile, as many of you may know.) In the article, Keith is photographed with open book in hand. His bookshelves are filled to overflowing, and more books are strewn all over the place.

I am convinced, moreover, that this is not an act with Keith; he is quoted as saying -- and I paraphrase -- "The problem with people in this country is that (my caps) THEY JUST DON'T READ." He then talks about his favorite authors and books, how many books he tries to read a week, etc. Not bad for someone who, by his own admission, hated school with a passion as a kid.

[underpants]

7. onelongonewordrant

Thank God for Oasis for bringing that kind of attitude back into rock.

[playahata1]

13. Has anyone ever noticed how much the older brother

-- and I forget what his name is; I know the younger one's name is Liam -- resembles Jagger?

ON EDIT: It's NOEL. Just checked the band's official site.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

14. Noel? More like Parker from Thunderbirds. n/t

[playahata1]

15. And Liam, to me, looks like John Lennon.

n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

9. Now That's Funny!

A complete sell out!

[Bridget Burke]

10. "A scrotum with lips"

Is how the AbFab girls described Mick.

I met the groupie who "got" Mick after the Stones' first Houston appearance. He DID wear a sock onstage to increase his "profile".

[underpants]

11. "He's so ugly he's good looking"

I believe that was a quote from a screaming fan when they arrived in the States.

[Catshrink]

16. Sir Mick. Totally awesome

[supernova]

17. Honestly, I think Keith

had the right idea here.