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© Bobby Keys by Douglas Potash
The Rolling Stones fans, Bobby Keys and Steel Wheels get
together in Las Vegas was a smashing success.
Over 75 fans from around the country gathered to spend St Patrick's Day week-end
in "Sin City". Our first encounter with Bobby was Friday at lunch.
About 12 of us were sitting around and Bobby Came over and joined us for a while.
He made sure that everyone got to say hi and get their pictures taken with him.
Friday afternoon, there was a great blues jam at the Hard Rock. Bobby showed up
again with Janna and James from Steel Wheels and just hung around with everybody.
Friday night, we took over a karaoke bar and we did all our best (?) Stones
impressions.
Saturday afternoon was the Video party at the local bar. We showed, Shepherd's
Bush, Hyde Park, Marquee Club 1971, Paris 1976 and Rock and Roll Circus among
other videos.
(Videos and boots were also shown all week-end long in suite 920).
Bobby came to the party and was great, drink a few Jack and cokes and going
around meeting everybody.
Something I never knew before, Bobby told us that the first time he ever played
with the band was at Altamont.
Saturday night was the big show. Our group had a roped off section in front of
the stage with free drinks and appetizers.
Bobby's mother had passed away earlier this week, but he wanted to be with us
and dedicated the show to her.
Steel Wheels gave us some great Stone's music, and Bobby played his heart out.
Among other songs, we heard Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Bitch, Live With Me,
Sister Morphine, Anybody Seen My Baby, Out Of Control, and Saint Of Me.
The band played 2 sets.
At the start of the second set, Bobby came out and dedicated Harlem Nocturne to
his mother, and played it solo.
I swear there was not a dry eye in the house.
The rest of the night he rocked up on the stage, twirling his sax, and dancing
around. It was so special. Unfortunately the week-end has to end and Sunday
morning most of us headed back to our real lives.
Look for word soon on the next big get together in September. I
promise there will be some special surprises. Till then ---
Stonesdoug
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