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- The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Albums, Songs, Players, and the Core Repertory of the Rolling Stones
- Part II Sound, Roots, and Brian Jones
- Part III Stones on Film, Revival, and Fans
- 9 Shine a Light: The Rolling Stones on Film
- 10 Second Life and the Dynamics of Revival: The Stones after 1989
- Postlude: Being a Rolling Stones Fan is Not a Choice But a State of Mind
- Bibliography
- Index of Songs, Albums, and Visual Media Cited in the Text
- General Index
Postlude: Being a Rolling Stones Fan is Not a Choice But a State of Mind
from Part III - Stones on Film, Revival, and Fans
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2019
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Albums, Songs, Players, and the Core Repertory of the Rolling Stones
- Part II Sound, Roots, and Brian Jones
- Part III Stones on Film, Revival, and Fans
- 9 Shine a Light: The Rolling Stones on Film
- 10 Second Life and the Dynamics of Revival: The Stones after 1989
- Postlude: Being a Rolling Stones Fan is Not a Choice But a State of Mind
- Bibliography
- Index of Songs, Albums, and Visual Media Cited in the Text
- General Index
Summary
I put the phone down, dress up in nothing too special and call up a taxi. Then I look at the time. It’s six in the morning. Bertrand just called me from his cell phone at the Champs-Élysées. I jump in the cab heading for the Virgin Megastore. I’m en route to wait in line for hours to get a pass for the ultimate joy. Tonight, with a little patience and a little luck, once again I’ll see the Rolling Stones – for the thirtieth time in my life. On to the Trabendo. Not far now. Sinking into the soft leather of the Mercedes, I breathe a sigh of happiness. I am sixty years old.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones , pp. 194 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019