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by Greg Heakes

What went on in the
Kingdome Oct. 14, 15 was
not just an ordinary concert.
It was a piece of rock and
roll history.

In what could very well be
their last tour of North
America, the Rolling Stones
dished.out a Healthy blend
of new and old tunes in
front of two sold out Seattle,
Wash. shows.

The tour marked the first
time the Stones have played
in Seattle since 1975.

In the only interview giv-
en by Jagger during his stay
in Seattle, AP reporter, Pat-
rick Connolly, was lucky
enough to recognize Jagger
during an elevator ride from
the press box to ground
level. He asked Mick if the
rumours about this being
their last North American
tour are true.

“J don’t think so. If
enough people keep coming
to the concerts, we'll keep
playing them,’’ said Jagger
denying the reports.

The tour also marked the
beginning of a new era for
the Stones. One that solidi-
fied the membership of their
newest fulltime trooper, Ron
Wood.

Wood was critized heavily
during the last tour for his
lack of effort on guitar solos.
His laziness and bad habits
can probably be traced back
to his early days with the
Faces who enjoyed a succ-
essful, but shakey career.

Even though Wood has
been with the band for six
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able to crawl out of the
shadows of Mick Taylor,
Keith Richards and Brian
Jones.

‘‘To me, Ronnies keeping
together the idea of the
Stones sound that Brian and
I had. He has an instinctive
feel for what Brian and I
originally worked out as far
as the guitars and the music

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just one guy, he’s got four
arms. That’s the way I like
to feel about it.’’ said Keith
Richard in a pre-tour inter-
view with Rolling Stone
magazine.

Woods guitar solos on
Beast of Burden and Lean
on Mé were great and
hopefully it is an indication
that he is maturing into a
fine live performer. But his
uneasiness with the huge
crowd was apparent during
the early stages of the
second show. At one point
during an invitation to do a
solo he stepped back out of
the spotlight and looked to
Jagger for support. Jagger
gave him a sink or swin look
and Wood proceeded to
blast out a spine-chilling
solo.

The band seemed to reach
their peak during Honky
Tonk Woman but from then
on they just seemed to go
through the motions includ-
ing a foul encore of Satis-
faction.

Jagger's mood changed
drastically during the song
as he'turned hostile towards
the crowd throwing back the
bouquet of flowers that
someone tossed onstage.
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get sick of doing those old
vavourites that everybodv
asks for.

Whether he’s singing a
slow You Can’t Walways
Get What You Want or a
fast Shattered Jagger knows
he’s got the audience in the
palm of his hand and even
he. seems confused by it.
His timing and stage pre-
sence are so strong that
people will do anything to
get his attention. One fem-
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disrobing during the first
Seattle show throwing her
clothes off the 3rd balcony.
During their opening per-
formance in Philidelphia a
group of women striped to
the tune of Under My
Thumb.

Keith Richards was equal-
ly impressive on stage as he
resembled a jungle soldier
posied for combat. While
Jagger and Woods danced
around making full use of
the 80 foot ramps, Richards

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quarterbacked
the band.

In the past Jagger has
always been known for his
tamina but at 38 the wear
and tear of the life of rock
and roller is beginning to
show. After the first show
he was so exhausted that by
the time the band reached
their hotel room at the
Edgewater Inn, Jagger had
to be helped from the car to
his room. The big questions
is just how much longer car
he go on.

Takes Flight

Wings is a story of stug-
gle. Not the struggle of the
workers in Poland, not the
struggle of a starving poet
striving for recognition, nor
is it that of an athlete
sprinting that last fifty
yards. Wings is the struggle
of those to whom each step
is a mile and each word a
speech. The heroine could
be your grandmother or a
close friend after an acci-
dent. It is the struggle to
regain control of mind and
body after a stroke.

Frances Hyland plays
Emily Stilson, an ex-aviat-
ress suffering from a stroke.
From the first moment of
the play we see, through her
eyes, the confusing, horrify-
ing world of ambulances,
hospitals, moving square

rooms and people asking
What is your name, Mrs.
Stilson, what is your
name?”’

We experience with her
the frustration of grasping
for simple words and lost
memories. The rest of the
cast play a supporting role,
both in the literal and actual
sense of the word. They are
adequate. The set is simple
but effective, its sparseness
adding to the general feel-
ing of isolation and surreal-
ism we get from Mrs.
Stilson’s odd ramblings.

One comes out of the play
understanding better the
struggle that stroke victims
go through. The play also
makes one very glad to be
sane, and whole, and alive.

Wings till Nov. 14th at the
Vancouver Playhouse
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