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Archive for April, 2007

Keith Richards is alleged to have ‘snorted dad’s ashes’ during a drugs binge.  Both Richards and his manager (Jane Rose) have since come out and said the comments raised during his recent interview with Mark Beaumont of NME were “said in jest”.  This may be so, and this could well be an overblown April Fool’s Day joke in the ilk we all love to read here – but it does the raise the question of whether or not Keith Richards has gone too far this time?

It’s easy to say that Richards is a mere ‘Rock Star’ and that as such he will be tempted to make exaggerated claims such as these to get press coverage and his name in print – for fear of becoming a nobody.  What Richards may not understand however is that shortly after the news broke it was on many UK-based chat forums where comments that his actions were “cool” resounded among the youth.  He sets and example and has now give a younger generation a great idea of what to do with their parents’ ashes.  

Richard may feel that today’s music bands aren’t up to the standards that he and his contemporizes set back in the 60s, but his recent actions also show that Richards has done little growing up as he has aged.

Things seem good on the work front. I've completed the problem prone skin and acne part