Miss You (arriving)



IORR & Satisfaction






Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-07-30 14:33 by Rommick.

Thanks on the end you get real close!!

The best live version of Rough Justice...man Jagger was working hard!

Rommick Wrote:
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> Miss You (arriving)
>


> IORR & Satisfaction
>




WOW-WEE AMAZING !!!
it really captures that whole B-stage experience (which i've only had once, and not nearly as close) - thanks very much !

Loochie go watch Rough Justice!! The crowd is.....but The Stones are wild!

Rolling Stones. Russia. St.Petersburg. Palace Square. July 28, 2007.
Video (compiled from YouTube).
About 40 minutes! Enjoy!!!

Sorry, forget the link! ;-)
Here it is:
[www.beatles.ru]

P.S. Photos from St.Petersburg concert. Click on photo to enlarge:
[www.beatles.ru]

All right!! Gonna watch it now!Thaaanks!!

Thanks Bjornulf for all the nice words about our city and people!

As for the lame public in the first rows - what would you people expect at the country where 1% of citizens own 99% of capital? I'm a teacher and my husband's a builder and we have a child to feed and dress and educate, so the 2 tickets to the fan-zone (the destination place of the B-stage) ~100 euros each were a real huge stretch for us. Certainly we would be up and screaming in the places for 500 euros if we ever could dream to afford this. Ironically most of the people who can don't know a bloody bit about music at all, not to mention any song of the Stones beside You-Know-Which, so blame the greedy promoters who've known of course that these money-bags would buy the tickets just for the prestigiousness of the event.

As for the soldier cap, I can explain: There was the Day of the Russian Navy Forces the following Sunday, a big holiday in our country and particularly in St.Petersburg as it is a seaport, and the cap is a sailor's cap. I think it looked absolutely great on Ronnie, he could be one of those sailors who took over the Winter Palace in 1917 (speaking of SFD)

As for the toilets, we knew that we wouldn't be able to use them because we had to guard our places in the fan-zone, so we hadn't drunk or eaten since noon that day - it's just as simple as that

There was a fan from London named Stephen standing next to me who reportedly attended some 400 shows of the group, and my first reaction was to envy him, but then I thought it was him who should've been envious, because it was just yet another show of the Stones for him, and for us (me and my husband) it was a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience you guys might never appreciate but just believe me, it was absolute magic.

OK, I'm off the soap-box now, sorry for ranting. As a compensation, here's a link to a pretty professional set of photographs [lospopadosos.com] - a person who took them says he smuggled in the parts of his camera hidden in his bag and pockets and then assembled them on the spot and then hardly saved the camera from security, so it was quite a heroic act.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2007-07-31 00:13 by tamba.

thanks Corvin! and thanks Tamba! great photos :E



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-07-30 17:23 by with sssoul.

Tamba, thank you VERY much for your insights.

And also for the photo link. Fascinating to see The Boys in daylight!

I wanted so much to be in St. Petersburg so I appreciate your thoughts all the more.

By now im sure it was one of the best shows!

Thanks for your review, Tamba - that problem with certain sections of the crowd isnt just confined to St Petersburg.

Glad that you got to see the Stones in your beautiful city.

.....I especially loved it when Tamba said,

".....and my first reaction was to envy him, but then I thought it was him who should've been envious, because it was just yet another show of the Stones for him, and for us (me and my husband) it was a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience you guys might never appreciate but just believe me, it was absolute magic."


Thanks, Tamba, for your beautiful description.

some photos

[volland.livejournal.com]

[vrbluescat.livejournal.com]

[kuze4kina.livejournal.com]

[f-moto.livejournal.com]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-07-30 20:56 by vadim.

Thank you Tamba.
By the videos the show seems very good : Sympathy is shorter and Keith takes the solo on HTW right in time.
The video with the black girl during BS is back, i didn't see it in Budva?!

>> it was a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience ... absolute magic <<

smile smile smile: yep! that's what it's for - that right there.
it's so good to be blessed - and to appreciate it too! rock on Tamba!
and thanks again for the link to the brilliant photos

found this one, a bit shaky though, but what a nice hat:

[img504.imageshack.us]

Lukester Wrote:
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> .....I especially loved it when Tamba said,
>
> ".....and my first reaction was to envy him, but
> then I thought it was him who should've been
> envious, because it was just yet another show of
> the Stones for him, and for us (me and my husband)
> it was a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience you
> guys might never appreciate but just believe me,
> it was absolute magic."
>
>
> Thanks, Tamba, for your beautiful description.


he's quite right too, it has to be said...

tamba Wrote:
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> Thanks Bjornulf for all the nice words about our
> city and people!
>
> As for the lame public in the first rows - what
> would you people expect at the country where 1% of
> citizens own 99% of capital? I'm a teacher and my
> husband's a builder and we have a child to feed
> and dress and educate, so the 2 tickets to the
> fan-zone (the destination place of the B-stage)
> ~100 euros each were a real huge stretch for us.
> Certainly we would be up and screaming in the
> places for 500 euros if we ever could dream to
> afford this. Ironically most of the people who can
> don't know a bloody bit about music at all, not to
> mention any song of the Stones beside
> You-Know-Which, so blame the greedy promoters
> who've known of course that these money-bags would
> buy the tickets just for the prestigiousness of
> the event.
>
> As for the soldier cap, I can explain: There was
> the Day of the Russian Navy Forces the following
> Sunday, a big holiday in our country and
> particularly in St.Petersburg as it is a seaport,
> and the cap is a sailor's cap. I think it looked
> absolutely great on Ronny, he could be one of
> those sailors who took over the Winter Palace in
> 1917 (speaking of SFD)
>
> As for the toilets, we knew that we wouldn't be
> able to use them because we had to guard our
> places in the fan-zone, so we hadn't drunk or
> eaten since noon that day - it's just as simple as
> that
>
> There was a fan from London named Stephen standing
> next to me who reportedly attended some 400 shows
> of the group, and my first reaction was to envy
> him, but then I thought it was him who should've
> been envious, because it was just yet another show
> of the Stones for him, and for us (me and my
> husband) it was a unique once-in-a-lifetime
> experience you guys might never appreciate but
> just believe me, it was absolute magic.
>
> OK, I'm off the soap-box now, sorry for ranting.
> As a compensation, here's a link to a pretty
> professional set of photographs
> [lospopadosos.com] - a person
> who took them says he smuggled in the parts of his
> camera hidden in his bag and pockets and then
> assembled them on the spot and then hardly saved
> the camera from security, so it was quite a heroic
> act.

A very touching post, thank you. It makes for wonderful reading.

Thank you all for understanding! Probably I need to elaborate though on the point of contraposition of a devoted fan who's following the group for years and has seen a number of shows and an average person who just wasn't brave enough to become a devoted fan - and now it's too late.

During the show I had only one burning thought: I should absorb every second of this with all of my senses, because it shall never happen to me again, and it was this realization that made me the happiest and the saddest person at that square... Hmm, looks like the idea of elaboration didn't work, it gets even more confusing
Nevermind, I then tell you the thing you are already aware of: that no photo, no super-puper DVD-quality video could ever reproduce the warmth and kindness and humaneness of Keith's smile. I was ready for everything but this. This is my brightest impression from the show.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-07-30 23:27 by tamba.

tamba Wrote:
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> Nevermind, I then tell you the thing you are
> already aware of: that no photo, no super-puper
> DVD-quality video could ever reproduce the warmth
> and kindness and humaneness of Keith's smile. I
> was ready for everything but this. This is my
> brightest impression from the show.

you're the best, tamba ! thanks so much for writing

Yes. So true. The photos and the videos from this show will never show the emotions and the great felings you were sensing at this show. I enjoyed every single second because it was possible to look around a times and see everybody enjoying it, everybody smiling, being so happy, and at the same time the band performed such a great show, song by song, and I was lucky to leave my space and get to the rail right up by the B-stage and feel the excitement there as well. And when I left the B-stage as they performed Honky Tonk, and came back to my seat, everybody, I mean everybody was standing on their chairs and watching the B-stage from wherever they were. And at the end, when I felt I should challenge the security a bit, I went for the front side to watch Mick and Keith coming to the wing, and security did actually let people come close to make pictures or just to watch their favorites as close as ever possible for a few seconds. I am afraid of going to more shows because I think may be after another few shows I might forget the St Petersburg show and it will be just one of many. But no way. I think it will shine even after the tour is over. Thank you to the fans in St Petersburg and thank you to the Stones for a great memory to keep forever.

Bjornulf

Thanks Tamba for a terrific read
I've always been very taken by your city - from literature - I'd guess the Rolling Stones were impressed simply by being there, too



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-07-31 00:14 by Erik_Snow.

>> the warmth and kindness and humaneness of Keith's smile <<

ahh yeah - the beautiful nearness of Keith!
"it's about touch. it's about feel. and it's a mystery."

Thye size of the paying crowd was around 40,000. Then in front of this picture you don't see the road and park with the fence and the people who watch the show for free. I have adjusted the listed (paying) crowd size to 40,000 which is listed by the press. My original higher estimates was corrected in a post an hour or so later, as I watched the pictures, but many people copy from IORR and do not adjust accordingly. PS. I did also adjust Belgrade figure to 70,000 because that seems to be more correct based on info.

Bjornulf

Thanks tamba, so nice to read and should make us appreciate the stones when we go to see them.

I was hoping to go to st petersburg, but unfortunately for me no direct flights but it is one of my 'must see cities' to go to.

There are different ways of being entusiastic.
Some say the Russian crowd looks bored and not
entusiastic as they watch pictures. Well again
as I have said before pictures are fine but reading
about a meal or seing a picture of it is not the same
as having it. I have been to many many Stones shows,
and you don't need to be an absolute freak jumping
up and down on everybody's feet to be enjoying it.
The crowd in St Petersburg was great because they did
pay attention, they stayed focused and were singing
along on the entire versions of Can't Always Get and
Rambler, they followed every oooh and yeahhh Mick
shouted out during Rambler, and the B-stage was hot.
May be there were sections with people sitting down,
and may be some tourist fans flying in felt the
crowd was lame, but I don't agree.

Bjornulf