Bits and Pieces

The complete reviews of official Rolling Stones videos. Starting with IORR 29 will be a new series, presenting all official video releases by the Rolling Stones, including track listings, rating of importance, photos of covers etc. Adri Steenland from Holland will prepare the series. If you want to help in, by submitting reviews, photos of video covers, or other work, please write or call IORR soon. Thanks!

Stones Convention in London. The first ever Stones convention, as mentioned in IORR 27, has finally been set up in London, for Sunday August 3rd, 1997. The location is the "Jazz Cafe", Camden Town.

Brian Jones event in Cheltenham. To mark the anniversary of Brian's death, the Brian Jones Fan Club have arranged for a one-night only performance by the highly rated Counterfeit Stones at Cheltenham Town Hall on the 3rd July 1997.

The Spirit is the name of the Brian Jones Fan Club Magazine, first issue published in the spring of 1996. The Brian Jones Fan Club, Steven Pockett, 12 Browning Mews, Hatherley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 5NN, England.

Valle Hovin, Oslo ‘95 live video. The private video taken from the Rolling Stones concert at Valle Hovin, Oslo on June 9, 1995 is great and unique, because the entire concert were in daylight, due to the summertime up north, making excellent light conditions. Great shots! Write to Terje Johanson, Haugen, N-5590 Etne, Norway for more information.

What songs would you like to hear during the 97/98 world tour?
Name your favourite live Stones songs!

IORR will collect all the entries with your list of favourite live Stones songs, and also collect entries from the internet. When the deadline is reached, all entries will be collected, and a list of the top 25 songs will be put up on internet, and also published in the next issue of IORR.

You may not know, but the Stones do take all suggestions for songs seriously. Also, they do visit internet from time to time. By sending in your list of songs, you may be able to make sure your favourite song is on the list!

These are the rules of how to enter your favourite songs.
(you may also use the IORR internet pages):

1. Use a separate sheet of paper, or even better, a postcard. Don’t write any other messages on that paper.

2. Name 3 different songs maximum, the songs you must hear on the new tour.

3. Make sure your list of songs arrives by July 15 at the latest.

The result of this query will be available within one week after the deadline, so that Mick & Keith knows what songs they must play in order to satisfy their hard core fans! To make it extra fun submitting your list of songs, IORR will give away 3 great surprise gifts to randomly picked entries. So hurry, make up your list!