There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
: First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
got arthritis.
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"Steve Dix"  wrote in message 
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>
> There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
> : First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
> along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
> got arthritis.

There are reportedly some wonderful drugs out there that would help.
Hang on though - he's probably takng them... ;-)

George

A couple of years ago I read an interview with him where he remarked 
himself on this change, but he said that it did not impede his playing 
at all.



Steve Dix wrote:
> There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
> : First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
> along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
> got arthritis.

James Weston wrote:

> Steve Dix wrote:

>> There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
>> : First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
>> along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
>> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
>> got arthritis.

 > A couple of years ago I read an interview with him where he remarked
 > himself on this change, but he said that it did not impede his playing
 > at all.

Now that's what I *call* self-deprecation.

Doesn't he have his five-string guitars tuned to a barre-chord or something?

JNugent wrote:
> James Weston wrote:
> 
>> Steve Dix wrote:
> 
>>> There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
>>> : First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
>>> along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
>>> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
>>> got arthritis.
> 
>  > A couple of years ago I read an interview with him where he remarked
>  > himself on this change, but he said that it did not impede his playing
>  > at all.
> 
> Now that's what I *call* self-deprecation.
> 
> Doesn't he have his five-string guitars tuned to a barre-chord or 
> something?
> 
> 

Open G, I believe.

"Paul Creedy"  wrote in message
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> JNugent wrote:
> > James Weston wrote:
> >
> >> Steve Dix wrote:
> >
> >>> There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
> >>> : First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
> >>> along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
> >>> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
> >>> got arthritis.
> >
> >  > A couple of years ago I read an interview with him where he remarked
> >  > himself on this change, but he said that it did not impede his
playing
> >  > at all.
> >
> > Now that's what I *call* self-deprecation.
> >
> > Doesn't he have his five-string guitars tuned to a barre-chord or
> > something?
> >
> >
>
> Open G, I believe.
>

Cirka in his own words:

"Five strings, two hands, and one asshole,
what more do you need?"

Ivar

"Paul Creedy"  wrote in message 
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> JNugent wrote:
>> James Weston wrote:
>>
>>> Steve Dix wrote:
>>
>>>> There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
>>>> : First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
>>>> along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
>>>> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
>>>> got arthritis.
>>
>>  > A couple of years ago I read an interview with him where he remarked
>>  > himself on this change, but he said that it did not impede his playing
>>  > at all.
>>
>> Now that's what I *call* self-deprecation.
>>
>> Doesn't he have his five-string guitars tuned to a barre-chord or 
>> something?
>>
>>
>
> Open G, I believe.

Yep
[blank] G D G B D

George

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:31:16 +0100, Steve Dix 
wrote:

>
>There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
>: First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
>along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
>Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
>got arthritis.


I didn't get a chance to finish this as Her Maj wanted something doing
NOW..

Meanwhile, Chuck Berry got an award.  Has he gone senile?  He was
obviously very affected by it all, he clearly knew where he was by his
comments, but then he started rambling.  It wasn't easy to understand
what he was rambling on about, as the translator's voice was overlaid
with the irritating effect of making it unintelligible in both
languages.  I do wish they wouldn't do that. They could just subtitle
it, but with literacy standards at an all-time low, it would probably
get complaints.

Then he went over and sang "Johnny B. Goode", duckwalking rather
stiffly.  I say sang.  He mimed.  I know he mimed, because they played
the original record, and they had Rudi Schenker & co playing behind
him.  CB didn't even pick up a guitar.  I know he's getting on a bit
(how old is he now?) but couldn't they have just played a bit of the
concert film "Hail, Hail, Rock n' Roll" instead of the embarrasing
spectacle they staged?
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"Steve Dix"  wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:31:16 +0100, Steve Dix 
> wrote:
>
>>
>>There's been a lot of coverage this week of various awards in Germany
>>: First of all the Rolling Stones turning up for the Golden Camera
>>along with Martin Scorsese.  What was really noticable was Keith
>>Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
>>got arthritis.
>
>
> I didn't get a chance to finish this as Her Maj wanted something doing
> NOW..
>
> Meanwhile, Chuck Berry got an award.  Has he gone senile?  He was
> obviously very affected by it all, he clearly knew where he was by his
> comments, but then he started rambling.  It wasn't easy to understand
> what he was rambling on about, as the translator's voice was overlaid
> with the irritating effect of making it unintelligible in both
> languages.  I do wish they wouldn't do that. They could just subtitle
> it, but with literacy standards at an all-time low, it would probably
> get complaints.
>
> Then he went over and sang "Johnny B. Goode", duckwalking rather
> stiffly.  I say sang.  He mimed.  I know he mimed, because they played
> the original record, and they had Rudi Schenker & co playing behind
> him.  CB didn't even pick up a guitar.  I know he's getting on a bit
> (how old is he now?)

Eighty-one and a bit, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry

George

"Steve Dix"  wrote in message 
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> What was really noticable was Keith
> Richard's fingers - the joints seem extremely swollen, as though he's
> got arthritis.

He's had arthritic finger joints, at least on his LH first finger for quite 
a while. IIRC if you get inflamation reducing drugs early in the illness it 
can postpone that degree of damage.

icarusi
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I saw Chuck twice, about 10 years ago and it was a great show,
four years later, age was maybe starting to catch up with him.
Forgetting words, guitar horribly out of tune etc. It could've
been an off night but I don't think so. First I thought it was sad,
but then I thought "I've SEEN Chuck Berry!". If he'd have died years ago
he'd be a legend like Elvis or Buddy.
I think Keef did a pretty good job with the "Hail, hail Rock n Roll" 
thing to at least give him some sense of the respect due. (Even if 
sometimes it didn't go exactly to plan)