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Date: 02 April 2008 23:11:07
A tip for those over 50 but who haven't yet reached the big 60 (which is, of course, the new 40). Go to see Martin Scorsese's new film Shine a Light, about the Rolling Stones and in particular their big concert in New York for the Clinton Foundation. I guarantee you will be among the youngest people in the audience.
You have, however, already missed the premiere which was beamed via a live link from Leicester Square into 100 cinemas around the UK. I was there, in my local art house cinema, roaring and clapping along with all the other Saga louts. Before the actual film we were treated to half an hour or so of various celebs arriving down the red carpet, and Edith somebody (Foreman?) interviewing all the Stones individually. Mick and Ron were polite and professional, Keith was totally sloshed and appeared to have come from the nearest Salvation Army hostel, and Charlie Watts (who had his granddaughter with him) kept saying 'It's what I do' as though he was turning into the Bishop of Southwark.
The film was fabulous, in spite of being basically Last of the Summer Wine with a lot more noise. But what glorious noise. Mick Jagger is still sex on legs even at sixty-something. He is the living definition of 'strutting your stuff' - no one struts like him. One unexpected highlight was him being joined in the vocals by Christian Aguilera! The concert was cut with various hilarious footage from earlier years. Top moment was definitely a pretty young (30ish?) Jagger being asked if he saw himself still doing this at 60. 'Easily' he replied. And boy was he right.