Monday, May 01, 2006

Did He Think He Could Fly?


It was reported late last week that 62-year-old Rolling Stones guitar player, Keith Richards, suffered a mild concussion after falling out of a palm tree while on holiday in Fiji. News accounts said that even after Richards performed his Palm Tree Plunge, he was strong enough to hop on a Jet Ski and involve himself in another accident.

Somehow I wasn't surprised. But, several questions, almost immediately, come to mind.

What was he doing in a palm tree? Should aging rock stars be permitted to drink so much that they begin, (or resume) exhibiting bizarre behaviors that land them in the hospital? And, is it possible that Richards will outlive Mick Jagger?

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