HEALTHWATCH: More on Keith Richard's downfall
aka Bob
Keith's downfall: rum, vodka and coconuts
MONDAY , 01 MAY 2006
By ROBYN MCLEAN
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was partying hard at a Fijian
resort when he was concussed in a fall from a coconut tree,
holidaymakers say.
Richards remains in a private Auckland hospital after falling five
metres from the tree, which he had been climbing with fellow band
member Ronnie Wood, while staying at the exclusive Wakaya Club resort.
Two other guests at the resort, Bob and Nancy Allen from Denver, have
told friends the rockers "shared bottles of vodka during the day and
switched to rum drinks at night".
The comments, reported on a blog site, also said Bob Allen, a doctor,
was asked to make a house call for one of the stars during their stay
at the resort.
Richards, 62, suffered concussion after knocking his head in the fall
and was flown from Suva to Auckland's MercyAscot Hospital as a
precautionary measure.
The hospital, which has been inundated with media inquiries from all
over the world since news of the musician's plight broke, would not
comment and referred all questions to Auckland publicist Lynn Smart.
After their two New Zealand concerts last month, Richards and his wife
Patti were staying at the resort with fellow band member Ronnie Wood
and his wife when the incident happened.
It is understood Richards fell after collecting coconuts with Wood.
British newspaper The Times said the guitarist seemed "a bit
disorientated" after falling.
"Picking coconuts is quite common on the island," a holidaymaker said.
"It's just that Keith had a bit of an accident coming down."
Yesterday fans delivered cards and messages to the Auckland hospital
which had hired extra security.
Richards was believed to have had brain scans but was conscious and
mobile. Some reports said he was also involved in a later jet ski
accident at the resort.
The Wakaya Club is known as a favourite destination for Hollywood
stars, and Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and George Clooney are believed
to have stayed there. Situated on a private island, it costs about
$2885 a night per person.
Richards has been unlucky in the past during Rolling Stones tours. In
1998 the band had to delay a tour after he fell off a ladder while
trying to retrieve a book in the library of his Connecticut mansion,
damaging his ribs and chest.
Another tour was put back when Richards cut his hand on a broken
guitar string and the wound became infected.
The Stones' next concert in its world tour is at the Olympic stadium
in Barcelona on May 27. It is scheduled to be followed by 34 more
across Europe.
It is not clear if Richards' fall will affect the schedule, but he is
expected to be released from hospital this week.
"It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen
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MWB
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>> On Mon, 01 May 2006 10:47:59 +1200, aka Bob
>> <bobf...@surfwriter.net.not> scrawled:
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>>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3653384a1860,00.html
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>>> Keith's downfall: rum, vodka and coconuts
>>>
>>> MONDAY , 01 MAY 2006
>>>
>>> By ROBYN MCLEAN
>>> Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was partying hard at a Fijian
>>> resort when he was concussed in a fall from a coconut tree,
>>> holidaymakers say.
>>
>> not-so-distant possibility that the fall was due to drugs or booze..."
>
> As Bush impersonator (Steve Bridges) said last night on C-SPAN:
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> "Nailed it!"
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>
Bush was on the left........wasn't he?
Mark
MWB
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both down
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
I cannot stop thinking about this song.
Hey....we're out of coconuts here. We need a someone to climb up this tree
and shake that coconut off that branch. What, no
volunteers?.............................How about you funny face? Come on,
you can do it.
Mark
Matthew Kruk
> ...
> Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was partying hard at a Fijian
> resort when he was concussed in a fall from a coconut tree,
> holidaymakers say.
> British newspaper The Times said the guitarist seemed "a bit
> disorientated" after falling.
After?
> "Picking coconuts is quite common on the island," a holidaymaker said.
> ...
Yep, nothing like a fresh Pina Colada.
MWB
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>> Put the lime in the coconut, you drink 'em both together
>> Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better
>> Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both down
>> Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
>
>
>> I cannot stop thinking about this song.
>
>
>
>> Hey....we're out of coconuts here. We need a someone to climb up this
>> tree and shake that coconut off that branch. What, no
>> volunteers?.............................How about you funny face? Come
>> on, you can do it.
>
>
I'm sorry I didn't see it.
Mark
Brian Watson
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> Keith's downfall: rum, vodka and coconuts
It'll getcha every time!
> British newspaper The Times said the guitarist seemed "a bit
> disorientated" after falling.
Well, he'll be used to dealing with that.
> Richards was believed to have had brain scans but was conscious and
> mobile. Some reports said he was also involved in a later jet ski
> accident at the resort.
Definitely an elderlescent.
:-)
> Richards has been unlucky in the past during Rolling Stones tours.
The word "unlucky" sounds like something of a inappropriate appelation; much
of what's happened to him has been of his own doing.
> The Stones' next concert in its world tour is at the Olympic stadium
> in Barcelona on May 27. It is scheduled to be followed by 34 more
> across Europe.
Coconut growers along the route have been pre-warned.
--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."
Sarns
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> Keith's downfall: rum, vodka and coconuts
>
> MONDAY , 01 MAY 2006
>
> By ROBYN MCLEAN
> Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was partying hard at a Fijian
> resort when he was concussed in a fall from a coconut tree,
> holidaymakers say.
Personally...the amount of exposure this whole subject is getting on the
media makes me sick when his accident is self inflicted. What a tosspot...
there are far more serious things happening in the world than some dweebs
drunken escapades..bah humbug.....
--
Sarns, Christchurch, New Zealand
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achieve very much that can be praised by their remote decendants" - Lord
Macaulay
Brian Watson
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> "aka Bob" <bobf...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote in message
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>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3653384a1860,00.html
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>> Keith's downfall: rum, vodka and coconuts
>>
>> MONDAY , 01 MAY 2006
>>
>> By ROBYN MCLEAN
>> Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was partying hard at a Fijian
>> resort when he was concussed in a fall from a coconut tree,
>> holidaymakers say.
>
>
> Personally...the amount of exposure this whole subject is getting on the
> media makes me sick when his accident is self inflicted. What a
> tosspot... there are far more serious things happening in the world than
> some dweebs drunken escapades..bah humbug.....
It's only rock 'n roll...
William Barger
peterpuck86
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> "It's still rock 'n' roll to me!"
> --Billy Joel
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, aka Bob <b...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
> It is understood Richards fell after collecting coconuts with Wood.
Well, if that's the case, then falling out of a palm tree would
probably be less painful than sliding down it.
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doc
> Well, if that's the case, then falling out of a palm tree would
> probably be less painful than sliding down it.
Highly unlikely that Richards would feel either one.