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How The Stones Rolled in Exile

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There's no doubt about it, The Rolling Stones plus their wives, ex-wives, girlfriends and children, are having a moment. Recently released, a fascinating documentary called Stones In Exile, about the making of the the band's much-lauded 1972 album, 'Exile On Main Street' . In the spring of 1971 the band reluctantly departed the UK to escape being taxed up to 98% of their income. They took up residence in France. Keith Richards , Anita Pallenberg and their son Marlon settled at a villa called Nellcôte in Villefranche-sur-Mer and this became the venue for the recording of much of the album. In the documentary photographer, Dominique Tarlé, recounts that he went to the villa for the afternoon and ended up being invited to stay on and take photos, which he did, for six months! Speaking to the New York Times, Tarlé recalled, “A carnival of characters paraded through: Terry Southern, Gram Parsons, John Lennon, even a tribal band from Bengal… dope dealers fr...

Yummy Mummies and their Darling Daughters

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Madonna and Lourdes 2009 Lily and Serena Van der Woodsen from Gossip Girl As you know, when Don and Doris Fisher named their stores Gap in 1969, it was a reference to the generation gap, a cavernous divide between teenagers and their parents so wide that the Fishers made a fortune from outfitting the young in a uniform of jeans and t-shirts that were emblematic of rebellion. Fast foward to 2010 and it's a different world. Female celebrities on both sides of the pond are taking their daughters as their dates to Red Carpet events. They are also spotted shopping together. As a consequence their styles complement each other rather than match. I have never had any doubt that Joan Crawford's daughter was telling it like it was in Mommie Dearest. why am I so certain? Just take a look at these Mother/Daughter photos of them in identical Tyrolean outfits! Joan Crawford and daughter Christina in 1945 Yasmin and daughter Amber Le Bon, 2009 Lovely Yasmin Le Bon, wife of Duran Duran lead s...