A pure coincidence
London-born, Los Angeles-resident singer Rod Stewart in today’s Scottish Sun:
“Proud Scotland fan Rod Stewart revealed he’d hate to see the break-up of the Union. Rock idol Rod, 68, hopes Scots will snub independence by rallying behind the ‘No’ push in next year’s referendum.
(We note with passing interest and without comment the paper’s own description of Rod as a “Scotland fan” rather than a “Scot”, and that a few lines later in the same piece he says “as I don’t live there I shouldn’t comment on independence”. Whoops!)
Hmm, what could have brought that on all of a sudden?
“Rod Stewart shocked at no knighthood
Rod Stewart is surprised hasn’t been invited to receive a knighthood from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II yet.
The British singer isn’t desperate for the prestigious accolade given out by Queen Elizabeth II. However he is still waiting to be invited to Buckingham Palace to claim a ‘Sir’ title while stars such as Mick Jagger and Tom Jones have.”
(From today’s Belfast Telegraph.)
We’re sure these two things aren’t connected. As you were.
It’s that jaiket again!!!
“It’s that jaiket again!!!”
As noted in the picture caption
The Fuschia Jaikit strikes again! [Did you find that photo easily?]
Don’t worry Rod, you won’t be stopped at the border and asked to remove it….lol
Has Fuscia worn over black been adopted as official better together uniform?
Oops – beaten to it and missed the caption1
Oh Oh, somebody said Braveheart. LOL
“Oh Oh, somebody said Braveheart. LOL”
Alert readers will have noticed that I’ve retrofitted a “Braveheart klaxon” tag to relevant posts.
Is that a duet with Posh?
Why has Rod got Posh by the neck?
Ahh, missed the wee floating caption!
“If it’s good for the Scots then I’m happy” says it all really. Pity he had to mention ‘Braveheart’ all the same.
Not just the jacket, it’s the black shirt as well!
If Rod kept up on the news then he would know that the Union is broken already.
All together now, “We are sailing…”
Will we think Rod Stewart is sexy in an independent Scotland?
Alert readers will have noticed that I’ve retrofitted a “Braveheart klaxon” tag to relevant posts.
Being a bit glaikit, I haven’t a Scooby what you mean.
link to wingsoverscotland.com
Well, Jim Murphy’s big Defence blockbuster report seems to have gone off like a damp squib, can’t find reference to it anywhere in the meeja. What a shame never mind. Maybe it’s back at the printers getting the Carry on Screaming stuff removed now that the numpties have realised it’s like firing an RPG-7 out of the window of a mini.
You are not alone Steve, lol.
@ Rev. Ah, I see what you did there.
Can anyone confirm that Jim Murphy is a member of thr right wing Henry Jackson Society think tank?
As any good socialist should be.
“Can anyone confirm that Jim Murphy is a member of thr right wing Henry Jackson Society think tank?”
Perhaps not a member, but certainly of a mind:
link to google.co.uk
Rod I don’t think it’s Mel Gibson that will break up the Union. It’s being done on a daily basis with Bitter Together’s campaign of telling Scots they would be a third world country without England.
I don’t have an issue with people like Rod who have an emotional attachment to the place but has never lived here having some regrets that the Union could pass. He has a foot in both camps after all.
He does rightly note that he doesn’t live here and in doing so it would seem he accepts that it is for those of us who do to make this decision. If only a few more would add that caveat. The rest is just passing casual opinion. When independent he can still be a Scotland fan and we will still warm to him for attending the games.
“He does rightly note that he doesn’t live here and in doing so it would seem he accepts that it is for those of us who do to make this decision.”
Trouble is, by saying it at all he becomes part of the propaganda campaign:
link to twitter.com
At one time I was a fan of Rod Stewart I have six CDs of his (four as part of the Faces) the latest dated 1974. Nowadays he is in my opinion utter crap with all that “Las Vegas crooning” nonsense. At least Tom Jones has seen the light and is producing some pretty good stuff these days. This has done little to change my opinion of Rod the sell out artist.
On the subject of has-beens I was shocked at the photos of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at Glastonbury. Again I was a big fan of “The Stones” Mick is 70 this month (we almost share a birthday although I’m 10 years younger) Time to knock it on the head guys!
Roderick is an establishment, directors’ box Celt; foregone conclusion he’d be a Unionist.
I see in the “newspaper” article, that the Sun persists with the idea that Billy Connolly and Ewan McGregor have come out against independence, whereas I seem to recall that neither has.
link to parliamentlive.tv
Anyone else watching?HOC defense committee questioning Keith Brown with Philip Hammond giving evidence afterwards.Keith Brown is quite impressive
if bitter together are needing a theme tune why not the great pretender by sam cooke
M4rkyboy
Just had a look and Keith Brown is handling the patronising gits very well.
Rod Stewart – anagram of Started Row
Q: Do I think you’re sexy?
A: Nope.
Q: Do I think your daft?
A: Yup.
“Q: Do I think you’re sexy?
Q: Do I think your daft?”
Admirable base-covering, there
I despair, yet another numpty spouting Braveheart. Do they think that it is mandatory watching or something? Blooming Nora!
I’m fairly certain that Rod Stewart once advocated that the four national sides in the UK combine to enter just one ‘GB’ team into international football competitions, which, I admit, seems a funny thing for a Scotland ‘fan’ to say.
Does anyone else remember that, or is my memory playing tricks on me?
@Seasick Dave
Doherty the Labour boy is clearly harbouring a grudge of some sort.
A knighthood, eh Rod?
Would you wear it well? Now there’s a reason to believe in the union, I suppose. The ghost of Maggie May come back to haunt you, or were you only joking, my friend?
And how many times has that Crusty sung at Hampden?
As Julie Fowlis so rightly added to the end of her rendition… Alba Gu snooker loopy!
Allegedly he tried to buy up every existing print of The Wicker Man and have them destroyed so that people wouldn’t see Britt Ekland’s tits. The man’s a plamph.
Nicola Sturgeon answers questions – might be a handy link for someone to show any soft ‘no’ voters
link to bbc.co.uk
Hammond’s talking about partition….
Warning Daily Record article:
Seems Rod does want a knighthood after all? Ah, I see…
link to dailyrecord.co.uk
http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=13487&wfs=true
Maybe rod should revisit some of his songs
link to lyricsfreak.com
the YES Campaign could adopt most of the lyrics
Young hearts be free tonight.time is on your side,
Don’t let them put you down, don’t let em push you around,
Don’t let em ever change your point of view.
I’d be disinclined to believe the mainstream media’s depiction of any “celebrity’s” view of Scottish independence. They seem to twist what everyone has said to suit their own purposes.
I agree AnneDon – who’s next Lulu perhaps? I have no idea which way she sways, but you can be sure that Scottish celebrities living in London will be trotted out once a month until the referendum
Shinty, could be wrong but I think Lulu might be on NationalCollective’s list of pro-indy celebs. Too lazy and tired to actually check, sorry. It’s a good read anyway though, worth a look
Still smarting from his lost investment in the Darien scheme eh?
He just uses that as a prop (except they’ve made that one about 3 feet too long).
He always preferred Brits.
Thus endeth my boom booms on this thread.