Main photo Donnae Menchaca
Vegas
Rod played the last two shows in Vegas on Friday and Saturday Laura Atwood, Sheryl Lyn Anderson and Daniel Beirne were at the Friday night party where a highlight was Rod adding ‘If Loving You Is Wrong [I Don’t Wanna Be Right]’ to the set list
On Saturday night Wolfie’s whisky were celebrating their 2nd birthday and our old buddy Wolfie’s Rod Cut Out was back in town Corey Nigrelli met him
And Nancy Munro met him
Daniel Beirne was at the show and also attended the after party at Caspian’s Cocktails & Caviar
Donnae Menchaca was also at the show with her foster son Hendrix who made it to the big screen with his new haircut!
Donnae said “We also saw Rod after the concert while he was promoting his whisky and he stared at Hendrix a few times”.
Speaking to SMILER after the show Donnae said “Whenever the music starts, Hendrix stops what he’s doing to listen and move to the music. I wanted his first concert to be Rod, in memory of his grandma. As soon as the music began, his eyes lit up, his tiny hands started clapping. It was clear to me that we made the right decision. Ohh the rhythm of my heart “
Rod appeared in high spirits as he marked two years since the launch of his Wolfie’s Blended Scotch Whisky. he appeared along with his backing singers at Caspian’s Cocktails & Caviar, a speakeasy venue in Las Vegas. . In true rock ‘n’ roll style, Rod wore a bright orange jacket and blue trousers as he posed for pictures Rod then took to the stage to jam with the house band and gave an exclusive version of ‘Maggie May’ the X rated mix! plus ‘Have I told You lately That I Love You’ and ‘Ooh La La’
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Sarah Chaffee who played with Rod said Feeling incredibly fortunate that I got to spend the weekend onstage with the one and only Sir Rod Stewart! Not only is he a musical legend, a fashion icon, and still a hilarious purveyor of dirty jokes at age 80 — he’s also a wonderfully kind, generous, and gracious human being. Giant thanks to J’Anna Jacoby Harrold and Mandy Andreasen for giving me the opportunity to sit in with the string section for Rod’s show during his residency at the Caesars Palace Colosseum (and thank you to Adrianna Thurber for grabbing this great pic)
And look who was spotted in someone’s bed at the end of the night!
Electric Shop Recording
While in Vegas Rod, Kevin, Becca, Joanne and Georgia were in The Electric Shop Recording studio
The studio said We have a Rod Stewart ticket stub in our ticket display, and Rod was kind enough to sign it for us “Rod Stewart was here”
This week’s Rod Art
This week we feature a stunning Rod portrait by Scottish artist Chris Oates
Speaking to SMILER this week Chris said “I had actually painted this for a customer she had commissioned it a few weeks ago. I used acrylics”
To see more amazing work by Chris go to https://www.instagram.com/chrisoatesartwork/
Palacio de los Deportesb Mexico City
On Tuesday One last Time Tour rolled into Mexico for the first of two dates Alberto E. Castillo Cruz and Luis Septien Stute were there and got some great shots and here are the thoughts of Martin Heidt
Viva Sir Rod: Music legend Stewart conquers the Mexican capital
What a fiesta! 20,000 fans packed into the Sports Palace—or rather, Palacio de los Deportes—in Mexico City to celebrate 80-year-old Rod Stewart’s first performance in Mexico this year.
“The living legend proved that age is just a number,” wrote the Mexican newspaper La Jornada euphorically, hitting the nail on the head. Sir Rod once again danced across the stage like a newly hatched chick, his energy, which he displayed despite the extreme altitude of the city and the resulting thin air, captivating the audience from the very first moment. The crowd went wild in the arena and Sir Rod delivered the perfect music to match.
With “Infatuation” as the opener, Sir Rod skillfully kicked off the impending fiesta, and by the time he played “Tonight I’m Yours,” there was no end to the excitement in the stands and rows of chairs.
With “The First Cut Is The Deepest” and “Tonight’s The Night,” the hero slowed down the tempo a little, only to get the hot-blooded Mexican fans really excited again a little later with “Baby Jane” and “Young Turks.”
Once again, the set list left little to be desired, which is quite an art considering that Sir Rod has built up such a large repertoire of classics over six decades that it is almost impossible to fulfill all the audience’s wishes.
But the Brit with Scottish roots always manages to send his audience home inspired and happy. It was no different in Mexico City, where Stewart once again found the perfect mix of powerful, rocking songs and emotional tearjerkers, which the audience accompanied with just as much enthusiasm as the good old Maggie May, which of course is a must at any Rod Stewart concert.
The song “People Get Ready” was particularly well received by Mexican fans, as were the moments when Stewart took a break backstage and his magnificent band took over the stage.
In the end, Mexico City had celebrated its own big fiesta, and there was probably no one among the 20,000 fans who did not hope that there would be another One More Time next year.
More from Mexico next week
Lorriane
On Thursday Penny continued the promotion for her book Someone Like Me with an appearance on ITV’s morning show Lorraine
And Penny looked fabulous in one of Rod’s suits from the 80’s.
And Finally..
Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated actor and director Robin Wright told Vernon Kay this week that she has always had a soft spot for Rod , Choosing Maggie May as a track on Thursdays Tracks of my Years
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She told Vernon how she would clean houses every week to save money to buy front row seats and how her stepfather from Manchester made her a big sheet with red letters that rod pointed to
See you next week…