Main Photo By Donna Stackhouse
Rod attended the Scottish Viaplay Cup Final on Sunday at Hampden Park, Glasgow and after praying for a Celtic win over Rangers his prayers were answered when just before half time Kyogo put the hoops in front
And early in the second half the Japanese striker made it 2-0. Morelos pulled one back for Rangers but a delighted Rod saw the match end 2-1
After the match Rod celebrated with his sons and other Celtic fans in Glasgow’s Murphy’s Irish bar and Alastair shared videos of the celebrations on his social media
Murphy’s Irish Bar shared a brilliant photo of Rod alongside former Scotland striker and TalkSPORT regular Alan Brazil as well as Glasgow DJ Jackmaster as they raised a glass to the bhoys.
Rod also had a great photo taken with Celtic fan Eddy Carlin who gave us this gem.
This weeks Rod Art
This week in celabration of Celtic’s first trophy of the season we feature a stunning work of art from Dubai based Jeweller Fergus James who say’s ‘Legends like Sir Rod Stewart don’t come around often but when they do, at Fergus James we make sure that we deliver them nothing if not legendary jewellery. An inspiration to us all, we felt inspired by Sir Rod to create a bespoke 18K white gold pendant in the shape of a four-leaf clover; a nod to the musician’s lifetime support of Celtic Football Club’.
The clover was made for Rod 3 years ago and the team added ‘At Fergus James we wanted to give Sir Rod Stewart something spectacular so we created a diamond encrusted, rhodium coated four-leaf clover necklace that he could wear with Celtic pride’.
‘We wanted to go that extra mile and engrave the date that Celtic FC became the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967. The musical legend has already been spotted many times showing off his glamorous necklace on tour and you definitely can’t miss it splashed across his social media, often sporting it on Instagram. It’s an unmistakeably unique piece of jewellery that will have people knowing their answers to Sir Rod’s all-time classic ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?’’.
Finishing Touches
Rod called into Jools Holland’s recording studio at the weekend to put the finishing touches to his new album
Jools posted a couple of cracking shots on Social media and captioned them ‘Enjoyable day listening back to our nearly completed record which will be out later this year. It features some of greatest old songs of all time. My orchestra accompany @sirrodstewart doing what he does best, bringing the songs to life with his legendary voice’.
The Mullet is back in Toon
Foxy Bingo has announced that it will be launching a new experiential consumer activation in Newcastle this weekend (4-5 March) to enable the public to ‘Get Their Fox On’ by visiting the world’s first ‘mullet-only’ salon.
Tying-in with the brand’s latest TV spot featuring ‘Dirty Gertie’s Salon’, customers in Newcastle will be able to visit a bricks-and-mortar rendition of the wacky establishment to get their very own mullet haircut. Opened by local celebrity Vicky Pattinson, customers will be able to choose from a range of mullet specials – all free – whilst the brand’s iconic ‘BoomFox’ plays party tunes in the background.
And Rod’s barnet has come out on top in new research carried out by Foxy Bingo, narrowly beating David Bowie’s red shock of locks as Ziggy Stardust. Bowie was hair-tied in second place with 80s icon Pat Sharpe, with Roadhouse star Patrick Swayze next in line, followed by footballer Chris Waddle. Other beloved celebrity mullets included Michael Bolton, Hulk Hogan and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus – father of pop titan Miley, who has also sported a similar look.
According to the research, people with mullets have more fun than those who don’t – enjoying more nights out, spicier food and a better wardrobe, Being a free spirit, somewhat mischievous and ‘doing the unexpected’, topped a list of attributes those with the 80s inspired look believe they have.
A spokesman for Foxy Bingo, which commissioned the research said: “It’s no surprise to us that those with mullets are having more fun.
“There’s a real mullet movement happening as people get more experimental with their styles.
Those who can’t make it to the salon can upload a picture of their own mullet using the hashtag #FOXYMULLET to @foxybingo on Instagram or Twitter.
TOP 20 CELEBRITY MULLETS OF ALL TIME:
Rod Stewart
David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust
Pat Sharp
Patrick Swayze
Chris Waddle
Jason Donovan
Limahl
David Beckham
David Hasselhoff
Andre Agassi
Michael Bolton
Miley Cyrus
Hulk Hogan
Glen Hoddle
Kurt Russell
Billy Ray Cyrus
Paul McCartney
Dolly Parton
Brad Pitt
Rihanna
My Black Dog Charity Auction
Rod attended The amazing My Black Dog Charity Auction at Boisdale Restaurants (Canary Wharf) on Thursday and donated a signed Celtic shirt and concert tickets
Rod also came across a photo of himself with his old mate Elton John from 1976 and joked “Well at least I still have my hair!”
Rod took to the stage with Lord Jeffrey Archer and Jim White from talkSPORT as Lord Archer auctioned his Celtic shirt along with tickets to his forthcoming UK Tour and he even removed his shoes and auctioned them for £5000! In total £87,000 was raised for mental health awareness
My Black Dog is a charity that offers peer-to-peer support for people who are struggling with their mental health.To find our more about this amazing charity go to https://www.myblackdog.co/
Photos by Jules Annan used with thanks to Niki Clarke from My Black Dog
And yet More Celtic..
Rod also joined Jim White and Simon Jordon on talkSPORT to heap praise on the work Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has done, he also had a sly dig at Rangers fan White as he dismissed any idea of the manager leaving for the lure of the English Premier League. He said: “Ange is up there with Martin O’Neill, Neil Lennon and Jock Stein, all of them. He better stick around and I think he will. He won’t just go off and dump us to manage any team he wants to manage in the Premiership. “He’s going to stick around and cause you lots of heartache. He’s up there with Jock Stein In my money, yeah. He turned this team around so quickly and bought new players so astutely and it has worked. It’s Angeball.“
Rod also took a swipe at English football fans who criticise the Scottish game when Celtic fall short in the Champions League after Liverpool were ‘pumped’ by Real Madrid last week.
He added: “Let me tell you, I know you’re a bluenose and I watched the game back in the cold light of day and you were in it. There were a couple of chances Rangers had and you know Old Firm games can turn on a dime but you missed them”.
And Finally..
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Also the team are working on the 2024 calendar and putting the final touches to Issue 102 that will include ‘A Toast To Don Stewart’ and ‘A Tribute To Jeff Beck’ ..More news very soon
See you next week..