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Rolling Stone Ridicules Bloomberg and Bin Laden

Author: Jonty Adderley (Skrufff.com)
Saturday, January 25, 2003
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards undermined New York's puritanical anti-smoking laws last weekend, by shamelessly smoking on stage, as he performed with the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Gardens.

According to the Telegraph, 'bonkers' Mayor Bloomberg (the principal zealot behind the new tobacco laws), was so enraged that he ordered a snatch squad of cops to break up the gig, though rebellious NYPD officers refused to co-operate,and instead watched the show from the side of the stage.

The veteran bad boy rocker also mocked Paul McCartney for cancelling an Australian tour due to terrorism this week, and issued a direct challenge to Al Qaida.

"I say to Osama and the boys, 'Bring it on, evaporate me'," Richards told the Standard.

"If it gets to the stage where these guys are dictating whether we rock or not, then forget about it. Don't give them the power."
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