Leaving Milan
Before leaving Italy Rod had a selfie taken with Mr frank in Milan who said of the meeting ‘I wish I had the shampoo of Rod’
‘Do ya think I’m spicy!’
Rod and Penny enjoyed a swanky dinner out with couples Sally and Ronnie Wood and Geri and Christian Horner at Annabel’s private member’s club on Friday night.
Penny posted a photo of the group on Instagram captioned ‘Coming together at last!’ and Geri also posted a great snap with the caption ‘Do ya think I’m sexy!’
Free Sexy Download
Canadian producers and DJs PINEO & LOEB have released a great Remix Rod Stewart x N-Trance – Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’ and are offering us all a free download
Speaking to SMILER this week PINEO & LOEB said “We absolutely love Rod Stewart. Happy to share the link with you!”
Adding “We tour the continent as DJs and always wanted a version of Da Ya Think I’m Sexy to fit into our DJ sets, so we decided to make one! We teased the remix in a production video and got a really positive response so there was excitement leading up to the release. We incorporated parts from the N-Trance 90s dance version of the song, as well as the Vitamin String Quartet cover that you can hear throughout in our version. We actually sent it to N-Trance and they said they liked our version which was very motivating. We’re so happy at the positive response it’s had so far”.
To get the free download go to https://soundcloud.com/hc1-dance/rod-stewart-x-n-trance-do-ya-think-im-sexy-pineo-loeb-remix-1
Here is the production video..
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CZ-X83pJciM/
Silk Road Bazaar..A great story
During our searches for special Rod art items we recently heard about Silk Road Bazaar, it’s great ornaments and and it’s very special story
Silk Road Bazaar is a wholesale representative of marginalized artist groups located in Central Asia. Who connect with artists who are far from the capitals, who have limited market access, who do not possess modern marketable skills but have carried on traditional craft culture.
To read the full story and find our more go to https://www.thesilkroadbazaar.com/
We loved the handmade ornaments of both the recognisable people like Her Majesty The Queen, Elton John, The Beatles, Freddie Mercury, Rod and also some adorable animals
Kelly Mullaney, Operations Manager at Silk Road Bazaar told SMILER this week “Our Rod Stewart ornament is handmade by our talented women artisans located in remote regions across Kyrgyzstan. The ornament is certified fair trade and is made from locally sourced sheep’s wool using needle felting techniques that are local to the region. The inspiration for the Rod Stewart ornament actually came from our customers! We had received quite a few requests over the last year or so to create a Rod Stewart ornament that really captured who he was as a musician. After going back and forth with a few designs we finally came up with one that we thought represented him perfectly, with a microphone in hand!”
If you would like to purchase your very own hand made Sir Rod go to the Silk Road Bazaar Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/1163669520/felt-ornament-rod-stewart-felt-christmas?ref=listings_manager_grid
Milton Keynes Ukrainian appeal
Rod’s son Liam was at the Milton Keynes Lightning Ice Hockey Club launch of the campaign to aid Ukrainian refugees fleeing the invasion of their country by Russian forces.
Lian who is a MK Lightning player was pictured with team mate Sean Norris holding a Ukrainian flag.
This week the club is raffling ten Ukrainian design jerseys online https://raffall.com/292730/ and another 10 to be raffled at Saturday’s game at Planet Ice against Leeds Knights. Ironically the opposition’s colours are blue and yellow, the colours of the Ukraine flag.
There will be MKL Ukraine flags and limited edition pucks available for purchase at the National Ice Hockey League game. Lightning regularly attract home attendances of up to 2,000 fans.
Liam’s mum Rachel Hunter posted the picture above on Facebook
Annabel’s 4th anniversary
The week ended back where we started with a night in Annabel’s with Rod and Penny attending Annabel’s 4th anniversary soiree – themed in honour of the iconic 1970s New York club, Studio 54.
Annabel’s is one of the UK’s most exclusive members’ clubs with a waiting list numbering in the thousands, with the social spot frequented by celebrities, aristocrats and royalty.
In 2018, £65million was spent on moving Annabel’s – which was opened in 1963 by entrepreneur Mark Birley and named after his wife Lady Annabel Goldsmith – to a Grade I-listed townhouse two doors down from its original address on Berkeley Square.
Annabel’s opened its doors at its new address of 46 Berkeley Square in 2018. The club occupies 26,000 sq ft and offers members space to work, dine and entertain.
For the event Rod wore a black and silver embroidered jacket with a crisp white shirt and black trousers, while Penny put wore a silver mini-dress and white knee length boots. Rod and Penny were pictured with Supermodel Naomi Campbell and British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enniful.
Taking to Instagram to share a picture of herself and Rod at the event, Penny noted that venue bosses were supporting the rescue of Ukrainian citizens following the Russian invasion. She wrote: ‘Celebrating 4 years of @annabelsmayfair in studio 54 style as they support the rescue effort in the Ukraine.’
As Rod and Penny left the party they were approached by a man holding a Celtic shirt with the Rod’s name on the back looking for a signature.But Rod quizzed his knowledge by asking him who the Hoops captain was, when the man struggled to come up with an answer, Rod wouldn’t sign the shirt and carried on into a waiting car.
One eyewitness told The Scottish Sun “Rod got into a disagreement with an autograph hunter who wanted him to sign a Celtic shirt with One Rod Stewart written on the back.
“But Rod decided to question the guy about who he supported.
“And when he said “Celtic” Rod asked him who the club captain was.
“The guy wasn’t able to tell him so Rod just told him to jog on and got into the car and left.
“He seemed pretty annoyed.”
Pictures including our main picture are used with thanks to Annabel’s – Copyright Dave Benett/Getty Images for Annabel’s
Well Done Rangers..
Rangers had a great Europa League win over Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night. and talkSPORT presenter Jim White has revealed that Rod couldn’t resist a cheeky title jibe in his message of congratulations.
Rangers won 3-0 in the first-leg against Red Star at Ibrox with the return leg next Thursday. The win has put Rangers into pole position to reach the last-eight of the Europa League. White spoke about the game on his show with Simon Jordan this morning. and Jim revealed that Sir Rod had been in touch about the game. White said: “As I was getting in my bed last night, in came the message from Sir Rod Stewart.
“He said: ‘I’ve just seen the result, well done the Gers, keep the flag flying for Scottish football – but the league title in Scotland is Celtic’s. Goodnight. Sir Rod’.”
Sir Rod And SMILER United since 1982
Rod enjoyed reading Confessions of The Vagabond Old Boys Tea Lady By Jessica Heffernan in SMILER Issue 100 and sent her a signed copy! If you still haven’t got a copy yet you can get one from https://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/product-category/mag/
And finally…you’re nicked!
Penny revealed on Loose Women this week that she has made her first arrest as a police officer after pulling over a drug driving suspect. In her role as a special constable with the City of London Police she was recently on mobile patrol with colleagues when they stopped a car with two people inside.
Penny admitted she had a bit of stage fright as she nearly forgot how to read the man his rights but said her training soon kicked in, she then took the suspect into custody and said she was pleased to achieve the milestone in her policing career.
She said: ‘My first arrest was a drug drive. There were a couple of suspects whose vehicle was pulled over and a test was taken on the side of the road which came back positive for cannabis so driving under the influence.
‘I was given the wink and the nod by the officers that were with me.
‘First of all I did get a bit of a stage struck moment where I felt all the words of the caution had left me but luckily they came into action and all my training proved important there.
‘I made the arrest and brought the suspect back to custody and I told them the necessity for the arrest and went through the usual procedures there.’