I’ve Got Lightning In My Viens
Rod went to see Liam play in his ice hockey match for MK Lightning at the weekend and had a great photo taken with Darren Reggie Brown [See Main Photo] Darren told SMILER this week “It was very kind and awesome of Rod to take time and have a picture with me and my father I’m very grateful.. such a nice guy”.
Dog and Pickle
Rod posed with staff at the Dog and Pickle in Moreton, Essex on Sunday after calling in for lunch
System Traffic AS
System Trafikk AS was started by Kristoffer Audestad and Jørund Vevle in 2002, And if you are out and about in Norway you might spot this stunning Scania truck with the caption ‘Some Guys Have All The Luck’ and a great picture of Rod on the side.
Joerund Vevle speaking to Jan our Norwegian correspondent this week said “I am generally very fond of music and we have decorated almost all of our trucks with our favourite artists, it is for the most part the driver who chose the artist, So it is a tribute to all the fine musicians around the world and now it was the time for Rod Stewart “
The company has 35 employees, they own 25 trucks and rents another 4. We think that is the best cab on the road..Or have you seen a better one?
Trip to Celtic Park
On Wednesday Rod took Alastair, Renee, Liam and Nicole Ann to see Celtic beat Livingston 3-0
Goals from Greg Taylor, Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi ensured Celtic cruised to a routine 3-0 win over Livingston, stretching their unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership to 17 games.
And it looks like Liam and Nicole Ann’s baby will be a Hoops fan..
This weeks Rod Art
Maybe I should have used the truck article in the Rod art section as no one sent anything in this week..come on guys get your brushes out!
Anyway here’s one that was lying around in the SMILER office ‘Classic Rod’ by me
Faces At 50 Prints
Ronnie Wood’s Faces at 50 series is now available to buy as individual prints, talking of the prints Ronnie says..
“My time with the Faces has been some of the happiest in my career as a musician, and the most fun I’ve had with the best mates ever! It’s been a pleasure to revisit those memories, and pay tribute to the band’s 50th anniversary with these artworks.”
Only 200 prints of each artwork exist, each named and numbered by Ronnie.
https://shop.ronniewood.com/*/Faces/
Donate Feel Great …Even in the USA
Last week we told you about the amazing Keech Hospice Care tote bags that they are selling at their 33 UK stores and in their ebay store
Through the week we had quite a few messages from members in America and Canada saying they could not buy a bag as Keech Hospice Care don’t ship outside the UK ..Senior Area Manager Jez Cox was only to happy help and you can now have a Rod tote bag shipped direct to where you live.
The bags feature Rod, Freddie Mercury, Lionel Richie and Lulu and are eco-friendly and eye-catching, what more could you possibly want?
To order your bag go to
Jez Cox told SMILER last week “For our new “Donate Feel Great” stock generation campaign we wanted to bring a smile to people by using key music icons and playing with some of their famous lyrics to get our message across. Being a British icon, well known for his charity work and support, Sir Rod Stewart and his lyrics were just the prefect fit! As a local adults and children hospice charity we were not expecting our tote bags to receive so much interest across the UK, we’re very thankful to Sir Rod and his fans.
We had only planned to sell the bags in our 33 shops across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes but have now added them to our eBay shop due to popular interest”
All net proceeds will support Keech Hospice Care
Keech Hospice Care provides specialist palliative care for adults and children diagnosed with life-limiting conditions. Its adult hospice service looks after patients in Luton and South Bedfordshire and its children’s hospice service cares for children and their families across Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Hertfordshire.
Farewell
The funeral of Jeff Beck took place at St Mary’s Church in Beddington today [Friday], Attendees included Rod and Penny Ronnie and Sally Wood ,Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, David Gilmour, Brian May, Tom Jones, Vic Reeves, Kirk Hammett, Chrissie Hynde, Sir Bob Geldof, Tim Burton, and Johnny Depp at the private ceremony that was not far from his birthplace in Demesne Road.
Jeff Beck features on latest Hunter recording
A new recording from Ian Hunter features Jeff Beck, Taylor Hawkins, Billy Gibbons, Ringo Starr and Mike Campbell.
Defiance Part 1 will be released on Sun Records on 21st April 2023
Guitarist Issue 495
The March edition of Guitarist magazine includes a 23 page tribute to Jeff Beck
The March issue is out in good newsagents from today [Friday] for more information go to https://www.facebook.com/GuitaristMagazine/?locale=en_GB
Piers Morgan
Speaking in The Sun this week Piers Morgan said ‘One of my favourite interview moments came when I once asked Sir Rod Stewart during our Life Stories encounter: “Do you regret all those years of womanising, boozing, drug-taking and hotel room-trashing?”
“I do,” he replied, solemnly, his face etched in what seemed to be sincere reflective remorse.
“REALLY?” I exclaimed, stunned and incredulous.
The great man paused for maximum effect, nodding slowly and very seriously.
Then a massive smirk appeared on his “tormented” face and he cackled loudly: “Do I f***!! I loved it all!”
And we both fell about laughing.
To show his appreciation, Rod posed with a copy of the newspaper. Touched by the Rod’s thoughtfulness, Piers re-shared the snap to Instagram, with the caption: “Very few stars ever say thanks for a nice column about them, even fewer text a pic of themselves holding it with a note of gratitude.
No Early Years ?
The latest Faces bootleg we warned/told [You decide] you about last week ‘The Early Years Live’ looks like it has been pulled, it was due for release on February 10th but is now showing on Amazon as Currently unavailable. We don’t know when or if this item will be back in stock. Does this mean Warners have finally started cracking down on the bootlegers?
And Finally…
Good luck to our BBC correspondent John Divers who retired today ..thanks for your help over the years John.
Not long now until Vegas..Who’s going?…See you next week