Rod In Glasgow
Rod was spotted in The Radisson Glasgow on Friday with Penny and Johnny Mac And & The Faithful [John McLaughlin] and had a photo taken with DJ Stevie Lennon from Floorfillerz live.
Pictured above is Rod with DJ Stevie Lennon and his wife Bianca .
Rod also took Penny to see Celtic beat Hibs 6-1 on Saturday
Connor McDaid bumped into Rod and got this great photo taken
And Roisin Connolly got her Celtic shirt signed!
Rod also met sisters Anne Duffy and Rosaline McLaughlin who you can see in our wonderful main photo above, Anne told SMILER this week ‘We are both life long fans of Sir Rod Stewart, first seeing him in concert at Apollo Theatre Glasgow in 1977, and Edinburgh Castle 2002, then Glasgow Hydro 2019. We still can’t believe we met him yesterday . We both keep looking at our photo and keep Smiling 🙂. Thanks Sir Rod Stewart you made two Celtic FC fans very happy yesterday 🥰’
On Sunday Rod took his young Hoops team on a trip to ‘Lennoxtown’ the Celtic training ground saying he was ‘Honoured’ to visit.
A bit of laundry was in order
To round off the day Rod took the team to Belle Vita on Mosspark Boulevard in the Southside, The owner of the restaurant Mimmo Rossi got a special Celtic shirt made up with the Rod’s name, Bella Vita and the date of his visit on the back.
Johnny Mac & The Faithful
Johnny Mac & The Faithful have announced their debut single ‘𝑴𝒆 𝑶𝒉 𝑴𝒚’ is out next Friday, October 28th, featuring the one and only Rod Stewart!!!
To pre save go to https://presave.to/mJMSONGDB2?fbclid=IwAR08o_E6WG1PTiWM9GlKw0jbOv_fhJ810juuLa3_N0Iic3B1-0yM2jgdUHk
And not only that the guys have now been officially announced as the support band for Rod’s UK tour…How brilliant is that!
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Noel Gallagher has told how he was left red-faced by Rod on his last visit to Parkhead. The Oasis star watched his team Manchester City play out a 3-3 draw in Glasgow as Pep Guardiola and then Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers went to battle in the Champions League back in 2016. Noel made the trip north along with Celtic fan and talkSPORT pundit Alan Brazil and the pair bumped into Rod in the boardroom.
Speaking to PubTalk, Noel smiled as he recalls the memorable meeting, saying: “I know Alan loves Rod. The last time I saw him is when City played Celtic in the Champions League at Celtic Park “Rod lost his jacket in the chairman’s lounge and accused me in front of a load of people. He was at the wind-up but he was like ‘have you got my jacket.’ I was like ‘Is it a three-quarter length chinchilla?’ Top man is Rod.”
The Pride of Britain Awards
Don’t miss The Pride of Britain Awards on TV on Thursday
Stars from TV, film, sport and music including Rod, David Beckham, Michael Sheen, Mel B, Joan Collins, Mo Farah, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and Lionesses captain Leah Williamson join the annual celebration of the nation’s incredible unsung heroes. The event, hosted by Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo, will see hundreds of famous faces come together and honour the much-deserved winners at the Grosvenor House in London’s Park Lane
ITV Thursday 27 October 8:00pm-10:00pm (2 hours)
This Weeks Rod Art
This week we feature an amazing oil painting by Suffolk based artist Leigh Hammett who was trying out a new oil paper..and wasn’t impressed with it .
Leigh commented that he was not impressed with the oil paper at the start of the project and it didn’t improve as the project went on but when SMILER asked what his inspiration was for the painting leigh said ‘why not he’s class’ and we think despite his paper problems he has done a class job as well!
To see more brilliant work by Leigh go to https://www.instagram.com/paint_splasher_art/?hl=en
Bad ‘N’ Ruin – Live 1970-1971
For those who can’t wait for all the Faces official releases here is another one from the vaults released by Audio Vaults Bad ‘N’ Ruin – Live 1970-1971
Classic concert recordings from 1970-1971. Recorded in London for the BBC In Concert, Sounds for Saturday, The Marque Club and Top of the Pops. Plus bonus tracks from a BBC Steampacket session from 1965 featuring Rod Stewart. Digitally remastered. DISC 1 1. You’re My Girl 12.10 2. Bad ‘N’ Ruin 5.44 3. It’s All Over Now 6.53 4. Had Me A Real Good Time 7.05 5. (I Know) I’m Losing You 6.30 6. Three Button Hand Me Down 4.44 7. I Want To Be Loved 6.22 8. Love In Vain 7.34 Tracks 1-5 Sunday Concert, Paris Theatre, London, 13th May, 1971 Tracks 6-8 Sounds For Saturday, 26th October, 1971 DISC 2 1. Devotion 6.06 2. You’re My Girl 5.08 3. Flying 3.34 4. Too Much Woman 4.50 5. Maybe I’m Amazed 4.08 6. Gasolene Alley/Around The Plynth 3.36 7. Richmond 2.56 8. Bad ‘N’ Ruin 5.32 Bonus Tracks ? Steampacket 9. How Long Will It Last 2.39 10. In The Midnight Hour 2.16 11. It’s Alright 1.43 Tracks 1-6 Marquee Club, London, 7th December, 1970 Broadcast On German TV WDR 15TH January, 1971 Tracks 7-8 Top Of The Pops, 29th April, 1971 Tracks 9-11 Steampacket, BBC Radio Session, 12th November, 1965.
Available to order on Amazon now.
Rod is providing support to Ukrainian family
It was revealed this week that Rod has rented and furnished a home for a family of seven Ukrainian refugees after feeling heartbroken watching the war against Russia unfold on the news.
“Words couldn’t describe what we were watching,” Rod told the The Daily Mirror “The bombing of innocent children, the bombing of hospitals and playgrounds. Like everyone else, we were completely beside ourselves. I don’t wish that on anyone. This is evil, pure evil.”
Rod is now providing support to Ukrainian couple Rostylsav and Olena and their five children aged between 17 and two, paying rent and bills for the Berkshire property for at least a year, according to the newspaper, The family, who arrived in the UK without speaking any English, are “lovely… so polite” and “all very grateful”, Rod said.
Rod also told The Daily Mirror “I usually keep all my charitable efforts nice and quiet and just do it. But I thought, ‘I am a knight, I have been given this knighthood because of the things I’ve achieved in my life and the charity work I’ve done over the years’.
“But that was the past; I want to be seen to be doing something now. I am a knight, I should be using my power to do something for people.
“I am sure that if there are people out there who see what I am doing, they will pick up some slack too.”
Rod was put in contact with Rostyslav and his family, as well as others who he has since given jobs to after sponsoring a mission ran by his sister Mary’s grandchildren Warren and Gavin in March https://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/news/rods-ukraine-appeal-shout-out-to-geewizz/?swcfpc=1
In a statement Olena and Rostyslav said: “Many thanks to Sir Rod Stewart, Warren Cady, his parents and their family for their openness and genuine and big hearts. Thanks to their sponsorship and Warren’s hard work, our children are now safe and able to learn normally in school.”
The Daily Mirror also reported that Rod plans to address the conflict in Ukraine as part of his UK tour, dedicating shows to the country and its people.
To read the full story go to https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rod-stewart-rents-home-lovely-28261846
Rod’s Penny [Not that one!]
How about this for an amazing talent, Chris Eastwood from Yorkshire cuts pre decimal English coins by hand using nothing but a small drill and a jewellers saw and comes up with some superb results including this one of Rod
Chris told SMILER this week ‘I cut a Rod coin because I like his music and I found a good pattern that I could work from, I’ve cut lots of singers and musicians in the past and it seemed a good one to add to my collection The technique to make them is fairly simple as in I only use a tiny drill and a jewellers saw, a fair amount of skill also helps’
Chris has only been producing these maserpieces since 2018 but has cut some stunning designs including a brilliant Oasis, Definitely Maybe album cover, To check out his work and I promise you won’t be able to stop looking at them wondering how he manages to do it, Go to … https://www.instagram.com/artisan_craft_coins/?hl=en Or
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082044083830
Calendar
Following on from our calendar announcement on SMILER this week The Calendar Club are selling this un official 2023 Rod calendar with some good shots in it for those who need a Rod fix each month ..
You can order worlwide from here or watch for Calendar club pop up shots in the UK.
https://www.calendarclub.co.uk/rod-stewart-unofficial-a3-calendar-2023-307459/
And Finally..
Olympic BMX champion Charlotte Worthington MBE from Manchester told Granada Reports this week that being a champion had opened the door for her to meet people like Prince William, David Beckham and Rod, when asked what she had said to Rod Charlotte replied ‘Your music is awesome and you’re a legend’
See you next week