Main photos By Linda Brosseau
Phoenix Footprint Center Arizona
Last week ended with a date in Phoenix and Roland Macher and friends [Including his new hat!] were in attendance to ge some Fabulous pictures
It was not long before Holly had the new hat!!
Roland told SMILER “Holly was so much fun”
SMILER photographer Marc Baulisch-Steines was also in the house to keep everyone up to date with the latest shots
To read the az central review of the show go to
Also last week while at The Nugget Event Center, Sparks. Rod met Kristy Gabel Alcorte and had a great photo taken.
Kirsty said “I had the pleasure to work with Mr. Stewart in his wardrobe. He is the most amazing man I’ve ever meet and made me feel like the most beautiful girl. His whole team are so Amazing to work with and Julie, Chandra, Joanna, Holly,etc were phenomenal themselves. They gave me the greatest day of my life. Rod Stewart is a legend”.
Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre California
On Saturday the band played North Island and a hatless Roland was back but now with the new Wolfie’s Whisky shirts on
Rod features some great tributes in his set here are a few of the back screens from Facebook
Rod fan since 1978 Cheryl Hudgins Ogle also got some great shots
SMILER photographer Marc Baulisch-Steines was again on hand to get more wonderful photographs
To see what George Varga from the San Diego Union -Tribune thought of the show go to https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2023-08-06/review-rod-stewart-still-sexy-at-78-sang-for-ukraine-at-san-diego-concert-that-otherwise-played-it-safe?fbclid=IwAR1JTs92hsVNNxhc7hyyNn8qMNWMj-8Ow6FjEVvdtoxpr7vy1kz2vVad_KQ
“Reunited and it feels good!”
Penny posted a team photo on Monday that included Rod and Ruby Stewart with her baby son Otis, and a team of old friends including our old friend Annie Challis and Steve Tyrell who was a producer on Rod’s Soulbook album plus He also won a 2004 Grammy Award as the producer of the Rod’s album Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III. Penny captioned the photo “Reunited and it feels good!”
Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre California
On Tuesday the show reached The Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre California
At the show Rod met journalist Anna Maria Giambanco DiPietro who is writing an article about Wolfie’s Whisky for Decanter Magazine and had a great photo taken
And that takes us nicely into our first photo from the show ‘A Rascal of A Thing ..On Tour’
Linda Brosseau was at the show and got some amazing shots
Linda said “I know I say this a lot, but I’ve loved Rod Stewart deeply since I was a kid. I’ve seen him a handful of times over the years. His catalogue is stunning and one of my absolute favorites. This was the last time I’ll see him. Not because I don’t want to anymore, but he’s 78 and won’t be doing this again. As he’s said, he isn’t going to be singing Hot Legs at 80, I thought about this during the show. Never again will I see this glorious scamp sing thinly veiled filthy songs, kicking soccer balls into the crowd. Made me sad but so thankful I’ve experienced that deliciously raspy voice so many times.
Godspeed, Sir Roderick. You’re in my heart, you’re in my soul.” 💚
To see more photos by Linda go to https://www.instagram.com/here_in_xanadu/
SMILER photographer Marc Baulisch-Steines was again at tonights show and again did us proud with some fantastic photos
The Lady Shelters
Our favourite band from Japan the superb The Lady Shelters got in touch with SMILER this week to let us know they have covered Rod’s 1978 hit Hot Legs …great version it is too!
To see more of from The Lady Shelters go to https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyShelters
This weeks Rod Art
This week’s Rod art was done by Pennsylvania, USA based Digital artist Kenneth Campbell
Kenneth told SMILER this week “I lived in the Uk from 79-83, Of course I have many Brits In my musical art collection, Tony Wheeler my best friend in Junior High School brought Maggie May home It was the first time I was exposed to crossover music’s future”
Telling us about the inspiration for his work he added “I take my life’s musical experience and it was also fun”
To see more of Kenneth’s work go to https://www.instagram.com/davidwriter13/
And here is a bonus in the art section this week, Thanks for the messages last week saying you loved the Ronnie Wood art ..Well here is another superb portrait of Ronnie this time by William H. Bonney
William told SMILER “I am a big fan of the Rolling Stones and especially Ronnie and Keith, but I am a little to young to remember them, I love painting old rockstars and I have an exhibition in my hometown right now with 10 paintings of Keith Richards and my livingroom is packed with canvases of rockstars both dead and alive”
To see more work by William go to https://www.instagram.com/billy_thekid1859/
Sing It Again Rod
Only one week left now until artist Tim Jeffs starts our new project, The Sing It Again Rod figure, if you have pledged but not got your deposits in please can you do so to secure your limited edition statue
We have a couple of places left, if you want a Rod statue, they will be £95 plus postage that is £7 UK, Int’l tracked Postage- USA =£25, Canada=£24, Norway =£15, EU =£12.
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Rod’s first official compilation album Sing It Again Rod Released this week 50 years ago (10th August 1973) Tim Jeffs has agreed to do another of his amazing sculptures for SMILER members.
The album is notable for its Peter Corriston-designed die-cut album sleeve shaped like an old fashioned drinking glass [Very apt at the moment!] and this will be acknowledged in the figure of Rod in all his Faces splendour from 1973.
If you would like any further information or have any questions about this project please contact me on [email protected]
RIP Robbie Robertson
On Wednesday the sad news came through that Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, had died aged 80.
According to an announcement from his management, Robertson died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a long illness.
Fans of Rod will know Robbie wrote Rod’s Broken Arrow from his 1991 album Vagabond Heart
And Finally..
Anyone attending Seattle Climate Pledge Arena tonight, Vancouver Rogers Arena on Saturday, Edmonton Rogers Place on Tuesday or Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday please tell us all about it
We’ll be back next week..see you then