The night Keith Richards pulled a knife on the Donald: How Rolling Stone wild man took on Trump

[Siwsan]

and got him fired

HAHA. Found this in 'The Daily Mail'. Props to Mr. Richards:

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is used to fighting talk but nearly 30 years ago it has emerged he almost came to actual blows with Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones.

As told by Rolling Stones tour producer Michael Cohl it all happened at a 1989 concert in Atlantic City when Richards, slammed a knife on a table and threatened Trump.

The band was there for the last stop of its Steel Wheels tour and Cohl had figured out a way to score the band more money by staging the concert as a pay-per-view event, similar to a boxing match, according to Vanity Fair.

However, he needed a promoter who would be willing to put up millions for the band to play but the Stones didn’t want to be associated with Trump.

'Look, let's do a worldwide pay-per-view. We'll get a big site fee; I'll get you $3 million for a site fee and we'll keep all the money for the pay-per-view,' Cohl said during a Pollstar Live speech.

Cohl got the Stones to agree, but hadn't completely told them his plans.

As he went around Las Vegas, no one really wanted it because 'they didn't like rock music yet'.

And unfortunately enough, the deep-pocketed backer ended up being Trump, owner of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Cohl said once he told the group who the backer was, they were to no surprise reluctant to accept a nine-digit paycheck that would be associated with The Donald, according to Vanity Fair.

'This is all great, but we're not going to be affiliated with Donald Trump. At all. Screw you.'

So they cut a deal with him, stipulating he wouldn’t be involved in any promotional capacity outside of Atlantic City and wouldn’t be allowed at the show itself.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3502034/One-leaving-building-night-Rolling-Stones-fired-Donald-Trump-Keith-Richards-threatened-knife.html#ixzz43Xu3NxTw

[yourpaljoey]

1. He did not actually pull a knife on him

He did threaten to pull the show if Trump did not leave the area

[Siwsan]

2. That was the headline.

Just copied and pasted

[yourpaljoey]

3. I know. Just thought I would throw that in for those who only read headlines :)

[Siwsan]

4. And, really, he had to "pull" the knife from SOMEWHERE to put it on the table.....

My favorite part of the story is how Trump wouldn't leave until "......40 of the band's security guards showed up with 'tire irons and hockey sticks and screwdrivers' sending off Trump and his goons."

I would have skipped the concert, and paid to see that, instead!

[yourpaljoey]

5. All done in the spirit of Jumpin' Jack Flash!

[Siwsan]

6. (No) Sympathy for the Devil???

[yourpaljoey]

7. Hell yeah!

[Zorra]

8. Keith the Street Fighting Man says, "Hey Trump! Get Off Of My Cloud!"