rip ROLLING STONES DRUMMER CHARLIE WATTS ...REST IN PEACE

 I had dinner with Charlie in New York City at the Limelight.

With the late Jimmy Miller and my late girlfriend.

Magical days from long, long ago.

BREAKING NEWS ALERT

Charlie Watts, the drummer who provided the backbone of the Rolling Stones’ songs for more than half a century, has died, his publicist said. He was 80. Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.” Read the full story on BostonGlobe.com.