There are Rolling Stones fans, there are obsessive Rolling Stones fans — and then there is Gail Hoffman.
Rolling Stones uberfan Gail Hoffman at home with some of her art and memorabilia collection. Clockwise from lower left: Bob Gruen photo, Peter Max signed print, misc. books, Ron Wood signed print, misc. records, bobble heads and Lego set, Ron Wood setlist print .
“In 2022 I did the whole tour in Europe,” she says, explaining that her job as a finance controller for a consulting firm makes it possible for her to work remotely. “In 2021 I did the whole US tour.” Her companion is frequently her daughter Lauren Miller, who has inherited Rolling Stones fever and has been to about 135 shows herself.
Both mother and daughter are part of the “Shidoobee” network, a fan club run by Doug Potash — aka Stones Doug, a wealth manager from Annapolis — that organizes meetups before shows just about everywhere, frequently with Hoffman’s help. Don Dilego performing “Miss You” with the house band, including Randy Schrager , Johnny Pisano , James Mastro Each show ended with all the singers and musicians — with Hoffman, Miller and Stones Doug — gathering onstage for a raucous version of “Satisfaction” In between, on May 23, was a dance night at Berlin.
Close behind were Utrecht in 2003 and Wiltern in 2002, both small venues. She’s not afraid to note that not all the Stones records are worthwhile, but she is fully onboard with their latest, “Hackney Diamonds.”On the other hand, she notes, “I never need to hear ‘Start Me Up’ again.”
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