The Stones and TinTin

I sent this pic around via Twitter yesterday, but I think it deserves a post here as well.  I’m starting to ink Chapter Two of Oyster War and I’ve been streaming documentaries from Netflix in the background as I do.  One of the ones I watched yesterday was Stones in Exile, a documentary about the making of the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street.  I’m surprised I noticed this since I’m usually not looking at the screen unless I’m waiting for a bit of ink to dry, but here’s a great still from the film that caught my eye: Anita Pallenberg, then girlfriend of Keith Richards, holding a copy of the TinTin adventure, The Black Island.  Presumably it’s for their son, Marlon, pictured at the right.  It’s of course in French (L’Iile Noire) since Exile was recorded in the south of France, where the Stones retreated in order to avoid taxes (and a sobriety, apparently).  Anyway, this image touches on a number of my favorite things: The Stones, TinTin and attractive Italian actress/model/groupies who are into black magic: