# What in the world happened to Keith Richards' fingers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 13, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046 "2002-10-13T04:15:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/41 "2011-06-30T04:04:58Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > ETA: [YIKES!](http://therockerblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/keith_richards_dpa.jpg) Don’t click if you’re easily startled! And here I thought that they’d used makeup in _Pirates_. If they did, it was to make him look less beat up. ---
**Author:** ![Riggle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Riggle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riggle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/42 "2021-12-22T08:58:06Z")
69?? 79 if he’s a day! Time for the decadely bump ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/43 "2021-12-22T10:21:33Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > On the other hand, Generalíssimo Francisco Franco is still dead. _Weekend Update_ always **was** the best bit on SNL. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/44 "2021-12-22T10:34:44Z")
When the dinosaur woke up, Keef was still partying… ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/45 "2021-12-22T12:26:41Z")
Some zombie threads are deceptive; you get halfway through the posts before you realize it’s from years ago, And then there are zombie threads that begin with a reference to Matt Lauer hosting the Today Show… ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/46 "2021-12-22T15:52:35Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > That’s a good take-away from this thread. Another might be, “Holy crap, I bet his arthritis is REALLY bad by now!” 😃 > > ETA: [YIKES!](http://therockerblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/keith_richards_dpa.jpg) Don’t click if you’re easily startled! And he is now a decade older than when that photo was taken. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/47 "2021-12-22T17:30:20Z")
And it looks like his knuckle has gone from olive-sized to walnut-sized. Oh, and welcome Riggle! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/48 "2021-12-22T23:22:17Z")
Chain smoking down to the filter isn’t helping. Keith’s arthritis is looking pretty bad. I don’t know how he still plays guitar. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/49 "2021-12-23T01:28:16Z")
Arthritis is a funny thing. I have it in my right thumb (where I grip the pick). It never hurts while I’m playing, only when I’m not. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046/50 "2021-12-23T10:59:31Z")
Looking forward to the 2031 version of this thread. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-world-happened-to-keith-richards-fingers/132046.md?page=2)