WHEN you walk into Jillian Shearer's house in Marks Point, Mick Jagger stares down at you from the wall.
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A smiling Keith Richards peeks up from a box of memorabilia on the floor, while Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood gaze serenely from the front of a record propped up next to the TV.
It's clear to see Ms Shearer is a massive fan of The Rolling Stones.
But she also has the T-shirt, tattoo and ticket stubs to prove it.
The 58-year-old's love affair with the iconic rockers began when she saw them on TV at 10 years old. Though her mother didn't like the long-haired louts, Ms Shearer was captivated, and she has since inducted her family and friends into the fan club.
One of the newest members is granddaughter Angie, named for the band's 1973 ballad, after Ms Shearer's daughter Carly was surrounded by Stones music growing up.
Son Zane is also a massive fan. A few years ago, Ms Shearer gifted him a collection of the band's memorabilia including rare vinyl that she had collected over decades, but sadly his house later burnt down, taking the collection with it.
She has since bought a $1000 box set of the entire Stones back-catalogue, which she doesn't plan to open.
And for her 50th birthday, her family bought her a memento that can't be taken away: a tattoo of the Stones' iconic tongue which she proudly displays on her back.
When Jagger and Richards croon their way through songs like Satisfaction at Hope Estate this Saturday, it will be the second time in a week Ms Shearer will watch keenly on.
She travelled to the Sydney show on Wednesday with her family and friends, and was in awe as they whipped through some of their greatest hits.
"I think I cried the whole time," Ms Shearer says.
"I'd follow them all around Australia and New Zealand if I had the money."
When she watches the quartet again, it will be a chance to let her hair down with fellow fanatic Lesley Bigelow - the pair both hope Angie will be on the set list.
Ms Shearer and Ms Bigelow first met 30 years ago and quickly bonded over their mutual musical love. Ms Bigelow, 52, from Belmont, cancelled a planned US trip when she heard the Stones would be playing in the Hunter.
Her daughter (also named Angie), who she had planned to visit, took it well.
"She said 'Mum that's OK, I fully understand'," Ms Bigelow laughs.
"I've always said to them, no one comes before you except The Rolling Stones."
MICK Jagger had a few ‘‘rellies’’ drop by for The Rolling Stones show in Sydney on Wednesday.
Jagger, 71, has more than 100 relatives living in Sydney. The rocker is half British/half Australian. His mother Eva Scutts was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville in 1913.
When World War I broke out Jagger’s grandmother decided to return to England in 1917 with the children when Eva was three. Her father remained behind and although he had ‘‘a lady friend’’ they never divorced and he never remarried.
Eva’s brother Percy returned to Australia as a married adult and settled back in Sydney.
‘‘Sydney’s been very welcoming to us all, it feels amazing. I had 103 of my Sydney rellies for tea the other day, and they’re all here tonight and very welcome,’’ Jagger told the audience. Noise11
