Stones off the beach in Borth were used to smash a toughened window at the lifeboat station, showering its rubber in-shore rescue boat in glass.

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They played behind Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and all the rest, played on more monster hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined.

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In March 2007 they created a sculpture on Brighton beach of nearly 1, 740 stones, symbolising each day of his imprisonment.

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Max dragged the boat onto the beach, placed a group of large stones around it, and tied its lead to the biggest tree he could find.

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Maybe they simply dug for roots near the beach where they had landed and, being quite hungry, heated the closest stones and ate their dinner.

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