British rocker Keith Richards Dead?

Connecticut -- The legendary guitarist was spending an awful lot of time in bed. The tour ended the 15th and he came home the 16th. Nobody has seen him get up.

Unsure of his status and wishing to respect his privacy, Keith's staff informed him after two days: "Keith, you are really dead this time." Not wanting to be impolite, the rocker responded from the hereafter:" What? I've left "the building" without a pack of cigrettes? Bummer." As they prepared to take the body away, however, Keef seems to have gone missing. He was definitely in the vehicle at his estate, but as the traffic was heavy and stalled at times, Keith seems to have wandered off in search of the cigarettes he needs for the afterlife. Heirs are uncertain.