Tomorrow is the 52nd anniversary of the Rolling Stone’s free concert that they held at Altamont Speedway in California back in 1969. It turned out to be one of those events that showed that the idyllic ’60’s were coming to an end.
The Stones hired the Hell’s Angels for security and paid them in beer. They didn’t realize what a huge mistake this was until people started getting beaten up by the notorious bikers and ultimately a man got murdered at this free concert which was supposed to be the “West Coast Woodstock.”
Below are six links to online articles and one video link about this infamous day in hippie history.
And then the MBIP Coming Attractions for what’s happening here on the blog next week!
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Sunday Links
What Made Altamont Go Bad? - A reflection on this rock ’n roll show that went bad via recollections from the book, “Just A Shot Away” by Saul Austerlitz.
The Daydream of the 1960s Ended 50 Years Ago at Altamont. Here’s What The Rolling Stones’ Official Photographer Saw That Day. - Famed photographer Ethan Russlell’s memories of that fateful day back in 1969.
On This Day 50 Years Ago, The Rolling Stones Did A Disastrous Bay Area Show That History Calls ‘The End of the 60s’ - Graham Nash: “Something Wasn’t Right.”
Altamont ended the ’60s with chaos and death. - This lengthy story has some great photos and notes that by the time The Rolling Stones arrived, it was already out of control.
‘The Rolling Stones were never the same band after Altamont’ - Author Joel Selvin is another writer who wrote a book about this fateful day in rock ’n roll history.
100 Altamont 1969 Premium Photos via Getty Images - Photos from the Getty Library from the 1969 Altamont concert.
Gimme Shelter (1970) Original Trailer - The trailer from “Gimme Shelter” the grim documentary of this fateful day that happened 51 years ago today!
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I went to Theo’s for a drive-by chili-cheese dog dinner and then I went and enjoyed A Christmas Carol: The Musical at the Scottish Rite Theatre. The production was directed by Chip Joyce and it was fantastic! Check out this festive Saturday evening tomorrow!
Tuesday: We’ll be continuing to eat all of the pizza in Peoria and this week we’re trying out a pizza pie at Double A’s Pizza Parlor and Bar.
Wednesday: I’m continuing my 8 Shops of Xmas tour and this week, I’m stopping in to Urban Artifacts to do some holiday shopping!
Thursday: I’m going to be doing another frozen pizza review this Thursday, so tune in to check out this saucy post!
Friday: After a two week hiatus, I’ll be back on the Fast Food Finger Licking’ Chicken Sandwich Tour. Check out the post for this week’s clucked up fun!
Saturday: We’ll be checking out something from Peoria’s past in another Meanwhile, Back in Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: George Harrison, Planes, Trains And Automobiles, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.