How the Altamont Free Concert Ended the Summer of Love
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Date: 2023-11-10
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Mitchell
If you want the real story about Altamont then read Sam Cutler's book You can't always get what you want. Truth is, the promoters threw the concert together quickly. It was a bad location, the stage was at the bottom of a slope on two or three sides so basically a pit. It wasn't so much the Hell's Angel's that caused the issue but rather many of their prospects and hang arounds. Notice in the pictures and videos how many HA's are without a patch or both top and bottom rockers. The HA had done security for the Grateful Dead and even the very first North Face store (yes, that North Face) in San Francisco. A lot of the blame went to Sam but he was just working with what he was given. Read the book.
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If you want the real story about Altamont then read Sam Cutler's book You can't always get what you want. Truth is, the promoters threw the concert together quickly. It was a bad location, the stage was at the bottom of a slope on two or three sides so basically a pit. It wasn't so much the Hell's Angel's that caused the issue but rather many of their prospects and hang arounds. Notice in the pictures and videos how many HA's are without a patch or both top and bottom rockers. The HA had done security for the Grateful Dead and even the very first North Face store (yes, that North Face) in San Francisco. A lot of the blame went to Sam but he was just working with what he was given. Read the book.
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Gigi
I distinctly remember standing in our kitchen in kansas city listening to my older sister ask our mother if she could go to Woodstock, NY for a concert. There are some things that just stick with you, right? Lol The look on her face was memorable but the words she spoke were unfamiliar to me and i guess my brain threw them aside but im sure my sister didnt ask again.
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I distinctly remember standing in our kitchen in kansas city listening to my older sister ask our mother if she could go to Woodstock, NY for a concert. There are some things that just stick with you, right? Lol The look on her face was memorable but the words she spoke were unfamiliar to me and i guess my brain threw them aside but im sure my sister didnt ask again.
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education
The reason The Angels were hired was that the first concert The Stones played in 1969 was a free impromptu concert in Hyde Park to memorialize Brian Jones and they had hired the English Hells Angels to do security there and even with 200, 000 people it went of without a hitch, other than Keith s guitar being out of tune for the first couple songs
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The reason The Angels were hired was that the first concert The Stones played in 1969 was a free impromptu concert in Hyde Park to memorialize Brian Jones and they had hired the English Hells Angels to do security there and even with 200, 000 people it went of without a hitch, other than Keith s guitar being out of tune for the first couple songs
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Father
My history professor was one of those California hippies. She said late 60 s mentality was that if it feels good, do it!
Then in 69 the Tate-LaBianca murders - Manson family and the Altamonte concert happened.
She said these events really put the brakes on the trusting feel good vibe for a lot of hippies and the sixties ended.
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My history professor was one of those California hippies. She said late 60 s mentality was that if it feels good, do it!
Then in 69 the Tate-LaBianca murders - Manson family and the Altamonte concert happened.
She said these events really put the brakes on the trusting feel good vibe for a lot of hippies and the sixties ended.
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btetschner
Since I have seen the second thumbnail recommendation at the end of the video ('99 Woodstock) I am going to watch the first (What Was The Original Woodstock Like) and:
x 13 Bizarre Pirate Traditions Most People Don't Know About
x How the 8 CDs for Penny Club Worked
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Since I have seen the second thumbnail recommendation at the end of the video ('99 Woodstock) I am going to watch the first (What Was The Original Woodstock Like) and:
x 13 Bizarre Pirate Traditions Most People Don't Know About
x How the 8 CDs for Penny Club Worked
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Terrie
69 was the year I was born. I heard about this when I was in my teens, however it did not make much of an impact on me. Today I realize that they may have set the stage for crowd control at concerts.
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69 was the year I was born. I heard about this when I was in my teens, however it did not make much of an impact on me. Today I realize that they may have set the stage for crowd control at concerts.
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Timothy
The Stones should have been held responsible for not getting permits, proper security (who hires known violent criminals as security, and for not letting their helicopter be used in an emergency.
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The Stones should have been held responsible for not getting permits, proper security (who hires known violent criminals as security, and for not letting their helicopter be used in an emergency.
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Neko
So rolling stones killed that guy by not letting them use the helicopter and they got away with it. Unbelievable. They should have been charged with manslaughter for that and gone to jail.
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So rolling stones killed that guy by not letting them use the helicopter and they got away with it. Unbelievable. They should have been charged with manslaughter for that and gone to jail.
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pixsnapper1
Just noting, reference to this being the end of the summer of love. summer of love was 1967. Unless this is more meant as the end of that era. Which it was.
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Just noting, reference to this being the end of the summer of love. summer of love was 1967. Unless this is more meant as the end of that era. Which it was.
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Gaza
I guess I know now why the rolling stones have a bad reputation. that it incredibly irresponsible and idiotic, the death count could have easily been much higher.
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I guess I know now why the rolling stones have a bad reputation. that it incredibly irresponsible and idiotic, the death count could have easily been much higher.
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Shadow
Nah, this shit wasn t an accident. It was complete negligence on The Rolling Stones part. They clearly didn t care about how their actions would effect the fans.
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Nah, this shit wasn t an accident. It was complete negligence on The Rolling Stones part. They clearly didn t care about how their actions would effect the fans.
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Kristy
The reason why they didn't have the infrastructure in place was because it was planned for another location but the owner pulled out at the last second.
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The reason why they didn't have the infrastructure in place was because it was planned for another location but the owner pulled out at the last second.
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Darren
Watkens Glenn was another concert like this one I heard about. People parked all the way down near my house many miles away around 20 miles.
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Watkens Glenn was another concert like this one I heard about. People parked all the way down near my house many miles away around 20 miles.
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