Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Sympathy For the Devil



37 years ago today a Hells Angels guy stabbed someone to death right under the noses of the Rolling Stones while they were playing Under My Thumb. The biker, Alan Passaro was aquitted, claiming the other guy, Meredith Hunter, pulled a gun on him first. The Angels were hired as stewards to help regulate the crowds during the open air concert held at the Altamont Speedway. In retrospect, Keith Richard said, "I don't think it was a good idea to have the Hells Angels there."

You can't really see anything in this clip, but I like seeing Mick all young and stoned. Why couldn't I have been born 20 years earlier?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, daughter dearest.. i would have been - 4 yrs old to have you 20 years earlier than you were..

Donna Piranha said...

Let's blame gramma then.