I don’t know how this story got left out of my book…but it was….Sharing it now… October 5-6, 1970 – Frankfurt, Germany That evening, the Stones, our main group, and me totaling about fifteen people, decided to go to dinner together. We found a restaurant and sat down at a long, long table, some sitting …
You never know what tomorrow will bring. After fifty plus years I didn’t expect anything I hadn’t seen. And then at an Altamont anniversary event in Altamont, I was made aware of the following photo, taken at Altamont by Bill Owens (billowens.com): Here’s what I wrote in my book: “A young uniformed security guard greeted …
There was no film planned for the 1969 Rolling Stones US tour The Rolling Stones knew they were going to follow the 1969 US tour with a European tour. Prior to MTV, the way to promote albums and tours in Europe was via film clips. The Stones wanted to film at least two of their …
It was the start of The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S.Tour: an innocent start in Denver, CO…a start that ended the sixties. It was the start of The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S.Tour: an innocent start in Denver, CO…a start that ended the sixties. Call sheet , deals and radio contacts: for the fans, a bit of …
Charlie Watts comes out to play with Keith Richards and me. Handling the boredom on the road of planes, trains and limos with another form of travel-horseback. Photo by Gered Mankowitz This was one of the rare occasions when Charlie Watts wasn’t on the phone with his wife, Shirley and came out to play with …
Here I am chatting with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on our ship ride to Shea Stadium We got off the boat and walked toward Shea Stadium where the Beatles were scheduled to appear. I remember Mick, Keith and Allen Klein our party. We had gotten to the Beatles dressing room entrance. It was packed, …
More Gimme Shelter stuff for you…The (sympathy) for the Devil is in the details. While in Paris for the Palais des Sports show (video below is from that time) during the 1970 Rolling Stones Euro Tour, I was visited by the Maysles at the George V Hotel. They were finishing the film and wanted Glyn …
