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GReedDiamond

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5. I saw the Stones in Chicago in '72...
Sat Mar 30, 2019, 08:02 PM
Mar 2019

...at the International Amphitheater.

The opening act was Stevie Wonder.

The '72 American Tour was also when the movie "Cocksucker Blues" was filmed.

Here's the Wikipedia entry on it:

[link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocksucker_Blues|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocksucker_Blues]

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Dammit. Chin music Mar 2019 #1
I remember kicking myself in the ass for not going to a Stone's show about 1981. Figured it brewens Mar 2019 #2
Yep..working around chicago in 72'... Maxheader Mar 2019 #3
I saw the Stones in Chicago in '72... GReedDiamond Mar 2019 #5
Wow, I was at the old Amphitheater too for that very show. Wild night.... machoneman Mar 2019 #27
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #19
It's pretty serious jberryhill Mar 2019 #4
LOL Beaverhausen Mar 2019 #6
Damn, I thought that happened in the 70's. dhol82 Mar 2019 #7
Pretty sure Mick Jagger thinks everything happened in the 70s too jberryhill Mar 2019 #8
Considering his drug consumption, I would not be at all surprised. dhol82 Mar 2019 #9
Considering he has a 2 year old, I hope he gets better TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #10
The 70s. His 70s. Iggo Mar 2019 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2019 #12
Oh no....I'm in tatters. Chin music Mar 2019 #13
Ha! paleotn Mar 2019 #16
Oh man, poor guy. You have to give it to em at 75 and still wanting to get out there. YOHABLO Mar 2019 #14
Ugh! paleotn Mar 2019 #15
I guess coming on stage... SergeStorms Mar 2019 #17
Chuck Berry was still performing into his late 80s BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #21
Well, no surprise. Mick has lived hard, I think. Hopefully he can take care of himself PatrickforO Mar 2019 #18
As a young man, Scarsdale Mar 2019 #20
Not just "a college in London" Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #34
Maybe they can get Humble Pie , because HP claims ... marble falls Mar 2019 #22
Steve Marriott almost was a Stone JenniferJuniper Mar 2019 #29
At his audition he was warned not to go out onto the runway, that belonged to Jagger ... marble falls Mar 2019 #31
Steve was known to sabotage himself JenniferJuniper Mar 2019 #32
And yet, Keith Richards is still the picture of health JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #23
I've read one of keiths books about the glory days.. Maxheader Mar 2019 #24
May not be too serious (I hope this info is correct) QED Mar 2019 #25
"What a drag it is getting old..." Seriously, I'm over a decade younger than him & couldn't begin catbyte Mar 2019 #26
Saw the Steel Wheels tour in 1989. It's hard to believe that was 30 years ago, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #28
Me too! In LA ... G 'n R and Living Color opened ... great show ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #35
I met him in NYC in 1980 and he was a really normal, cool guy. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #30
I'm guessing hip &/or knee replacement musette_sf Mar 2019 #33
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