Ladies and gentlemen...The ROLLING STONES!

[Bennyboy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS3U-62UlT4 Rocks off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XQdiyCZD9o&feature=related Rip this joint


And something I wrote earlier....


Exile was hardly underrated. I was there, and it was the greatest album since well forever...Read the Rolling Stone (then THE MUSIC MAG) articles about it. We are talking mass hysteria. This album came out of the gate as one of the greatest albums of all time. Not Stones albums, but any albums. the Keith/Mick drama was at it's very peak, the stories of debauchery and visiting royalty wre in full bloom, Marianne faithful,,,,

The tour played at Winterland and tickets were going to be offered by computer for the first time. Ever. Winterland was a lot smaller than any venue the Stones played in the States. First tour since Altamont.

The line around Sears was miles long. I got there on Sat morning (the tix went on sale on Sunday)and was second in line. they opened the doors at Sears and we all ran through the store. Way back in the back. There was only one window and there had to be about 5000 people outside. pandemonium. The booth opened at 10 and the crush shut the system down. All over the area.

For about two hours, the frantic clerk ahd this angry Stones mob to deal with. the store had no idea that this was going to happen so they had no extra staff or security to deal with the madness. Peaople really started to get pissed. And loud, and more pissed. More unruly. loud.

Finally after all the time the system cranks back up and starts spitting out tickets. For the first three people in the line. And then...no more.

This really doesn't sit well with the crowd, except me, i got mine. Somebody punched the glass in the booth (pre bulletproof glass everywhere) and shattered it and a riot almost broke out. ALMOST.

everyone swore that they should go back to the old way of distributing tickets (giving them to record stores and head shops all over the area)...

Ah the good old days.

The Stones played with stevie Wonder and he was right at his peak too. Higher Ground. man that was the tune that got me off.

The Stones looked like girls. rocked my face, but looked like girls. To think of Keith looking like a girl is preopsterous, but really he was la fem in 72. They fucking klled it in there. exile plus...