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baddog · 03-25-2002, 07:38 PM

Soul_Rebel,

the guy interviewed in the article you provided was the owner of Altamont Motor Speedway, and I think in his old age some of his facts may be slightly skewed, but he got the gist of it right.

One should remember that this concert was originally scheduled to be held in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, and it was not until 2 or 3 days before the planned event that SFPD said they could not guarantee the safety of everyone there. So the permit was cancelled, and Altamont was the closest, big place that was available.

The HA provided security for more than just the Stones though, and yeah, there were some fights, but the HA do not fuck around. Imagine a half a million people, in festival style seating at a free concert. You think they all just stayed seated politely on the grass and grooved to the tunes? I am sorry, but LSD does not work that way. People wanting to fly with Mick and the boys, and having the HA as a buffer, is pretty much a recipe for trouble. But I have seen todays security, in their yellow windbreakers rough up a few people in their time. And you know the cops would have had less patience in 1969 than even the Angels.

03-25-2002, 07:38 PM
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	Soul_Rebel, the guy interviewed in the article you provided was the owner of Altamont Motor Speedway, and I think in his old age some of his facts may be slightly skewed, but he got the gist of it right. One should remember that this concert was originally scheduled to be held in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, and it was not until 2 or 3 days before the planned event that SFPD said they could not guarantee the safety of everyone there. So the permit was cancelled, and Altamont was the closest, big place that was available. The HA provided security for more than just the Stones though, and yeah, there were some fights, but the HA do not fuck around. Imagine a half a million people, in festival style seating at a free concert. You think they all just stayed seated politely on the grass and grooved to the tunes? I am sorry, but LSD does not work that way. People wanting to fly with Mick and the boys, and having the HA as a buffer, is pretty much a recipe for trouble. But I have seen todays security, in their yellow windbreakers rough up a few people in their time. And you know the cops would have had less patience in 1969 than even the Angels.