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peoplewitheyes
Fantastic to read your recollections, and those photos are amazing. Thanks!
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Doxa
Wow, such a cool story, plexi, thank you! And with just a few sentences you captured the thrill of seeing the Stones in 1975. It is always such a thrill seeing them - especially for the first time (mine was 20 years later) - but what it had been in those golden years seeing them in their dangerous prime... In 1975 they were alraedy living legends with an incredible past but still going so strong... The 1975 show was such an event, with lotus stage, Jagger's over-the-top costumes and moves, the band decadent as hell... mockered sometimes/afterwards for too much circus and all, but shit that surely was a helluva experience seeing them then! Stoned or not..
And then, in 1978, they were totally different, punk-influenced, bare to the bones...
Wonderful times, I assume...
- Doxa
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loog droog
Liked your post.
My first show was also 45 years ago, on July 9th at the Forum. Like you, I was insanely close. This was in a ticketed seat that I bought at the box office the day ticets went on sale.
It was said then that the Stones took measures to insure that tickets got in the hands of fans that year. Looking back, the idea that me, a 16-year old kid with no influence,celebrity or connections, who lived in Southeast L.A. with barely enough money to afford the face value was able to score that seat is miraculous.
But I was so into the Stones... it just burned in me back then, 24/7. If anybody had the passion and gave back the energy to the band that night, it was me.
Your description of the show opening was spot-on. The fanfare, the lights, and then the ROLLING STONES!!!
I remember watching Mick swing on a rope over the first few rows during "Outta Space" thinking, "How many more years will they go on?" Note that this was five years after the Beatles broke up--which at the time seemed like a lifetime before. Compared to their former rivals, the Stones were already in extra innings.
I couldn't conceive of the Stones being around longer than another five more years. What would music, or life even be like in 1980? And it was impossible to imagine them still performing in the 2000's. Or myself as a old man.
Congratulations to all of us who were there...and for being here now!
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ryanpow
Great Story from a magic time in Stones History. Like the saying goes : If you can remember everything, you probably weren't really there.
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Beast
Great story, Tim - it conveys the vibe and spirit so perfectly!
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jbwelda
Don't blame the weed, if you were standing in line all night and then all day, you suffered from exhaustion. The weed probably helped but I hope you moved past that.
The Rolling Stones are one night; the herb is forever.
PS: missed that show because I was over in Hawaii but saw about every other bay area show from 69 on and earlier ones in Sacramento.
I think the Cow Palace (MOOOOO!) is in Brisbane.
jb
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Rockman
.....Oh dear Tim .....
If only youd have hung in there
till Mick's bucket of water hadda rained down on ya ... ...
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Midnight Toker
Good for you! My first Stones concert was TOA 7/9/1975 at the LA Forum.It
was life changing.
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shattered
BAPTISM AND REDEMPTION, what a hoot!
Wonder how many here received the water treatment?
I got mine at Wembley, 2003.
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Midnight Toker
Good for you! My first Stones concert was TOA 7/9/1975 at the LA Forum.It
was life changing.
So you were at the same Forum show as Long Droog!! How cool is that?
plexi
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jbwelda
timbernardis, I have lived in the bay area and sacramento for a long time but am not really "from" here. I currently live in the delta near Walnut Grove. I went to most of the Memorial Auditorium shows but had just moved here from overseas late in 64. Went to Altamont too, hell everyone from around here either went or had some reason for not going to Altamont.
By the way, those guards at the Cow Palace were there to guard you from the neighbors. That was a rough hood in those days. Actually I think there was some element of Stones riot but it was not really likely. I also seem to recall that was a hot time for bay area revolutionaries who meant business and I think that had something to do with the heat being there in force.
I always hated that place, the name was apt, it was a big feedlot herd place normally. Saw the Dead's wall of sound system sound check there and a couple of other things but mostly avoided the place. I do remember going there for the teenage fair in about 1965 and seeing Stanley Mouse when he first moved out west. I knew him as a hot rod t shirt artist but now he was a long haired freak of the first magnitude.
And yes, Daly City.
Come out to the delta sometime, its a lot nicer than the city these days.
jb