Albert Maysles told me a book was being done on George Lucas. Albert got the call asking if they could put George down as a cameraman on Gimme Shelter. Albert checked with the lab and they told him that the footage George shot, came back exposed, with nothing on it. And when viewed , they only saw white dust particles… the lab guys teased that they figured that’s where George got the idea for St
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That's exactly what happened...Maysles called out to camerapeople to film..We bought the footage from them. Here is the estimate cost from David Maysles .George Lucas was one of them....thanks for the recommendation..Ronnie Schneider Quotethkbeercan We must bear in mind that no one knew in advance what the Altamont concert would become. Regardless of media and hippy hopes for a kind of “
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I was enraged...with the Joel Selvin "they put his dead body on the stage" I wondered why the producer didn't send me a copy after he interviewed me,always a sign... It was quite good until it was cheapened with histrionics. I did confront Selvin at a book signing..there was no body placed on the stage..!!
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Let me take you on 4 tours with the Rolling Stones, be there at Altamont, and the making of Gimme Shelter. Join me at Apple during the breakup of the Beatles. Make a movie with Herman's Hermits and a spaghetti western in Japan with Tony Anthony. I was there--let me tell you the story. I have a limited amount of US and UK promo codes to give out for reviews, so if you are interested, DM m
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I'm in that clip... and never gave permission..that seems to be from an old interview I did for a BBC company years ago..Bunch of sensationalist crap!! from people who weren't there... QuoteIrix
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and here is Chip's reply: The Simple Answer: In Monckese, returning to your question.. We were Lugging 6 Super(s) Trouper follow spots, and Two Gladiators, for His Ladyship Max Reflection ., Both were a design of The Strong Co., Manufucturing, Toledo Ohio The Glads, had a high intensity, Futura II lamp housing, previously used for motion picture projection, which took no prisoners.
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--I've asked Chip Monck to confirm my memory. I'll get back to you. Quotejohn lomax This is a question for Ronnie Schneider - in his book he shows the original stage designs for the 1970 European tour and in one of the pictures it looks as though there was a plan to have a screen behind the stage - Ronnie do you know if this was something that was being considered? Don't know if
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deardoctortake1 -- thank you for the review.. Quotedeardoctortake1 I just finished reading Ronnie Schneider's book, "Out Of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Me" 2017 available on amazon It's a must read for any Stones fan It was fascinating , interesting, and very well written , I enjoyed it very much. The detail and recollection of events and acc
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Eric Saarien and Baird Bryant filmed the stabbing.. Eric saw the gun pointed towards him, ducked, holding the camera in place, but it was out of focus.. Eric was first to find Baird Bryant's film of the stabbing, in focus.. and.. the camera people said they felt safe with the Hell's Angels protecting them... Quotetimbernardis Quotedeardoctortake1 There are 2 Peters given credit
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Hi Larry, Thanks for the photos..I love that there are images that back up my memory...the fist image seems to be a fraction of a second before Mick got punched and here's what I wrote in my book: A young uniformed security guard greeted us and said to follow him. He turned around and led us directly into the crowd. Mick was walking next to the guard, a foot or so in front of me, when a
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Bill Owens took this pic and it took me 50 years to find it..
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the part where Joel Slevin got it Wrong... Joel interviewed me and I told him if he could wait a month, my book, Out of Our Heads, would be out and I could tell him the part of the story re Gimme Shelter that only I knew..(and the Maysles)..Joel couldn't wait so here is where it went wrong for him on the truth, but made a good story. the use of the word 'haughty' referring
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I just saw this..and then noted the reporter.... and be aware that I never talked to him..He wrote when referring to me.... One of the most unusual parts of the contract was the demand that the concert promoter in each individual area put up the entire guarantee upon signing the contract, rather than half on signing and half the night of the concert, as is customary. BS: First: the ticket pric
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Either way...I'll be more precise...The Stones recorded in Muscle Shoals until December 4--they came into SF that evening and played Wild Horses and Brown Sugar for me..as seen in Gimme Shelter. The following night we visited Altamont..so two nights and one day before...
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The Rolling Stones arrived two days before the event...I represented The Stones and never hired anyone for security.. I doubt that anyone 'hired' the Hell's Angels..Based on their use at the Grateful Dead events, it was probably more like... come hang out around the stage and watch the generators..like you usually do at Grateful Dead events. Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully talke
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The best part for me came at the 1:49 mark in the 6 minute video..David Crosby says it was a mistake for the Grateful Dead organization to hire the Hell's Angels...Finally the truth that it wasn't the Rolling Stones..they didn't arrive until the day before but the press over these 50 years kept blaming the Stones. QuoteThePaleRider QuoteThePaleRider Nothing much about the music
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What I love best about the article is the 6 minute video, at the 1:49 mark, David Crosby says it was the Grateful Dead organization that hired the Hell's Angels... Here's the link: 50 years ago the Rolling Stones headlined a ‘West Coast Woodstock.’ Altamont ended the ’60s with chaos and death
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yes... But, you can get a more physical feel to the answers if you watch Gimme Shelter,,, it has most of the answers to your questions... my own tale would be how Gimme Shelter came about.. QuoteSKILLS Do you have any tales from the day? Would love to hear them from an actual attendee. How was it getting there, a fair way out of SF? Getting Out after? Any thoughts on the performances
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The Livermore Heritage Guild is having a 50th Anniversary Altamont event in Livermore (Altamont) on Sunday night, December 8th at the Bankhead. There will be a screening of Gimme Shelter, Q & A, and book signing by me. PS: Bill Owens is supposed to be there....
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I was interviewed for a great article on the Rolling Stones and Beatles in the May 2019 Record Collector Magazine May 2019 Record Collector Magazine Rolling Stones Beatles
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Rolling Stones - 1969 Concert re-lived from Glyn Johns to Ronnie Schneidervideo: First time I've heard this and love it... one of the better radio shows with the principles interviewed and stories I never heard before... Chip's input, Jo Bergman, Glyn Johns, Sam Cutler, Ethan Russell...and Me...
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Rocky Dijon () No one ever asked and I don't know recognize the face.
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Thursday December 13 at 8:00 PM Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, California 90291 Pat Thomas interviews Ronnie Schneider, manager of the infamous 1969 Rolling Stones tour (including Altamont & Gimme Shelter movie) about his new book "Out Of Our Heads: Rolling Stones, Beatles and me" Ron also oversaw the Stones 1965 & 66 American tours and their 1970 European tour. Alo
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jlowe ()---I detailed what I (and all of us) were going thru at the time..the lawsuits and deception didn't come out until later, but.... I defer to the person who was at the forefront of the events..Andrew Loog Oldham. I figure he should have the biggest complaint..at my uncle's funeral Andrew attacked the British press that attacked my uncle and then spoke of the fact that my uncle go
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Golden Gate Park was always handled by the Dead --Jaymes and I were in NY .. he was asked to help when Golden Gate fell thru.. and re: "Enter (again) Jaymes and Schneider, who have discovered Sears Point International Raceway."--- I was in NY and didn't discover anything..I was called and asked to go to SF to deal with Sears Point after.. be aware of the time frame...Dec 1-Dec
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Tony Funches- he was dealing with everyone including the Angels, which led to his broken wrist.. Quotecurt Mr. Schneider, among the following who would have the most interesting perspective on that day in December of 1969" Bill Belmont Chip Monck Tony Funches Jon James
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The image with the gun framed against her white sweater was the one David Maysles played to me the minute I sat down at the movieola... Two cameramen captured the video: Eric Saarinen's was out of focus and Baird Bryant got the shot...Baird didn't see what he got until it was developed... I have always been thankful that we had the proof of truth with the film. And the only truth I s
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I usually answer the questions here but I have one after checking this thread... What would you say about the guy that killed the guy with a gun if he wasn't a Hells Angel?? remembering he had a knife against a gun..in a crowd of around 300,000?
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It's shit like this I just saw from an article in 2009 that pisses me off....: But problems arose when it became known that the Stones were planning to use the event as a pivotal scene in “Gimme Shelter.” Sears Point owners were peeved, negotiations broke down, and the festival again found itself without a home. “We sort of felt like we got taken,” says Alamo resident Bob Matthews, a reco
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hopkins () In reply.. The only thing I think about that event is that I am thankful the Hells Angel was standing next to him when he pulled the gun. I have no idea of what Hunter was thinking, nor does anyone else in the world. And I'm thankful it was captured on film and his girlfriend had on a white sweater so we saw the gun, otherwise, I think this would be a much different discussion
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