Altamont: 1960s Finale

[cgw]

Makes Burning Man look like a church picnic:

50 Years After Altamont: The End of the 1960s

 

[stapo49]

Fascinating slice of an era. Thanks for posting this.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Altamont. Not too long ago I saw the Rolling Stones' performance from it on MTV Live.

Look how young Grace Slick looks!

What a shame that it got so out of hand, seems like they weren't prepared for a crowd that size.

 

[CherylL]

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed the article and photos. A different era.

 

[Derrel]

Altamont. Not too long ago I saw the Rolling Stones' performance from it on MTV Live.

Look how young Grace Slick looks!

What a shame that it got so out of hand, seems like they weren't prepared for a crowd that size.

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed the article and photos. A different era.

Good article, accompanied by some good pics from 1969!

 

[Sharpshooterr]

Altamont. Not too long ago I saw the Rolling Stones' performance from it on MTV Live.

Look how young Grace Slick looks!

What a shame that it got so out of hand, seems like they weren't prepared for a crowd that size.

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed the article and photos. A different era.

Good article, accompanied by some good pics from 1969!

Makes Burning Man look like a church picnic:

50 Years After Altamont: The End of the 1960s

Makes Burning Man look like a church picnic:

50 Years After Altamont: The End of the 1960s

It’s to bad because I don’t think the writer was there, so he’s taken a lot of liberties.
I was there and it wasn’t much like what little I read of the article.
For starters it was NOT in the golden hills of CA.
It’s was in the LUSH green hills of the CA winter!
Yes, the stats don’t lie, there where some deaths but many less than in Chicago every day!
It was a beautiful affair with good music, perfect weather and the faint pungent smell of grass in the air. It was by and large a VERY peaceful and enjoyable event.
I recall it was originally gonna be at the Sears Point Raceway.
Way better than the overly exploited Coachella Concerts of today!
SS

 

[tirediron]

Damn... that's some great PJ work!