Chords for Charlie Watts & Mick Jagger listen to an Altamont Hells-Angel
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This is Stephan Ponnick, KSAN Radio, San Francisco.
Well, the Rolling Stones tour of the United States is over.
They wound it up with a free concert at the Altamont Speedway for more than 300,000 people.
There were four births, four deaths, and an awful lot of scuffles reported.
We received word that someone was stabbed to death in front of the stage by a member
of the Hells Angels.
Nothing's confirmed on that.
We were there.
We didn't see it,
but we did see a lot.
We want to know now what you saw.
Our phones are open.
We'd like to hear from you.
What was the Altamont Free Concert like?
The Angels did as they saw best.
Difficult situation.
As far as I'm concerned,
they were people who were here who tried to help in their own way, right?
You know?
Mm, right.
If people didn't dig it, I'm sorry.
That was Sam Cutler, one of the organizers of the Altamont Free Concert.
I think we've got one of the Hells Angels on the line.
Sonny Barger.
Have I got that right, Sonny?
Yeah.
Okay, what's up?
I didn't go there to police nothing, man.
I ain't no cop.
I ain't never gonna ever pretend to be a
cop.
And this Mick Jagger, like, put it all on the Angels, man.
Like, he used us for dupes, man.
You know?
And as far as I'm concerned, we were the biggest suckers for that idiot that I can ever see.
And you know what?
They told me if I could sit on the edge of the stage so nobody would climb over
me, you know, I could drink beer until the show was over.
And that's what I went there to do.
But you know what?
When they started messing over our bikes, they started it.
I don't know if you think we pay $50 for them things or steal them or pay a lot for them or
what.
Ain't nobody gonna kick my motorcycle.
And they might think because they're in a crowd of
300,000 people that they can do it and get away with it.
But when you're standing there looking at
something that's your life and everything you got is invested in that thing and you love that thing
better than you love anything in the world and you see a guy kick it, you know who he is.
You're
gonna get him.
And you know what?
They got got.
I am not no peace creep by any sense of the word.
And you can call them people flower children and this and that.
Some of them people was loaded on
some drugs that it's just too bad we wasn't loaded on because they come running off the hill
yelling, you know, and jump on somebody.
And it wasn't even always jumping on angels.
But when they jumped on an angel, they got hurt.
Oh, don't.
I think I remember it.
Do you?
No, I'm not certain.
[Eb]
Because there was a couple of them before we went on who were really very nice, you know,
cover them guys.
It's just I don't know.
I mean, the way they cleared the path, for instance, was incredible.
And did you were you there?
Was you in that in the party that had to be led to the stage?
I couldn't.
I saw what they did.
Yeah.
That was insane.
[B] That's just the way they did it, you know, very, very.
Because before that, I didn't really think there was anything going on.
I didn't hear anything because we were right this side.
Oh, dear, what a shame.
KSAN Radio here.
The violence at Altamont was completely unexpected.
The Rolling Stones
had performed for overflow audiences without incident in major cities across the United States.
Well, the Rolling Stones tour of the United States is over.
They wound it up with a free concert at the Altamont Speedway for more than 300,000 people.
There were four births, four deaths, and an awful lot of scuffles reported.
We received word that someone was stabbed to death in front of the stage by a member
of the Hells Angels.
Nothing's confirmed on that.
We were there.
We didn't see it,
but we did see a lot.
We want to know now what you saw.
Our phones are open.
We'd like to hear from you.
What was the Altamont Free Concert like?
The Angels did as they saw best.
Difficult situation.
As far as I'm concerned,
they were people who were here who tried to help in their own way, right?
You know?
Mm, right.
If people didn't dig it, I'm sorry.
That was Sam Cutler, one of the organizers of the Altamont Free Concert.
I think we've got one of the Hells Angels on the line.
Sonny Barger.
Have I got that right, Sonny?
Yeah.
Okay, what's up?
I didn't go there to police nothing, man.
I ain't no cop.
I ain't never gonna ever pretend to be a
cop.
And this Mick Jagger, like, put it all on the Angels, man.
Like, he used us for dupes, man.
You know?
And as far as I'm concerned, we were the biggest suckers for that idiot that I can ever see.
And you know what?
They told me if I could sit on the edge of the stage so nobody would climb over
me, you know, I could drink beer until the show was over.
And that's what I went there to do.
But you know what?
When they started messing over our bikes, they started it.
I don't know if you think we pay $50 for them things or steal them or pay a lot for them or
what.
Ain't nobody gonna kick my motorcycle.
And they might think because they're in a crowd of
300,000 people that they can do it and get away with it.
But when you're standing there looking at
something that's your life and everything you got is invested in that thing and you love that thing
better than you love anything in the world and you see a guy kick it, you know who he is.
You're
gonna get him.
And you know what?
They got got.
I am not no peace creep by any sense of the word.
And you can call them people flower children and this and that.
Some of them people was loaded on
some drugs that it's just too bad we wasn't loaded on because they come running off the hill
yelling, you know, and jump on somebody.
And it wasn't even always jumping on angels.
But when they jumped on an angel, they got hurt.
Oh, don't.
I think I remember it.
Do you?
No, I'm not certain.
[Eb]
Because there was a couple of them before we went on who were really very nice, you know,
cover them guys.
It's just I don't know.
I mean, the way they cleared the path, for instance, was incredible.
And did you were you there?
Was you in that in the party that had to be led to the stage?
I couldn't.
I saw what they did.
Yeah.
That was insane.
[B] That's just the way they did it, you know, very, very.
Because before that, I didn't really think there was anything going on.
I didn't hear anything because we were right this side.
Oh, dear, what a shame.
KSAN Radio here.
The violence at Altamont was completely unexpected.
The Rolling Stones
had performed for overflow audiences without incident in major cities across the United States.
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This is Stephan Ponnick, KSAN Radio, San Francisco.
Well, the Rolling Stones tour of the United States is over.
They wound it up with a free concert at the Altamont Speedway for more than 300,000 people.
There were four births, four deaths, and an awful lot of scuffles reported.
We received word that someone was stabbed to death in front of the stage by a member
of the Hells Angels.
Nothing's confirmed on that.
We were there.
We didn't see it,
but we did see a lot.
We want to know now what you saw.
Our phones are open.
We'd like to hear from you.
What was the Altamont Free Concert like?
The Angels did as they saw best.
Difficult situation.
_ As far as I'm concerned,
they were people who were here who tried to help in their own way, right?
You know?
Mm, right.
If people didn't dig it, I'm sorry.
_ That was Sam Cutler, one of the organizers of the Altamont Free Concert.
I think we've got one of the Hells Angels on the line.
Sonny Barger.
Have I got that right, Sonny?
Yeah.
Okay, what's up?
I didn't go there to police nothing, man.
I ain't no cop.
I ain't never gonna ever pretend to be a
cop.
And this Mick Jagger, like, put it all on the Angels, man.
Like, he used us for dupes, man.
You know?
And as far as I'm concerned, we were the biggest suckers for that idiot that I can ever see.
And you know what?
They told me if I could sit on the edge of the stage so nobody would climb over
me, you know, I could drink beer until the show was over.
And that's what I went there to do.
But you know what?
When they started messing over our bikes, they started it.
I don't know if you think we pay $50 for them things or steal them or pay a lot for them or
what.
Ain't nobody gonna kick my motorcycle.
And they might think because they're in a crowd of
300,000 people that they can do it and get away with it.
But when you're standing there looking at
something that's your life and everything you got is invested in that thing and you love that thing
better than you love anything in the world and you see a guy kick it, you know who he is.
You're
gonna get him.
And you know what?
They got got.
I am not no peace creep by any sense of the word.
And you can call them people flower children and this and that.
Some of them people was loaded on
some drugs that it's just too bad we wasn't loaded on because they come running off the hill
yelling, you know, and jump on somebody.
And it wasn't even always jumping on angels.
But when they jumped on an angel, they got hurt. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, don't.
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
think I remember it.
Do you?
_ No, I'm not certain. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Because _ _ _ _ there was a couple of them before we went on who were really very nice, you know,
cover them guys. _
_ _ It's just I _ _ _ _ _ don't know. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I mean, the way they cleared the path, for instance, was incredible.
And did you were you there?
Was you in that in the party that had to be led to the stage?
_ I couldn't.
I saw what they did.
Yeah.
_ That was insane. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ That's just the way they did it, you know, very, very. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Because before that, I didn't really think there was anything going on.
I didn't hear anything because we were right this side. _ _ _
_ Oh, dear, what a shame. _ _ _
_ _ KSAN Radio here.
The violence at Altamont was completely unexpected.
The Rolling Stones
had performed for overflow audiences without incident in major cities across the United States. _
Well, the Rolling Stones tour of the United States is over.
They wound it up with a free concert at the Altamont Speedway for more than 300,000 people.
There were four births, four deaths, and an awful lot of scuffles reported.
We received word that someone was stabbed to death in front of the stage by a member
of the Hells Angels.
Nothing's confirmed on that.
We were there.
We didn't see it,
but we did see a lot.
We want to know now what you saw.
Our phones are open.
We'd like to hear from you.
What was the Altamont Free Concert like?
The Angels did as they saw best.
Difficult situation.
_ As far as I'm concerned,
they were people who were here who tried to help in their own way, right?
You know?
Mm, right.
If people didn't dig it, I'm sorry.
_ That was Sam Cutler, one of the organizers of the Altamont Free Concert.
I think we've got one of the Hells Angels on the line.
Sonny Barger.
Have I got that right, Sonny?
Yeah.
Okay, what's up?
I didn't go there to police nothing, man.
I ain't no cop.
I ain't never gonna ever pretend to be a
cop.
And this Mick Jagger, like, put it all on the Angels, man.
Like, he used us for dupes, man.
You know?
And as far as I'm concerned, we were the biggest suckers for that idiot that I can ever see.
And you know what?
They told me if I could sit on the edge of the stage so nobody would climb over
me, you know, I could drink beer until the show was over.
And that's what I went there to do.
But you know what?
When they started messing over our bikes, they started it.
I don't know if you think we pay $50 for them things or steal them or pay a lot for them or
what.
Ain't nobody gonna kick my motorcycle.
And they might think because they're in a crowd of
300,000 people that they can do it and get away with it.
But when you're standing there looking at
something that's your life and everything you got is invested in that thing and you love that thing
better than you love anything in the world and you see a guy kick it, you know who he is.
You're
gonna get him.
And you know what?
They got got.
I am not no peace creep by any sense of the word.
And you can call them people flower children and this and that.
Some of them people was loaded on
some drugs that it's just too bad we wasn't loaded on because they come running off the hill
yelling, you know, and jump on somebody.
And it wasn't even always jumping on angels.
But when they jumped on an angel, they got hurt. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, don't.
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
think I remember it.
Do you?
_ No, I'm not certain. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Because _ _ _ _ there was a couple of them before we went on who were really very nice, you know,
cover them guys. _
_ _ It's just I _ _ _ _ _ don't know. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I mean, the way they cleared the path, for instance, was incredible.
And did you were you there?
Was you in that in the party that had to be led to the stage?
_ I couldn't.
I saw what they did.
Yeah.
_ That was insane. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ That's just the way they did it, you know, very, very. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Because before that, I didn't really think there was anything going on.
I didn't hear anything because we were right this side. _ _ _
_ Oh, dear, what a shame. _ _ _
_ _ KSAN Radio here.
The violence at Altamont was completely unexpected.
The Rolling Stones
had performed for overflow audiences without incident in major cities across the United States. _