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DISGRACELAND

The Rolling Stones at Altamont: Bikers, Blood, and the End of the '60s

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.613.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Rolling Stones, the most dangerous band on the planet, envisioned their free concert at the Altamont speedway outside San Francisco as the triumphant capstone to their 1969 tour: a west coast Woodstock, and a celebration of free love and hippiedom. But the festival, thrown together in under seventy two hours and with security managed by Hell’s Angels paid in beer, was fated for a tragic and violent end... just like the ‘60s themselves. For a full list of contributors, see the show notes at disgracelandpod.com. This episode is sponsored by Microdose Gummies. To learn more about microdosing THC, go to Microdose.com and use code DISGRACELAND to get free shipping and thirty percent off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Double Elvis

0:05.0

How did Malcolm finally gain his cat's respect?

0:10.0

Was it because he saved 35% on Trainline and bravely looked into the eyes of his dismissive

0:16.0

pet where he saw something that said,

0:19.0

I don't actually hate you.

0:22.0

His Trainline to thank for Malcolm gaining his cat's respect.

0:26.0

We hope so. We really do. Great journey start with Trainline.

0:31.0

Leverts savings from advanced fairs, rail carts and split-save wherever available versus equivalent flexible fair TNC's apply.

0:37.0

Discrease and as a production of Double Elvis.

0:41.0

The stories about the Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont are insane.

0:56.0

The Hells Angels, one of the most lawless and violent organizations in America at the time, were hired to run security.

1:04.0

The free concert which was expected to draw a crowd of upwards of 100,000 or more people was arranged in only 36 hours.

1:12.0

Minutes after arriving at the concert site, Mick Jagger was cold-cocked punched in the face by an angry fan,

1:18.0

who, like many in attendance, was likely tripping his brains out on the bad acid that was going around.

1:24.0

Altamont was intended to be the West Coast answer to Woodstock. All peace, love and good vibes.

1:31.0

Proof that the baby boomers could organize themselves free of authority and shine as an example of a kinder gentler generation in a better way of life.

1:40.0

In reality, Altamont was the opposite. It exposed the lie of the 60s, punctuated the end of an era and shown a light on who the Rolling Stones really were.

1:50.0

Not idealistic peace-knicks, but rather the most dangerous band on the planet.

1:56.0

A band that made great music, some of the greatest music ever made as a matter of fact.

2:01.0

That music you heard at the top of the show, that wasn't great music.

2:04.0

That was a preset loop from my Melotron, called Melostone Samba BK1.

2:10.0

I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to Nana Hei Hei kiss him goodbye by steam.

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