#altamont

Keith Richards taking in the Flying Burrito Brothers at the ill-fated Altamont Speedway concert, 6 December 1969.

Gimme Shelter: The Altamont Concert.

Lecture 10: ALTAMONT: If Woodstock was hailed as a celebration of “peace and love,” the Altamont Free Concert on December 6, 1969 (at Altamont Speedway in northern California) - the brainchild of The Rolling Stones - was seen as its opposite: a dark, disorderly concert that saw the Hells Angels, who furnished security at the event, stab a concertgoer (Meredith Hunter) who allegedly climbed on the stage with a gun. Some eyewitnesses disputed the claim that Hunter had a gun. A Hells Angel guard stabbed him, a terrible moment captured on film here in about the last 30 seconds of this footage (luckily, it’s very difficult to see in this film).

Keith Richards at the Altamont Free Concert on December 6, 1969.

Coronado + Altamont Scenic Route Black IPA (Picked up at Windmill Farms). A 3 of 4. Given market trends, not everyday you see one of these, and this is nicely done. Relatively aggressive herbal bitterness alongside the roast and dark malt notes you'd expect. Medium body, and a bit aggressive on the palate on balance.

The moment the Summer of Love died- The Rolling Stones at Altamont Raceway with Hell’s Angels and hundreds of thousands of people… Under My Thumb

The National Limited would be discontinued on October 1st later that same year. One image by Richard Koenig; taken in February of 1979.

Richard Blair