28 June 1972: The Rolling Stones toured America to wild acclaim in 1969. Geoffrey Cannon describes the impact of their return visitKSAN FM RADIO,San Francisco, ran a competition to give absent tickets to the Rolling Stones’ concert at Winterland. The prize was to disappear to the most imaginative retort to the question: what would you do to net a pair of Rolling Stones tickets? The winner, and a man,said: “Shave off all the hair on my body, and smoke it.”Inside Winterland, or after Stevie Wonder had wound up his support act,roadies roll back a carpet on-stage. Underneath there’s revealed a double serpent, in green and yellow, and covering an area the size of two boxing rings laid side by side. The tongues of the serpents extend mid-stage,so that Jagger will sing within their painted flicker. Related: July 1969: Rolling Stones Hyde Park gig marred by death of Brian Jones “All down the line
We’re gonna open up the throttle,
yeah
All down the line
We’re gonna bust another bottle, and
yeah.”“Hey! Said my name is called Disturbance
I’ll shout and scream,I’ll kill the King
I’ll rail at all his servants.[br]Well, what can a poor boy do
‘Cept sing for a rock ‘n’ roll band?”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com