tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post7052709195165372149..comments2024-03-29T10:49:38.462-04:00Comments on PowerPop: The Longest Cocktail PartyNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88265095323913463972010-03-18T19:09:58.809-04:002010-03-18T19:09:58.809-04:00Isn't it the legend that Keef came up with the...Isn't it the legend that Keef came up with the riff to Satisfaction in a Clearwater hotel, during an early '65 tour? Are we looking at said hotel, I wonder, or had they moved into more sumptuous digs by then?LP Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70898761195083953212010-03-17T14:32:22.652-04:002010-03-17T14:32:22.652-04:00Every time I see a YouTube vid of the Stones on so...Every time I see a YouTube vid of the Stones on some ginormous stadium stage I'm going to think about that little platform in Fresno, hung with radio station banners.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965815258050677130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90099251779754025822010-03-17T12:44:27.867-04:002010-03-17T12:44:27.867-04:00Now that there picture is the difference between a...Now that there picture is the difference between a photograph and an electronic image. You ain't gonna find a j-peg 45 years later in your duffel bag. Great stuff!ms. rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428672537206412958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31590794434942444532010-03-17T12:16:22.694-04:002010-03-17T12:16:22.694-04:00Damn, they were great.
Still are, on a good night...Damn, they were great.<br /><br />Still are, on a good night.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30454198048852690392010-03-17T11:40:53.060-04:002010-03-17T11:40:53.060-04:00OK, gotta find that Keef interview about the Fresn...OK, gotta find that Keef interview about the Fresno gig.<br /><br />Looking at their schedule for that tour, I was right about Ratcliffe Stadium, though it also mentions they played the local Municipal Auditorium, which held about 3000. Their next stop, btw, was Sacramento Municipal Auditorium, where the Beach Boys recorded a live album.dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-46703524485459509012010-03-17T10:48:22.489-04:002010-03-17T10:48:22.489-04:00Right place, right time I say.Right place, right time I say.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66404940565332745622010-03-17T10:27:00.276-04:002010-03-17T10:27:00.276-04:00Very tan for a couple of Brits.
Poor Brian. Great...Very tan for a couple of Brits.<br /><br />Poor Brian. Great musician.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74435010376147587822010-03-17T09:48:36.000-04:002010-03-17T09:48:36.000-04:00Trey --
Oh yeah, they knew how good they were. Ta...Trey --<br /><br />Oh yeah, they knew how good they were. Take a look at the cover photo of the first album, which was sold in England with no lettering of any kind on the front -- just the band, staring into posterity.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81042775829361727522010-03-17T09:47:14.357-04:002010-03-17T09:47:14.357-04:00".....in the greatest city in the world!"...".....in the greatest city in the world!"<br /><br />Thanks, Ron.<br /><br />And, thanks, Steven, for posting this cut today!Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020917864270864953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-146483095113591872010-03-17T09:33:49.607-04:002010-03-17T09:33:49.607-04:00Wow that is well recorded. There is some nice air ...Wow that is well recorded. There is some nice air around Mick's vocals, even in the mp3. And I see what you mean about their confidence. <br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27768612260269509932010-03-17T09:15:45.612-04:002010-03-17T09:15:45.612-04:00I have a bunch of early live Stones -- '64-...I have a bunch of early live Stones -- '64-'67 vintage -- and they really were the world's greatest rock'n'roll band, even then.<br /><br />The Beatles were more creative, even visionary, but the Stones very simply <i>kicked ass</i>.Gummonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-7000035353266483042010-03-17T08:44:40.503-04:002010-03-17T08:44:40.503-04:00KC -- I'm assuming you're kidding?KC -- I'm assuming you're kidding?steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51083822576044865392010-03-17T08:26:29.660-04:002010-03-17T08:26:29.660-04:00World's luckiest bar band.World's luckiest bar band.Kid Charlemagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109953353900729258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52524944979882406252010-03-17T08:05:26.710-04:002010-03-17T08:05:26.710-04:00dave™©:
I knew you were going to love that shot f...dave™©:<br /><br />I knew you were going to love that shot from Fresno.<br /><br />That gig is actually somewhat notorious in Stones lore -- Keith talked about it in the first interview he gave to Rolling Stone.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78700822439779587942010-03-17T01:41:14.536-04:002010-03-17T01:41:14.536-04:00Hello Love... Ron Lundy R.I.P.Hello Love... Ron Lundy R.I.P.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74107448652461171432010-03-17T01:01:31.886-04:002010-03-17T01:01:31.886-04:00Love this picture of the Stones in Fresno!
I'...Love <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/celebritynews/4942055/Beatles-and-Rolling-Stones-photographs-New-shots-of-John-Lennon-and-Mick-Jagger-found.html?image=4" rel="nofollow">this picture of the Stones in Fresno!</a><br /><br />I'm pretty sure that's a venue called Radcliffe Stadium - the sign on the stage is for KMAK radio, which at that time was battling it out with KYNO, the try-out station for the "Boss Radio" format.dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.com