Not a happy music post today but then again, not all music history is happy, boppy history. This is one of those times. Enjoy but be forewarned, this post deals with violence and death and greed.

Places, Everyone!...Venue #20/25: Altamont Speedway in Tracy, California. https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/10/28/places-everyone-venue-20-25-altamont-speedway-in-tracy-california/ #AltamontFreeConcert, #AltamontSpeedway, #MeredithHunter, #PlacesEveryone, #TheRollingStones, #Woodstock

#otd 6 Dec 1969: #MeredithHunter (*1951), US-American man and music fan

~ killed at the #AltamontFreeConcert during the #RollingStones performance: Under the influence of metaphetamine, Hunter approached the stage, and was violently driven off by members of the Hells Angels, who had agreed to serve as security guards. He subsequently returned to the stage area, drew a revolver, and was stabbed and beaten to death by Hells Angel Alan Passaro (who later drowned).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qTKsylrpsg