Passaro arrested for
youth discovery of
Maysles, Albert and David
Bank hired by
careers of
crews hired by
critique response from
filming by
footage sale denied by
Gimme Shelter work of
Grey Gardens work by
loyalty of
threats towards
McBath, Lucia
McDonald, Country Joe
McKernan, Ron (“Pigpen”)
McKinney, Kent
McLean, Don
media. See also radio; Rolling Stone
Altamont coverage in
blame presented in
counterculture in
ignorance of
justice lacking in
Meet Marlon Brando
Merry Pranksters
methamphetamine
Hells Angels use of
Hunter, M., use of
inhibitions lowered by
Monck, Chip
at Altamont Speedway
arc lights of
assault on
as blamed
Hunter, M., family visited by
lighting discovered by
rug salvaged by
Morthland, John
motorcycles. See also Harley-Davidson
as affordable
antipathy represented by
damage to
as masculine
as sacred
Muddy Waters
murder
Hells Angels accused of
of Jagger, Hunter, M., intent
Passaro accused of
Murray, Craig
Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ’n’ Roll Music (Marcus)
Nash, Graham
nature, as calming
New Left
Nichols, Mike
Nixon, Richard
Nixonland (Perlstein)
nostalgia
Oldham, Andrew Loog
optimism
Oswald, Lee Harvey
outer circle
Pallenberg, Anita
Parker, Dixie Anderson. See Ward, Dixie
Parker, Jesse
death of
Ward, Dixie, meeting
Parker, Taammi
Parker, Tanya
Parker, Tim
parking
Parsons, Gram
Passaro, Alan
arrest of, for marijuana
death of
defense for
girlfriend of
gun influence on trial of
as Hells Angels prospect
murder accusation of
as not guilty
Roberts and
testimony against
testimony from
Thompson describing
in Vacaville prison
weapon of
Penn, Arthur
Pennebaker, D. A.
Performance
Perlstein, Rick
Pilafian, Peter
Pissed Off Bastards
police. See also arrests
Altamont presence of
concerns of
as corrupt
Hells Angels fighting
as incompetent
investigation of
as outnumbered
as preferred to Hells Angels
presence of
racial violence ignored by
Roberts visiting
security from
Woodstock presence of
Pollack, Sydney
Ponek, Stefan
Burks interview by
closing words of
Hells Angels critique of
on radio
real time reports by
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
poverty
price gouging
Primary
prostitution
Psychiatry in Russia
PTSD. See post-traumatic stress disorder
race
influence of
trauma of
racism
as blatant
Jim Crow and
heartbreak of
of Hells Angels
horrors of
injustice of
legacy of
targeting because of
violence and
radio
observations presented on
Ponek on
publicity from
reporting from
Ray, James Earl
Reagan, Ronald
Rector, James
respect
Richards, Keith
accusations from
Hells Angels opinion of
Jagger and
performance of
warning from
Riefenstahl, Leni
Roberts, Bob
arrest of
defense of
Gypsy Jokers approached by
Passaro and
police visiting
Walker meeting with
Roeg, Nicolas
Rolling Stone
accounts acquired by
Altamont story by
award for
coverage by
interests of
trust in
The Rolling Stones. See also American tour; specific members
Altamont arrival of
Altamont subject avoided by
concert delayed by
culpability of
donations by
escape of
The Rolling Stones
exile of
failures of
footage of, after Altamont
Hells Angels paid by
ignorance of
as musical sorcerers
perception of
performers attracted to
perseverance of
preparation of
public response to
Schneider as manager of
secret concert of
silence from
transformation of
violence fought by
volatility expressed by
Ruby, Jack
Rugoff, Donald
Saarinen, Eric
safety
for audience
permits
Salesman
Santana
Schickel, Richard
schizophrenia
of Anderson, A.
as unforgiving
of Ward, Dixie, siblings
Schneider, Ronnie
bluntness of
Jagger accompanied by
Klein communications with
perspective of
Rolling Stones manager
Schoenfeld, Dr. Frank
Scully, Rock
backstage
Garcia talking with
as Grateful Dead manager
Lang called by
promotion by
Sears Point Raceway
Sebastian, John
security
Cutler opinion on
desperate need for
difficulty with
from Hells Angels
lack of trained
planning for
from police
underestimating of
Segely, Ron
self-expression
sex
as pleasure
symbols of
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Simon, John
Sirhan, Sirhan
Skyview Memorial Lawn
Slick, Grace
Snake Pit
social change
sound quality
at Altamont
at Woodstock
Stanley, Owsley
Steinberg, Susan
Stern, Sol
Stewart, Ian
Sticky Fingers
Stills, Stephen
Stoll, Nelson
Surrealistic Pillow
Swanson, Janet
swastikas
Sweeney, Louise
Tannahill, Larry
Tate, Sharon
Taylor, Mick
terror
at Altamont festival
of Churchill
of Hells Angels
Thompson, Hunter S.
Hells Angels written about by
incidents reported by
Kesey introduced by
Passaro described by
warning by
transcendence
Triumph of the Will
Turner, Ike & Tina
Vacaville prison
vengeance
vigilantism
violence
comfort with
in communities
as constant
as endemic
Garcia reaction to
from Hells Angels
Jefferson Airplane fighting
racism and
Rolling Stones fighting
as social lubricant
as spectacle
truth surrounding
vulnerability created from
without warning
Wadleigh, Michael
Walker, George
Belli working with
Roberts meeting with
Wallace, George
Ward, DeWitt
Ward, Dixie
fears of
grief of
humor of
Parker, J., meeting
as teacher
Warhol, Andy
wars
Second World War
Vietnam War
Watts, Charlie
Wayne, John
weather
Weathermen
Weir, Bob
Wenner, Jann
Wexler, Haskell
The Who
Wild in the Streets
The Wild One
Winner, Langdon
Wiseman, Frederick
With Love from Truman
Wood, Jim
Woodstock
as close to disaster
Garcia at
imitating of
police presence at
as political statement
sound quality at
successors to
Woodstock
Workingman’s Dead
Wyman, Bill
Yippies
Young, Neil
Zwerin, Charlotte
background of
character of
critique response from
loyalty of
techniques of
voice of
About the Author
SAUL AUSTERLITZ has been published in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Slate, The Village Voice, The New Republic, The San Francisco Chronicle, Spin, Rolling Stone, and Paste. He is the author of several previous books, including Money for Nothing: A History of the Music Video from the Beatles to the White Stripes. He lives in Brooklyn. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction
Part One: PREPARATIONS
1. Woodstock West
2. Burning Crosses
3. Staging the Show
4. Outlaw Pride
Part Two: UNRAVELING
5. The Outer Circle
6. “Let’s Not Keep Fucking Up!”
7. Whippin’
8. Gun and Knife
Part Three: CARRYING ON
9. Last Chopper Out
10. Dupes
11. “We Only Want Beautiful Things”
12. “We Blew It”
13. Spontaneous Declaration
14. 8:15
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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Photo of Mick Jagger preceding title page is courtesy of Robert Altman.
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Title: Just a shot away: peace, love, and tragedy with the Rolling Stones at Altamont / Saul Austerlitz.
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Identifiers: LCCN 2018001404 | ISBN 9781250083197 (hardcover) | I SBN 9781250083203 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Altamont Festival (1969: Tracy, Calif.) | Rock concerts—California—Tracy. | Rolling Stones. | Hell’s Angels. | Homicide—California. | Rock music—California—Tracy—1961–1970—History and criticism. | Counterculture—United States—History—20th century.
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