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undergroundrockpress · 27 days

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Carlos Santana backstage at The Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969. Photo : Robert Altman.

#rock photography #Carlos Santana #Robert Altman #altamont #1969

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balladofsallyrose · 2 months

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The Flying Burrito Brothers Lazy Days, Close Up the Honky Tonks, Sweet Mental Revenge Altamont Speedway, 1969 with corrected audio Full live setlist / performance

#the flying burrito brothers #gram parsons #chris hillman #keith richards #altamont

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chaoticdesertdweller · 1 year

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Just for fun. I'd choose Monterey so I could mingle with Brian Jones and Cass Elliot while watching Jimi and Janis steal the show.

#music festival #tumblr polls #the 60s #woodstock #monterey pop #isle of wight #big sur #altamont

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lisamarie-vee · 3 months

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#mick jagger #keith richards #the rolling stones #altamont #1960s #rock and roll hall of fame

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porterdavis · 5 months

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54 years ago the 60s were killed

Altamont, CA, the Rolling Stones, and the Hells Angels.

#altamont #hells angels #rolling stones

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rolloroberson · 5 months

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The Rolling Stones- Mick, Charlie and Keith backstage at Altamont Raceway with members of the Hell’s Angels before the ill fated 1969 concert. Photographed by Ethan Russell.

#the rolling stones #keith richards #mick jagger #charlie watts #hell’s angels #altamont #ethan russell

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vintagerocker69 · 1 month

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The Rolling Stones At Altamont

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones at The Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969 in Livermore, California. (Photo by Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

#altamont #keith richards #rolling stones #rhythm and blues #rock and roll #charlie watts #mick jagger #stones sixty #bill wyman #mick taylor #letitbleed

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thedaily-beer · 5 months

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Altamont Beer Works Cryo O' Clock IPA (Picked up at Windmill Farms). A 3 of 4. Really bright hop nose with mostly tropical, citrus, and a touch of pine. Very light body with a moderate amount of bitterness in the finish. The hop profile is quite nice and a bit complex, but won't stand out among many other top tier IPAs.

#Altamont beer works #altamont #Cryo o' clock #ipa #india pale ale #beer #cryo #windmill farms #3 #san diego #california

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no-side-us · 4 months

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Letters From Watson Liveblog - Dec. 30

His Last Bow

I adore the title for this one. It's so elegant and simple.

There's a lot of atmosphere in this first paragraph. Doyle's definitely trying to set a pressurized mood for a story set right before the First World War. The imagery of the "wound" being in the distance fits in very nicely with the idea of coming bloodshed.

And I take this as another nice bit of imagery: German industry encroaching upon English nature. Also cars are a thing now! No more coaches and carriages, time moves forwards.

When I first read this story I knew that Holmes would be going undercover, so I assumed this line was a hint for the reveal that Von Bork was Holmes. The assumption didn't last long obviously.

Say whatever about Von Bork, but I enjoy anybody who has their own little sorting system. And the idea of a bunch of highly classified, sensitive government information being categorized into general subjects is pretty funny.

There's something ironic about Holmes going undercover as an Irish-American in order to help the British empire. I wonder if he had to rethink some things about his home country while he was doing it.

On one hand, telling the code to your secret dossier safe, even to someone you think is a trusted agent, doesn't seem that smart. On the other hand, he is moving away tomorrow so Von Bork probably doesn't see any harm in it. Still, for a spy it seems like poor behavior.

And Holmes, even in his later years, still has his flair for the dramatic. What makes it even better is that Holmes later confirms this is his book, one he's written over the years he spent with his bees.

And Watson's back! Hooray! Maybe this should have been titled Their Last Bow instead.

Not much to say other than how great it is to see Holmes and Watson be so happy with each other. There's such a joy in seeing them. I'm so glad The Lion's Mane was not the last story we had. It's right that the last one would include Watson.

Good ol' Watson, ever insulting towards appearances he doesn't like. Though in this case I have to agree with him. The image of Holmes with a goatee is not a good one.

It wouldn't be a finale without some sort of reference to the early adventures. It does retroactively make Moriarty that much more important a figure that he's named by Holmes here after so many years have gone by. And Moran too.

And one more reference for good measure. A Scandal in Bohemia was published in 1891, but set in 1888. And this story was published in 1917, but set in 1914. So 26 years have passed both in the real world and in-story. How neat is that?

I like that Holmes' method of consoling Von Bork is to basically compliment himself. "At least someone as incredible and talented as me was the one who brought you down. Doesn't that make you feel better?"

Nothing more romantic than two friends in intimate converse while their prisoner vainly struggles in the background. An ideal setting for any date.

Not if the Second World War has anything to say about it.

His Last Bow was great! I really enjoyed it and I feel it's a nice way to end the year as well as Letters From Watson. What a fun read through this year has been, with so many lovely posts and works made as a result. Thanks @jabbage!

#letters from watson #his last bow #sherlock holmes #john h watson #altamont #martha #von bork #baron von herling #arthur conan doyle #liveblogging sherlock holmes

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20th-century-railroading · 11 months

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