You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Officials of the California Highway Patrol said they werent required to make a big effort in the Altamont area because the whole affair was set up at the last minute. ). The questioning by the prosecutor and the defense attorney brought out that few of them knew anything about Altamont except that there had been some kind of a youth fuss there around Christmastime and a few people got knocked off. I built it myself. They saw the Angel hard on that quarry on his like a naked African hunter moving out of hunger on a giraffe, moving with just as sharp a reflex as the wanted animal had and having only one advantage, the knife. cemeteries found in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The psychologists and sociologists of America are very good at night writing Ph.D. theses about the alienation of the young. The authorities in public power are very good at boycotting the people-hood of the young. The ambiguity of his sex, the spectacle of raper and victim in one body, threw the witnesses into convulsions of excitement.. Paul Cox, 18, nervously told the court that he had seen Passaro stab Hunter twice (the autopsy revealed that Hunter had been stabbed five times). The jurors saw that movie footage about twenty times during the next four weeks. Learn more about managing a memorial . The incident was caught on camera and became a central scene in the Maysles Brothers documentary Gimme Shelter. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer, At the end of October 1959 in the basement of 39 Gerrard Street - an unexceptional and damp space that was once a sort of rest room for taxi drivers and an occasional tea bar - Ronnie Scott opened his first jazz club. In 1980, he was given a two year prison sentence on a weapons charge and federal racketeering charges in relation to his activities with the Hells Angels. He didnt pinpoint any suspects for 47 days. But they might have done. Alan Passaro was not guilty. (Rehabilitation for what? He was lucky that Walker had spared him the full Angel treatment. On December 6 1969 Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a Hell's Angel at The Rolling Stones Altamont Free Concert Meredith Hunter in 1969, wearing the same lime-green suit he would wear to Altamont. He had had some experience with British Angels at a Stones concert in Hyde Park. And you know what? You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. To use this feature, use a newer browser. who tried the case. Jensen goofed. The eight-man, four-woman jury deliberated 12 1/2 hours following 17 days of testimony. If you think youre too short, you might do some attention-getting things to show the world youre not a nobody, and to show the cops (who have to be, by law, taller than average) that you can stand up to them. It looked as though he was wearing one of the wigs that long-haired guys wear to get across the border into Mexico. Right, film people, lets do something! Jagger proclaims. The witness knew the language of the dopeloving underground. About the indeterminate sentence. Pictures. Cheetah briefly escapes enclosure at Omaha zoo. The Grateful Dead are there, cavorting in zonked-out hippie fashion, waiting for an overdue helicopter. Well, Mr.Bryant, did you see what the cops and the D.A. Walker asked him what happened to Hunter when he was knocked off his position on the speaker box a few feet away. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Hells Angels, far left held back surging crowd. Donovan said they talked to 1100 persons and showed them photographs of possible suspects. The Angels survived, but the plot to kill the Jagger was scrapped. Passaro, who had a history of crime, was found dead in 1985 with $10,000 in his pockets. On the day before the verdict, while the injury was deliberating, Celeste asked him, Where did you sleep last night, Alan? He gave her a really affectionate smile and said, at the Hilton.. What is this? Passaro never went to prison. She gave in during the last hour of deliberation. You ought to see it, its wild.. He was whipping around the road in a car full of shit and a load of weed and a known prostitute. Jagger comes sweeping in, surveys the unruly scene. KnowledgeNuts.com would like to show you notifications for our latest post and updates. Celeste, was there every day, watching for the moments when Alan would turn around and give to her one of those intimate facial signals that recollect good times in bed, good meals eaten together, skiing (which he loves) and the hours of delicious whispering and joking and telling of secrets. But Meredith Hunter was packing a double-barrelled gun. . And when they come back fightin, they got thumped. (One not filmed byGeorge Lucas because his camera broke.). (I read they busted some big dude from the Corrections Department on weed, he said. They told me if I could sit on the edge of the stage so nobody would climb over me, I could drink beer until the show was over. This time peace and love did not win out. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Hells Angel Alan Passaro intercepted Hunters lethal charge, stabbing the teenager five times and then viciously beating him. . And there in the room, six feet from the jury, was John Burke, the meticulous deputy D.A., with a pleasant, almost childlike smile, who certainly doesnt look as though he would want to have a man gassed to death. Trivia (2) Passaro was caught on film stabbing Meredith Hunter and put on trial for murder. Because it had blood on it, on the collar and on the front.. After 17 days of testimony, 22-year-old Alan Passaro found not guilty in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? He told the jury that when he phoned Rolling Stone: I was very nervous, wound up like a clock, and agreeing with everything he said. (Commenting on this the other day, Burks said: I still think he was telling us what had gone on there. Born August 23, 1948 Died March 29, 1985 (36) Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Photos Known for Gimme Shelter 7.8 Self - Hell's Angel Who Stabs Meredith Hunter (uncredited) 1970 Credits Edit IMDbPro Self They tried me as a person. After the verdict he exclaimed, I didnt think I had a chance! Walker referred to his trial work as what a painter does. The mural he painted for the jury showed a righteous Angel sticking to an assignment, loyal to his bike brothers, and feeling his life was in danger from a man seven inches taller than he, a man probably high on speed, paranoid, waving a gun, maybe even shooting it, and causing some people to believe he might want to assassinate Mick Jagger. And she didnt care if she bled to death. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Alan Passaro, 21, was the Angel arrested and charged with murder. Barger had more to say on KSAN, San Franciscos underground FM station: We were told if we showed up, we could sit on the stage and drink some beer that the Stones managers had brought us, you know. Passaro was charged with murder, but acquitted on the basis of self defense. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Alan David Passaro I found on Findagrave.com. John Burkes turn: he wanted to know how many beers Tannahill [an Angel] had more than two? The judge ruled that the death penalty remained an option. Please try again later. Sorry! (AP Photo). (When I get out Im going to get another chop. The attack that was caught on film and featured in the documentary Gimme Shelter, and Hunter died at the scene. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. After 17 days of testimony, 22-year-old Alan Passaro found not guilty in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter By Rolling Stone February 18, 1971 The Rolling Stones onstage at The. A MediaComms.IO company. Meredith was killed as the Stones played, the horror recorded onGimme Shelter, David and Albert Maysless documentary. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. There was a problem getting your location. The Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end Celeste said she herself wasnt crazy about his joining the Angels. Mick Jagger, center, dances on stage causing audience members to raise their arms and hands during rock concert at the Altamont Speedway near Livermore, Calif., Dec. 9, 1969. Now I dont know if you think we pay fifty dollars for them things, or steal them, or pay a lot for them, or what. Alan David Passaro, 24, one of Barger's soldiers and an ex-convict, was charged with Hunter's . He died on March 29, 1985 in Morgan Hill, California, USA. His conversation did not sound disoriented. What did Cox mean by agreeing with everything he said? He likes his father a lot and the name of his four-year-old son is Michael Alan Passaro. Alan Passaro was born on August 23, 1948 in Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA. But to be fair, out of the whole 300 Angels working as stewards, the vast majority did what they were supposed to do, which was to regulate the crowds as much as possible without causing any trouble. Patrick Peyton of County Mayo, Eire, appeared before 250,000 persons in the Polo Grounds of Golden Gate Park, telling them: The family that prays together stays together. The lovable, round-faced priest also reported on praying victories over communist infiltrators in South America. Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger. Featuring acts like Santana and Jefferson Airplane, the concert was set to culminate with The Rolling Stones as the closing act. He got into this ambiguous drama by telephoning Rolling Stone and unloading some of the horror and disgust that were jammed up inside him like hard turds. But it seems more likely that they concluded that Passaro stabbed the victim but in doing so was committing justifiable homicide. Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents. Help us build our profile of Alan Passaro! Even the gun of Meredith Hunter was lost on the field of Altamont: as he lay dying on his stomach, somebody stole it. (At Altamont that day, he said, I was just doing what I had to do. Belli alleged that the Maysles Brothers, who made the film, had offered Passaro $10,000, but the 22-year-old Angel had said no. I cant tell you why. Alan and Celeste got themselves a nice, two-bedroom house in San Jose. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Weve got ten minutes. He pulls some hippie chick aside and imperiously directs the cameraman (probably Albert Maysles) to go Tighter tighter tighter tighter tighter tighter on her face, adorned with a groovy beaded headband and massive square shades. He said he hadnt been smoking grass. Some other Angels caught what was happening and came off the stage, and when they did, people started backing up. March 1 (UPI) -- Officials at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium confirmed a cheetah briefly escaped from its enclosure, but was behind a public barrier at all times. The people were packed right up to the stage. Fans enjoy themselves at the infamous Gimme Shelter rock concert featuring the Rolling Stones, at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, Ca. Maybe the eight white-skinned men and four white-skinned women of the jury decided that Meredith Hunter, waving a gun that day, and a certified speed user, was even more lawless and disorderly. Via Rolling Stone. Meredith had shot a Hells Angel. The bike had caught fire. Like some dudes want to be lawyers and some dudes want to be barbers, I wanted to be an Angel. DONATE, Before the money moved in, Kings Cross was a place for born-and-bred locals, clubs and crime, See what really went on during that time in NYC's topless go-go bars, Chris Stein 's photographs of Debbie Harry and friends take us back to a great era of music. (AP Photo). But there were about 10 or 20 who were completely out of their minds trying to drive their motorcycles through the middle of the crowds. Not just the Stones, all of them. He said it was true what Mel Belli said, that the Maysles Brothers had offered him $10,000 for his role as a superstar in Gimme Shelter.). But as he took some drags on the cigar the softness of him was covered over by a tough, con-wise expression on his face. Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. he had a weapon in his hand He stepped back on the box and when he did I hit him and yelled, Look out, hes got a gun! . He testified he might even be as tall as 5 10, but at Soledad he was measured as 5 6. A group of bikers attempted to land a boat outside the singers Hamptons, Long Island holiday estate, where they planned to enter from the rear to bypass the security at the entrance of the mansion. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. Did that alter the trials outcome? By the time I got to Hunter he had already been stabbed. We ended up getting a great law and order jury, said John Burke, the deputy D.A. a scene at a helipad on a pier on San Francisco Bay. As soon as Burke got through with this reluctant witness, George Walker zoomed in to develop one of his favorite themes: That everybody around the Altamont stage had been so stoned nobody would know who was stabbing whom. The investigation of the crime and the trial demonstrated again what a great artist Franz Kafka was (that strange little man twisted up by Germanic official ness, telling how hard it is to beat city hall, what happens to us when we let our institutions mechanize us). Sure, the Angels tie into the rock culture as far as the music goes. They took me to lunch and made sure I ate.. Cox talked in tones so low they would have been inaudible without the microphone. I didnt go there to police nothing. The situation didnt look too promising for the defense, at the beginning: Walker certainly didnt mind getting help from jurors who might think it would be good for the country if white guys kick and stomp or even stab a few niggers. On the first day of the trial, a score of Angels showed up in full parade dress. . Merediths girlfriend begged him to stop, but according to her, he was so high he could barely walk. He returned to attack the bikers with a .22-caliber revolver, reportedly firing off at least one shot. No luck. The body of Alan D. Passaro, 36, of nearby Morgan Hill, was found by two boaters Sunday in Anderson Reservoir, about 75 miles south of San Francisco. The story goes that the Angles were hired by headline act The Grateful Dead for security. However, a close examination of the film revealed that Hunter had pulled a gun first. On his arm were needle-marks, consistent with the finding of 1.0 MG% of methamphetamine in the urine and 0.1 MG% of amphetamine in the liver. The attack that was caught on film and featured in the documentary Gimme Shelter, and Hunter died at the scene. And you know what? Polish basketball player breaks slam dunk world record. Failed to delete memorial. Other witnesses testified that Hunter had harassed members of the Angels who had been hired to guard the stage and had allegedly drawn a gun after being shoved around by several Angels. To stab him five times is thoroughly defensive. It might be said that they overdid their proving because the superstar they were hired to defend had raised a great turmoil of ambivalent vibrations in the crowd. And everything was cool. By the time the Stones came on everybody was wired up. Add to your scrapbook. Passaro never went to prison. didnt know the defendant would testify until an hour before he took the stand). The vibe is sweet and playful. Even if he had hunted down that black Berkeley kid just out of an impulse of revenge, getting even with all the cops and prison guards who had hassled him; even if he rammed that knife into Hunters back two times, as Paul Cox said he did; and even if he was glad, glad, glad to use the knife on the guy and it made his muscles sing like a PG&E high tension line; even if Hunter died from the two top wounds in his back that Cox thought he surely saw made by Passaro; even if all that was true, and the jurors had any reasonable doubt about it, Passaro was not guilty. Since the guy he shot was a fugitive at the time, we couldnt take him to a doctor or an emergency ward. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. That would be like some freak getting up in front of a Surrender for Christ crusade meeting and saying hes going to shoot Billy Graham. The Idol: How HBOs Next Euphoria Became Twisted Torture Porn (Alan Passaro described the jurors as the people, the citizens, the straights, the squares. He said: They didnt try me as a Hells Angel. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Look, I aint no cop. But as the months went by, the fright built up in him. He let it out over the phone to John Burks. . at bat. And any juror, watching Alan Passaro, could see, just by the way he walked in and sat down, and the way he flicked his arm away from the bailiff, that his body was away ahead of most of the ideas he might have. Charged with murder, Passar. And my kid. The Rolling Stones at The Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California on December 6, 1969. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Try again later. Failed to remove flower. View. This browser does not support getting your location. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. 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