Greenwich Village, NYC;
March 26, 2009

NYC;
March 28, 2009

42nd Street just off Broadway, NYC;
March 26, 2009

Greenwich Village, NYC;
March 26, 2009

East Villiage, NYC;
March 26, 2009

Trumpeter Rasheed and band at Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park, NYC;
Mar. 27, 2009

In shop window, 7th Ave & 52nd St, NYC;
Mar. 27, 2009

or The night I thought I’d end up with a hunting knife in my belly

OK, before I tell the story behind that subtitle, check out the ticket price! Ten bucks to see the Stones. Tax included. No TicketMaster or venue fees. What a freakin’ deal!!!

Former Wailer Peter Tosh opened, supporting his Legalize It album. Most likely a decent set, but the only thing I remember all these years later is the size of the joint the band fired up toward the end. Looking like a medium-sized cigar, I imagine it took them a couple hours to smoke down to a roach.

It was a general admission show, a year and a half before the tragedy at The Who’s Cincinnati concert put an end to such things. So, after the Tosh set my friends and I made our way toward the stage. Getting to the front was never the hardest part of this maneuver; jump into the sea of humanity and the undertow would carry you in the desired direction. Holding your own up front, surviving the combination of mid-summer temps and body heat when personal space extended no further than your own layer of sweat, that was the tricky part.

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72nd & Broadway, New York; Mar. 27, 2009