(I read they busted some big dude from the Corrections Department on weed, he said. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. hes got his big red tongue out and is licking his lips. (One not filmed byGeorge Lucas because his camera broke.). English (By weight lifting he had got his weight up to 186 pounds, a gain of 34 pounds since Altamont.) And theyre going to hang me up on a silent murder beef. On Saturday December 6, 1969, a free concert was held at Californias Altamont Speedway. Passaro testified that he had stabbed at Hunter, but said he wasnt sure if his six-inch knife blade had penetrated the Berkeley youths body. Later, a fan was stabbed to death by a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club 8 Dec 1969. 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.. First-aid stations ringed the field, litter-bearers abounded, a field hospital was set up nearby, and a special force of 300 policemen and 40 California Highway patrolmen were maneuvered to keep the peace through command posts from radio-equipped helicopters. the murder indictment. He was a notorious member of the Hells Angels biker gang. The bike people have bonds that are deeper than patriotism and tie them tightly into a brotherhood that is as spontaneous as a twitching nerve in a wounded mans back; their protective way of loving roots down toward the watery beginnings of our lives, where mother and child are one. Alan Passaro was born on August 23, 1948 in Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA as Alan David Passaro. You can put half a million young English people together and they wont start killing each other. 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. We want to hear it. However, a close examination of the film revealed that Hunter had pulled a gun first. A Hells Angel had knocked out Jefferson Airplanes Marty Balin. Meredith was killed as the Stones played, the horror recorded onGimme Shelter, David and Albert Maysless documentary. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. His death was labeled suspicious, but has gone unprosecuted. He was afraid it would make him look like a sissy.. One of Jensens investigators, Lieutenant Mark McDonough, finally located Bryant and subpoenaed him only three days before the trial began. And the Hells Angels were in fact hired for security duties; to guard the stage and keep the peace for the duration of the festival. - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. A lot of guys just hang up their paroles at the gates. He was found dead floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket in 1985. Record information. (Alan Passaro described the jurors as the people, the citizens, the straights, the squares. He said: They didnt try me as a Hells Angel. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Celeste said she herself wasnt crazy about his joining the Angels. The defense strategy also worked the racial theme. Hells Angels flank the stage. For me and my people. 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. Altamont itself was heroic an epic as Wagnerian in stature as the Nuremberg rally had been: closing out an era with a bang, not a whimper. On the first day of the trial, a score of Angels showed up in full parade dress. 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. Like some dudes want to be lawyers and some dudes want to be barbers, I wanted to be an Angel. Please consider making a donation to our site. cemeteries found in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He, himself, went out with the D.A.s investigator, Lieutenant McDonough, in the manhunt. 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. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The prosecution could round up only one witness from the multitudes near the stabbing who would testify against Passaro. His blonde-haired, soft-speaking wife. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time The D.A. Its hard to adjust to quick changes in plans. SAN FRANCISCO, October 7, 1961 The Rev. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. It shot my whole theory of dont trust anyone over 30. I mean I dont know none of them. Alan Passaro died in 1985 after drowning in the Anderson Reservoir in Santa Clara County. (Its enough to drive a man to read a psychoanalyst. Burke: Why did you strike at Hunter with a knife?. Hunter was black. . But they moved them people back out of the way of the bike. Passaro was arrested and charged but he claimed self-defense and he was later accquitted. The prosecutor wanted to know if he saw Hunter stabbed. Five months after the drowning death of Brian Jones, a music festival held near San Francisco turned murderous, smothering Aquarius and its political anthems with a handful of apocalyptic screen images, "restless youth" seemingly devouring itself. Carter said that eight helmeted sheriffs deputies got through to the murder scene that evening, took one look around, looked at Hunter and saw he was indeed dead, and hightailed it out of that agglutinated mass of longhairs, naked freak-outs, beaten-up kids, Angels, and bum-tripped people in all kinds of costumes that clean-cut kids wouldnt be caught dead in. Walker needed help in a situation where you had movie footage showing a guy in an Angels jacket running hard like a pole vaulter at a track meet, running with an eagerness quicker than any thought, quicker than any feeling, and just a shade quicker than most peoples impulses, running right at that man who died, and with his knife. Some other Angels caught what was happening and came off the stage, and when they did, people started backing up. When Jensens office leaned on the Maysles Brothers in New York to get the name of the cameraman who caught the killing, nobody seemed to know which one it was. But sometimes I make statements during interviews to loosen a guy up . The film clip, from Gimme Shelter, the Maysles documentary of the Stones tour, was also run many times during the course of the trial. 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. He didnt pinpoint any suspects for 47 days. Donovan said they talked to 1100 persons and showed them photographs of possible suspects. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. 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. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. About the sham of rehabilitation. Failed to report flower. The story was the focus of the 1970 film, "Gimme Shelter," and is also the focus of an urban legend that states that the song, 'Sympathy For The Devil,' was playing . Let them take care of their own. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Passaro, a former Hells Angel, was acquitted in the death of a Berkeley teenager stabbed to death during the December 1969 rock concert. How could any clean-living man or woman believe a person like that. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He said he hadnt been smoking grass. And ride. The hand of drummer Charlie Watts is shown in foreground. Its like a machine.. Mostly I just read philosophy and psychology and wait for my wife to come down. Was it a racist crime? How could one Hells Angel be held more accountable than Mick Jagger, for his incitement to Satanism: than Sam Cutler, for his nativete in assigning police powers to the Angels; to Sheriff Madigan for letting these bike-fetishists take over his duties? The Hells Angels, a rowdy crowd, and a poorly-arranged venue all conspired to turn a multi-band extravaganza, headlined by the Rolling Stones, into a violent and even deadly debacle. All Pictures results for Alan David Passaro. Lt. Darold Thomas, head of the sheriff's detective unit, said Tuesday, 'The death is kind of suspicious, but it is only a drowning at this point.'. . To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. When violence broke out, Keith Richards was unprepared: The violence just in front of the stage was incredible. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. They had hit people with pool queues. He died on 29 March 1985 in Morgan Hill, California, USA. I made the frame. It was a Harley-Davidson. It was meant to be a west coast Woodstock, but today we remember it as the "end" of the '60s: Altamont. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Failed to delete memorial. Only after I had seen the film, the witness said, was I aware of the nature of the happenings. With Dave Maysles at his side, he had been on a quest for color, swinging his lens around to pick up, now Mick Jagger, now and then a naked man, or the hips or breasts or big-eyed glory of a stoned girl, or the very colorful Angels as they stood so intransigently planted on the edges of the stage, their Deaths Head jackets to camera. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. We want to hear it. Oops, something didn't work. Sorry! 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