8-)  Now we're talkin'!

How about a series of El Mocambo headers for the next few days?

Thanks, Kees, for that header pic.

Haven't seen this one before.

http://rocksoff.org/messageboard/Attachments/Stereo_Mocambo_Reels_1977-2.jpg

Edith Grove wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2010 at 5:33am:

How about a series of El Mocambo headers for the next few days?

I'm all in favor of that!

Ronnie Wood's gay :aimama  !

Great header.  Did anyone from this or other Stones' boards attend either 3/4 or 3/5/77?  Would love to hear details.

there are other stones' boards?? :forfucksake

good picture.  its a pity these shows were not recorded on film.

one of most fine moment of Stones history
we must collect everything of that show!!
and...Bill is photograph girl's legs!!

I visited the El Mo July of '78, right before the 4th of July Stones show @ Rich Stadium-Buffalo
Elvis Costello had just played there, Albert King was to play that night.
Small place, probably a great take that fabled night...

Side 3 of Love You Live is one of the best Stones live recordings....ever

I am enjoying these headers! :willya

Great Elmo pics. Thanks, Moy, for today's.

33 yrs ago today...

i was 15 years old 33 years ago

don't remind me

:will-ya

Throwaway wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2010 at 10:24am:

Ronnie Wood's gay :aimama  ! Great header.  Did anyone from this or other Stones' boards attend either 3/4 or 3/5/77?  Would love to hear details.

I used to trade tapes with a guy in Ottawa many years ago who won a radio competition for tickets to one of the shows. he literally had about 6 hours to get from Ottawa to Toronto but made it. (he was the same guy who sent me a very low gen tape of great quality Dirty Work outtakes long before they were ever widely circulated)

He doesnt post on the boards, but some of you who post on IORR might know jamesdouglas who posts there, and who plays in the same band as him.

The band intros on Love You Live are very strange. At one point, there's a shout from the audience of "Billyyyyyyyyyyyyy" at Billy Preston which comes from one of the strongest and most unmistakeable Belfast accents I've ever heard in my life. I know we've a lot of emigrants in Toronto, so its either one of them or one guy from my hometown was one incredibly lucky bastard.

tapes?  33 years ago......trading furs would seem more like it.  wow, how far tek has come

:pullanolte

That's the good shit man.  :smoking :interestingstuffronnie :kissmyass :areyoufuckingserious :Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

Yes it is!!

http://rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo2.jpg
Thanks moy

:blankfriggingstare1

Seeing as the EL Mocambo gig is the latest header, just thought I'd say just got the full gig on CD. Not too shoddy at all.

The FULL gig??

As far as I'm aware, only about 30-40 mins of one of the two shows has ever circulated (it was uploaded to the tracker yesterday for anyone who's interested), with some new mixes, etc.

http://rocksoff.org/messageboard/YaBB.pl?num=1208190298/850#850


Is this one the same thing?

NICE MICK PIC! YUMMY! LOVE IT! THAT'S HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:P :-* :P :-* :P :-*

Bitch wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 7:42am:

NICE MICK PIC! YUMMY! LOVE IT! THAT'S HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P :-* :P :-* :P :-*

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D LOL

Bitch wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 7:42am:

NICE MICK PIC! YUMMY! LOVE IT! THAT'S HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P :-* :P :-* :P :-*

Dry your knickers , eyes, dear!

;D ;D

Bitch wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 7:42am:

NICE MICK PIC! YUMMY! LOVE IT! THAT'S HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P :-* :P :-* :P :-*

Look at that Jumpsuit.
Happy Trail indeed!! ;) ;)

WAY at  el mocambo is almost as good as HOF at el mocambo... the finest post MT stones yet...and forevermore imhmfgdo!!

jigsawpuzzle wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 6:58am:

:blankfriggingstare1 Seeing as the EL Mocambo gig is the latest header, just thought I'd say just got the full gig on CD. Not too shoddy at all.

Any more details re: this post..?

macdaddy wrote on Mar 5^th, 2010 at 8:02am:

jigsawpuzzle wrote on Mar 4th, 2010 at 6:58am: :blankfriggingstare1 Seeing as the EL Mocambo gig is the latest header, just thought I'd say just got the full gig on CD. Not too shoddy at all. Any more details re: this post..?

Can't be what you guys are thinking.  It's the 40 minutes.

sexy muthafucker

Hi Luxy!  ;)

http://www.rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo3.jpg

Thanks Irina  ;)

luxury wrote on Mar 5^th, 2010 at 12:29pm:

sexy muthafucker

<-------

Thank you thank you thank you  ;) ;D :aimama :smoking

Voodoo, please, some more of these.  And ditto to Luxy's comment.

I remember listening to ALL of this on AM transistor radio in Buffalo.
Maddening. I couldn't drive yet.

Were any RO'ers (gimmekeef, LazyBones) or IORR'ers or Shidoobee's  at the El Mo
that magic night???

I'd like to know.

;)
LJ

todays header march 6th is the best one thus far.  what a great set of shows these must have been.  tickets were probably in or around 10 dollars and a beer maybe 2-3 bucks.

:wtf3

This was that header

http://www.rocksoff.org/h8-mocamboaa.jpg

LadyJane wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 12:55am:

Were any RO'ers (gimmekeef, LazyBones) or IORR'ers or Shidoobee's  at the El Mo that magic night??? I'd like to know. ;) LJ

I begged my parents for permission to go, but they thought it was inappropriate to let their 3 year old attend. Even though I repeatedly reminded them I was actually 3 and a half, they wouldn't budge...

Hi
A friend of mine sent me this El Mocambo thread....I am new to the group...
I am the "Ottawa guy" mentioned in one of the postings...who had the original Dirty Work listening tape back in 1985 before tthe LP was released....it was a 2nd generation copy of Ronnie's listening tape ....the quality is unbelieveable.......I got the tape from a sound engineer I met during the 1984 Olympic Games ..........he contacted me in the spring of 85 (still have the post card he mailed telling me about the Dirty Work mixes..)
Yes I also attended the March 5, 1977 El Mocambo show......I was in Montreal on business and was called at 3pm by my girl friend (now wife) to say we won the CHUM FM contest....I flew out of Montreal on Canadian Airlines flight 5.05pm and arrived at TO airport...rushed by taxi to CHUM FM on Yonge St. in time to get on one of the buses for the contest winnners...
The show was incredible ...I wrote an article for IORR back in 1982'ish detailing my experience and the set list for that night.
Keith signed an autograph for me....I was standing beside the stage immediately beside the sound board....
Following the show we hung around in case any of the Stones came back out.........after about 15 minutes Ian Stuard came out and started packing up some of the equipment....
I walked up to him and asked him for an autograph......he looked at me and said why do you want my autograph?.....and I replied...
"because I know who you are and what you really mean to this band..." .....he broke out in a big smile......it was a great 'Stones' moment for me...
I played for 15 years in a Stones band 1991-2006.....I re-joined with James Douglas (former singer with my band Torn and Frayed) in 2007 and we formed a band called the Powergoats ...our first CD was very Stones influenced ....
We are finishing off our 2nd CD now....if anyone is interested check out http://www.reverbnation.comww.reverbnation.com/thepowergoats
especially THREE MINUTES, STUCK OUT, BRAND SPANKING USED  - cheers Pops Richards

Great story, pops Richards!  Especially the exchange with Ian.  It's always fun to read first hand accounts.  What an experience.

powergoats?  what a silly name for a band.

 i don't believe his story until i see proof from a ticket stub, the article he wrote or keiths autograph.

:whydontcha

LadyJane wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 12:55am:

I remember listening to ALL of this on AM transistor radio in Buffalo. Maddening. I couldn't drive yet. Were any RO'ers (gimmekeef, LazyBones) or IORR'ers or Shidoobee's  at the El Mo that magic night??? I'd like to know. ;) LJ

NO..despite attempting to buy my way in. CHUM_FM the local rock station of the day had been running a contest and then the winners found out on a bus they were going to the El Mo to see the Stones( from memory and hope that is correct). Anyway I tried to buy a ticket and offered $1000 to security however the band had invited Maggie Trudeau the PM's wife therefore unless your name was on the checked security list you couldn't get in so I was screwed. Months later I was able to grab tickets for the Oshawa blind date and ended up in the first 5 rows. Ashamed to say it but the poor blind folks couldnt tell I really belonged way in the back!

wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 2:23pm:

powergoats?  what a silly name for a band.  i don't believe his story until i see proof from a ticket stub, the article he wrote or keiths autograph. :whydontcha

I have known this guy for 25 years (Hi David) and he's a great Stones fan and totally on the level. He did a story about winning the radio contest in IORR magazine in the early 80s. If you were a Stones fan then who was a fan club member you might have read it (you could always buy a back issue if you need to). Totally legit. Maybe you could welcome someone to the board is a more tactful manner.

Why is it so difficult for you to believe that someone actually attended a Stones show?

gimmekeef wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 2:29pm:

LadyJane wrote on Mar 6th, 2010 at 12:55am: I remember listening to ALL of this on AM transistor radio in Buffalo. Maddening. I couldn't drive yet. Were any RO'ers (gimmekeef, LazyBones) or IORR'ers or Shidoobee's  at the El Mo that magic night??? I'd like to know. ;) LJ NO..despite attempting to buy my way in. CHUM_FM the local rock station of the day had been running a contest and then the winners found out on a bus they were going to the El Mo to see the Stones( from memory and hope that is correct). Anyway I tried to buy a ticket and offered $1000 to security however the band had invited Maggie Trudeau the PM's wife therefore unless your name was on the checked security list you couldn't get in so I was screwed. Months later I was able to grab tickets for the Oshawa blind date and ended up in the first 5 rows. Ashamed to say it but the poor blind folks couldnt tell I really belonged way in the back!

You and Maggie had something in common that night after all, then...

Gazza wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 3:35pm:

wrote on Mar 6th, 2010 at 2:23pm: powergoats?  what a silly name for a band.  i don't believe his story until i see proof from a ticket stub, the article he wrote or keiths autograph. :whydontcha I have known this guy for 25 years (Hi David) and he's a great Stones fan and totally on the level. He did a story about winning the radio contest in IORR magazine in the early 80s. If you were a Stones fan then who was a fan club member you might have read it (you could always buy a back issue if you need to). Totally legit. Maybe you could welcome someone to the board is a more tactful manner. Why is it so difficult for you to believe that someone actually attended a Stones show?

THE GUY JUMPS ON FOR THE 1ST TIME AND BRAGS ABOUT THIS AND THAT AND YOU EXPECT ME TO GIVE HIM THE BENIFIT OF THE DOUBT??  my brain doesn't work that way... i believe it like i bellieve the lady who said elvis wiped his sweat on her napkin....

if he has an autograph of keith....prove it

:wtf1

Not EVERYONE feels the need to post on every thread. And he didnt just 'jump on and brag' - he's been a member for several months but like many people lurks instead of posting - someone asked if any RO members were at the gig, and he was directed to the thread by someone who read my post which identified him. Why is it so unusual and unbelievable that a fan got a band member's autograph? I've a signed photo from Charlie. Its not a big deal. Do I need to upload it so you can believe me?

He doesnt need to prove anything. I KNOW he was at the gig. Fair enough?


Now stop hijacking this thread with your obnoxious bullshit. Crap like that actually discourages genuine fans from posting here.

>>after about 15 minutes Ian Stuard came out and started packing up some of the equipment.... <<

After 15 years with the band, Ian is still faithfully packing up the equipment for the boys.  :smilestu

BTW, great story!

Nice story, pops!
Thanks for sharing.

Great story pops Richards, welcome to the board and thanks for sharing, what a great first post

We're going to have some more headers from el Mocambo as we did for the last days to commemorate 33 years of those shows so If you have picture and want tro share them with us GREAT! they will be used as headers and I'm sure everybody will be more than happy to see more pix.

Wow!! Welcome pops and THANKS for sharing your story.


Sorry gk. I knew you probably gave it a valiant effort.
and LB...well you should have tried HARDER!!! 3 years old is NO EXCUSE ;)

Always great to hear "our" crazy adventures.
LJ.

Gazza wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 3:37pm:

gimmekeef wrote on Mar 6th, 2010 at 2:29pm: LadyJane wrote on Mar 6th, 2010 at 12:55am: I remember listening to ALL of this on AM transistor radio in Buffalo. Maddening. I couldn't drive yet. Were any RO'ers (gimmekeef, LazyBones) or IORR'ers or Shidoobee's  at the El Mo that magic night??? I'd like to know. ;) LJ NO..despite attempting to buy my way in. CHUM_FM the local rock station of the day had been running a contest and then the winners found out on a bus they were going to the El Mo to see the Stones( from memory and hope that is correct). Anyway I tried to buy a ticket and offered $1000 to security however the band had invited Maggie Trudeau the PM's wife therefore unless your name was on the checked security list you couldn't get in so I was screwed. Months later I was able to grab tickets for the Oshawa blind date and ended up in the first 5 rows. Ashamed to say it but the poor blind folks couldnt tell I really belonged way in the back! You and Maggie had something in common that night after all, then...

I'm sure hers was much more exquisite. The money I saved was put to good use though! or was it? can't remember what bar I did end up in.

Today's header (in color) is great, I wonder if Keith was on heroin at this gig (was this before or after he got busted, they busted him at the Harbour Castle Hilton)  his usual bottle of Jack Daniels on the amp, I see a mesa Boogie Amp.

After. Keef was busted a few days earlier - February 27.

it looks like the freaking junkie spilled a bottle of something or other all over the left side of his shirt.  great picture

:pullanolte

Edith Grove wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 4:24pm:

>>after about 15 minutes Ian Stuard came out and started packing up some of the equipment.... << After 15 years with the band, Ian is still faithfully packing up the equipment for the boys.  :smilestu BTW, great story!

Yeah that's what I thought. Still packing gear after all those years. You would have thought they had real roadies do it. But great story Pops.

Thanks for sharing Pops!

Cool story Pops!  Thanks for sharing.

I wonder what song they're playing in that pic - Mick on guitar, perhaps "Cracking Up?"

Think it's 'Crazy Mama'...

Heart Of Stone wrote on Mar 7^th, 2010 at 11:59am:

Today's header (in color) is great, I wonder if Keith was on heroin at this gig (was this before or after he got busted, they busted him at the Harbour Castle Hilton)  his usual bottle of Jack Daniels on the amp, I see a mesa Boogie Amp.

This was that header, I think Keith was on a good mix of fine drugs

http://rocksoff.org/h8-mocambobb.jpg

Best thread of the year ! Pics, first hand accounts, stories of low-gen tapes. Was that Ronnie listening tape later used for boots or is there still some exclusive stuff on there ?

With today's header Left Shoe Shuffle sent me also this link to a 1978 CBC interview where Mick and Keith discuss playing the El Mocambo

Click the image and listen

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/gliedo/Second/elmocambo.jpg

Great document...shame on that guy for saying Keith was 33 in 04/1978 and especially that Mick was two years younger...

gotdablouse wrote on Mar 8^th, 2010 at 5:21am:

Best thread of the year ! Pics, first hand accounts, stories of low-gen tapes. Was that Ronnie listening tape later used for boots or is there still some exclusive stuff on there ?

Yeah, it has since been bootlegged. Its the one with 'Deep Love', "What am I Gonna Do', 'Baby Youre too much', 'Strictly memphis', 'Invitation' etc.

Dont think any of those bootlegs were released until about a year after Popsrichards sent me the tape, though.

Well, 2 more Mocambo, one with Margaret Trudeau.

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and 2

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When all this happened, Macleans, a top Canadian magazine at the time, had a front cover of Maggie & Mick in a bathrobe in what looked like a joint in his hand, Pierre Trudeau said of The Stones "that's a band I don't care for" he was the prime Minster at the time.

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Mar 8^th, 2010 at 6:22am:

With today's header Left Shoe Shuffle sent me also this link to a 1978 CBC interview where Mick and Keith discuss playing the El Mocambo Click the image and listen http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/gliedo/Second/elmocambo.jpg

I can't play this video, tried several times, keeps staying at Waiting for video, anyone get this message too?

It's a radio interview, no video.
Are you getting the audio?

left shoe shuffle wrote on Mar 8^th, 2010 at 5:44pm:

It's a radio interview, no video. Are you getting the audio?

No, nothing comes on.

Check your browser settings, I guess.

Starts right up in Firefox 3.6...

i got it...cooooool maaaaaan

owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Heart Of Stone wrote on Mar 8^th, 2010 at 5:05pm:

When all this happened, Macleans, a top Canadian magazine at the time, had a front cover of Maggie & Mick in a bathrobe in what looked like a joint in his hand, Pierre Trudeau said of The Stones "that's a band I don't care for" he was the prime Minster at the time.

..hence the much repeated joke from around that time, which went along the lines of "The Trudeaus have been doing some work to their new garden. Pierre has been mowing the lawn, and Margaret has been laying the stones....."

From memory I thought Maggie was linked to Ronnie at the time? Just friends they said........

gimmekeef wrote on Mar 9^th, 2010 at 8:01am:

From memory I thought Maggie was linked to Ronnie at the time? Just friends they said........

Yes, it was Ronnie. Although I suppose the press thought it was a better story if they hinted it was Mick.

Poor ol' Ronnie. When he gets the chance to be at the centre of an international incident and get tongues wagging at a bit of salcious gossip, Mick still manages to steal his thunder by just being in the same band, despite doing nothing at all.

more photos PLEASE!

The full cover from Maclean's Magazine, March 21, 1977

http://i.biblio.com/b/749l/262262749-0-l.jpg


Audio clip from the CBC Archives - Maggie Trudeau goes clubbing with the Rolling Stones

Some more with thanks to moy

http://www.rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo1.jpg

http://www.rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo5.jpg

http://www.rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo6.jpg

http://www.rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo7.jpg

http://www.rocksoff.org/i0-mocambo8.jpg

absolutely! Don't put this thread down!!!
up!!!!!

(fantastic photos, Gerardo, as usual)

left shoe shuffle wrote on Mar 9^th, 2010 at 1:23pm:

The full cover from Maclean's Magazine, March 21, 1977 http://i.biblio.com/b/749l/262262749-0-l.jpg Audio clip from the CBC Archives - Maggie Trudeau goes clubbing with the Rolling Stones

Well you absolutely made my day left shoe, I haven't seen that since, well, 1977, thanks.

UP!!

Gazza wrote on Mar 6^th, 2010 at 4:12pm:

Crap like that actually discourages genuine fans from posting here.

Ah, not really! I joined here today since our reverbnation site showed an incoming spike of traffic from this one. Good to see you hear too, Gazza!

Yes, David's (Pop's) stuff is all real, legit, I've seen it myself - it's all hanging up his home studio. It's not his only autograph from Keith, and certainly not his only autograph of a Stone.

Dave also made me a cassette copy of the DW sessions back in 1994. Later, when I had no way of playing tapes, I tried to get the same stuff elsewhere (iorr forums, etc). the quality was horrendous, I thought there must be similar pro-sounding qulity of it elsewhere. No luck yet. Good thing I still have the tape!

Welcome James!!

jamesfdouglas wrote on Mar 17^th, 2010 at 1:46pm:

Ah, not really! I joined here today since our reverbnation site showed an incoming spike of traffic from this one. Good to see you hear too, Gazza! Yes, David's (Pop's) stuff is all real, legit, I've seen it myself - it's all hanging up his home studio. It's not his only autograph from Keith, and certainly not his only autograph of a Stone.

True. I remember he sent me photos of himself with Keith (on the '88 Winos tour) and with Mick Taylor many years ago.

Good to see you here too. Dont be shy!