Stones lore: Jagger and Mr. Jimmy in Excelsior

By Iric Nathanson | 10:20 am



A 1949 photo of the Excelsior Amusement Park
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society



In the summer of 1964, a fledgling British band rolled into town for a one-night stand at a suburban dance hall. Not yet the international rock icons they would later become, the Rolling Stones played to an unimpressed group of fewer than 300 concertgoers at the Danceland Ballroom at Excelsior Amusement Park.

When the Stones return to Minneapolis this week for their concert at TCF Stadium on Wednesday, they will receive a far different reception from a wildly enthusiastic crowd in the 50,000-seat stadium.

Gary Reins was in the audience at the 1964 Danceland concert. In a 2014 interview with KARE 11 News, Reins recalled that the event was poorly attended: “It was not a big concert and they (the Stones) were not even well liked. … There was some booing; I don’t think it was big like ‘get out of here,’ but yeah, there was some boing. Like ‘Who are these Beatles wannabes?” or 'What are these guys?' But I thought they were great.”


Reins remembered that the $6 ticket price for the concert seemed high at the time. “Mostly we were used to paying about a dollar and half, so the six dollars may have kept people away,” he said.

Danceland was clearly not a highpoint in the Stones' career, but the Minnesota event deserves a footnote in the history of rock 'n' roll because of a chance encounter between Mike Jagger and a local character named Jimmy Hutmaker.

According to local legend, Jagger had gone to an Excelsior drugstore the day after the concert. While he was waiting to fill a prescription, Jimmy was ahead of him in line, ordering a cherry Coke, but the drug store had run out, so he had to settle for a regular Coke. At that point, Jimmy turned to Jagger and uttered the famous line: “You can’t always get what you want.”

Years later, Jagger used that line as the title of a song, and it became one of the Stones’ greatest hits. Jagger put the drugstore in Chelsea and cherry Coke became "cherry red" soda, but Mr. Jimmy got a mention in the lyrics.

At TCF Stadium, concertgoers will find that ticket prices have escalated substantially since that earlier time at Danceland. Front row seats in the open-air venue are now going for just under $8,000.

“You can’t always get what you want” may or may not be on Wednesday’ program, but many boomers in the stands that night, reliving their youth, will probably remember the lyrics, word for word.



The Rolling Stones during a 1978 performance.
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society


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Edith Grove wrote on Jun 1^st, 2015 at 10:58am:


This bit is pure shiite, is it not?

Starbuck wrote on Jun 1^st, 2015 at 2:40pm:


Quit your whining, Bucky and come to the pre-party at Sally's. I'll be there and so will my friend Denton who I think you will like.

By Jessica Armbruster Tue., Jun. 2 2015 at 3:25 PM



Mick Jagger hanging out at James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)


The Rolling Stones are set to play TCF Stadium tomorrow night. Before they hit the stage for some rock 'n' roll, Mick Jagger decided to enjoy some arts and culture around the North Loop in the Warehouse District of Minneapolis, stopping into James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) to do some shopping.

The bookshop, located at 250 N. Third St., specializes in rare, vintage, and collectible books. They also carry art prints, and vinyl featuring classical and jazz artists. James Laurie, shown posing in the posted image, recounts his moment with Jagger:

He sings "Its only rock n roll but I like it" but Mick Jagger is not just a singer as evidenced by his knowledge & interest in art, architecture, literature & music during his visit to our bookshop on Tuesday. He is also very generous with his friends. It was a pleasure having him in the shop. As he left he said "think dry" since rain is forecast for his concert on Wednesday evening.

No word yet on what he purchased, if anything. Other reported sightings have included stops to dine at Bar Lurcat and Bar La Grassa.

http://blogs.citypages.com/dressingroom/2015/06/mick_jagger_visits_north_loop_bo...

Oh jeez - they're selling Golden Gophers-coloured merch? (TCF stadium is on the U of M campus).

The Stones, in their business decisions, are not just out of touch and avaricious, they're downright weird.

Paranoid Android wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2015 at 9:24pm:

Oh shit! Maybe they should cancel the show! (it's supposed to rain tomorrow anyway, might as well).

STARBUCK??? MOONIE???

Gallery: Rolling Stones drummer sits in at Dakota

Rolling Stones side players joined up with some local musicians for a jazz-rock jam at the Dakota Tuesday evening.








Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts sat in with Band 2 at the Dakota Jazz Club. Band 2 features Tim Ries (saxophone) and Bernard Fowler (vocals). Ries and Fowler are currently touring with The Rolling Stones.

http://www.startribune.com/gallery-rolling-stones-drummer-sits-in-at-dakota/3059...

you're $#@!ing kidding me.

had i known charlie was going to be at the dakota, I'd have shown up.

(mark david chapman is still in prison, right?)

The link at RS.com for tickets other overpriced concert items is DOWN....
maybe an update for LD tickets is being configured?
Direct links to TM is fine...I think they may have changed their site since it looks different to me.

That would absolutely suck ballz if LD were set but no one could get to them...

Nice!!

Sadly, the boys will be opening with this one tonight:

That poster is pretty bad effin ass!!

I know raleigh will get a pig...

Stones hot the stage at 9:30...per the Columbus show times

http://rollingstones.shop.bravadousa.com/dept/minneapolis-2015-zip-code-tour-mer...

There is an 11:30 curfew here so they are planning to start at 9:15. Weather isn't too bad at the moment.

BTW--these are the ugliest school colors I have ever seen!

SweetVirginia wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2015 at 4:51pm:


Purple and gold are ugly colors???

But yeah - rain is dying down to a slight drizzle; humidity will be around 92%. ; temp only about 75 though. Great weather for rock n' roll.

Jeez SV - where you get all the money to see all these shows?
You by any chance want a new boy-toy? I'm down and I'm broke, may be a clown but I ain't no joke!

First song is gomper!!!!

Song. 2 Indian girl!!!!

Starbuck wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2015 at 9:14pm:

Bucky is drunk already.

Periscope is up!

Rick

Minneapolis is rocking.

1.- JJF
2.- IORR
3.- ATTL
4.- TD
5.- D&G
6.- Bitch
7.- Monlight Mile
8.- Out of control!
9.- HTW

Yes, just finished

and now it's HTW

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2015 at 10:09pm:

Gracias Voo! 

In case you are worried about the "poor Stones" and what it cost them to play in Minneapolis tonight...here is the contract:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/267558996/Rolling-Stones-TCF-Bank-Stadium-Concert-2015...

PHOTOS BY JEFF WHEELER
http://www.startribune.com/gallery-rolling-stones-at-tcf-bank-stadium/306077281/...

Paranoid Android wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2015 at 11:11pm:


Contract signed less than a week before the show.

Is this the norm in the industry?

Great pics - thanks.

Nice touch to invite Grace out for Gimme Shelter.

A setlist that includes both Moonlight Mile and Out of Control ain't too shabby even though it's pretty evident this early in the tour that the notion of them playing even half of Sticky Fingers let alone all of it has been proven to be laughably optimistic

Grace sure looks better than her nerdy brother Harry....

SweetVirginia wrote on Jun 4^th, 2015 at 7:43am:


Other cities should be better.  Minneapolis is full of uptight, lame geeks.

Just reading Grace Potter's Wiki-Bio. She seems like the real deal...not a concept or trend like a Katie Perry or  (fill-in-the-blank)...

i never heard of her, she's all woman though, from those pics!! 32 years old and singing with the Stones...

So much for seeing I Got the Blues. I'm with Gazza. the entirety of SF was just never gonna happen.

Riffy

I must be the only person on this board that hates OOC. At least Moonlight Mile made up for it.

Wonder what Lisa thinks of Grace singing on "her song?"

Thanks SV for the pics (great as always!), and for the Vikings tongue logo. I could've sworn that was the original logo for the Minn gig, but then all the merch was focused on the Golden Gophers and that awesome loon print. Good to know I'm not completely crazy.

Checked out Grace Potter and the Nocturnals bio and videos when first listed as opener for Arlington.
Very talented and VERY talented.
Informed my niece we must do the opening act.

Rick

52 1/2 hours and counting

Shattered Stone wrote on Jun 4^th, 2015 at 12:41pm:


I'd shudder to think she'd be that arrogant. I doubt she is.

She should be used to it after they got Mary J, Florence Welch et al to guest on it in 2012.

Great a vocalist as she is, its still the greatest song the Stones ever wrote or recorded.

With her or without her.

YOWZAP!! MICK SOUNDS GR8 "The Rolling Stones" #1  Getting Psyched for Pittsburgh 6/20

Two great Keef shots by Bjornulf.




--Bjornulf Vik.

Gazza wrote on Jun 5^th, 2015 at 7:01pm:

The first one is amazing. We ran into BV in San Diego. For such a high profile online Stones community guy. He really is incredibly low key in person. We just happened to be standing outside the stadium listening to the soundcheck when Bluzdude pointed him out to me. So we went up and said hello and had a brief chat. But, just amazing to think he goes to every single show.