The Altamont Story (Excerpt from the book Bill Owens) My first job at age thirty, was a photo journalist working at the tri-weekly Livermore Independent Newspaper. My wife, Janet, and I rented a house for $120 a month and moved to Livermore, California. Three days later, my son Andrew was born. My new job paid [...]
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The Altamont Story – By Bill Owens, Altamont Photographer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 40 years later altamont, 40th Anniversary Woodstock, altamon, altamont, altamont history, altamont speedway festival, carlos santana, hells angels, photos of altamont, rolling stones on August 27, 2009 | 9 Comments »
40th Anniversary of Altamont Speedway Festival
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 40th Anniversary Woodstock, altamont, Altamont Bill Owens, altamont speedway festival, guitar player live, livermore, tri-valley, tri-valley history on August 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
These days in Tri-Valley, when you mention Altamont, people think you are talking about the traffic traveling from Livermore into the Central Valley. Many young residents and visitors are not aware that it was in fact the site of infamous Altamont Speedway Free Festival in 1969. The much maligned concert is in some circles widely [...]
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