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LakeArenal

(29,941 posts) Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:45 AM Jun 2023

Mr Lake ran across this coolest historic picture: WOW

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Mr Lake ran across this coolest historic picture: WOW (Original Post) LakeArenal Jun 2023 OP

Can you describe it? edit: Ahhh it just showed up. Very nice. marble falls Jun 2023 #1

OMG!! Bayard Jun 2023 #2

WOW!!! Thanks for posting this!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2023 #3

I'm betting Eric and Elton were partying hard that weekend Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2023 #4

Phil looks kinda fucked up as well... AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #6

IIRC Clapton got sober in 1982 but then had a relapse Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2023 #7

I've read stories from musicians at Live Aid about the volume of cocaine backstage AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #10

What a great photo! Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #5

Nice. Paul McCartney is there representing the "Beatles"... brush Jun 2023 #8

I don't remember ever seeing anyone from the Stones at those Prince's Trust Galas AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author twodogsbarking Jun 2023 #11

marble falls

(65,449 posts)

1. Can you describe it? edit: Ahhh it just showed up. Very nice.

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:46 AM

Jun 2023

Bayard

(25,089 posts)

2. OMG!!

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:49 AM

Jun 2023

Everybody that was anybody! And Queen Tina holding court.

Thanks for sharing!

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. WOW!!! Thanks for posting this!!! n/t

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:55 AM

Jun 2023

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

4. I'm betting Eric and Elton were partying hard that weekend

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:58 AM

Jun 2023

Laying down some fat stripes, if you know what I'm sayin'

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,743 posts)

6. Phil looks kinda fucked up as well...

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 12:06 PM

Jun 2023

But yeah, Elton definitely had some nose candy.

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

7. IIRC Clapton got sober in 1982 but then had a relapse

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 12:11 PM

Jun 2023

And went back into treatment for the last time in 1987.

My bet is Clapton was also partying hard at something like this in 1986.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,743 posts)

10. I've read stories from musicians at Live Aid about the volume of cocaine backstage

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 12:27 PM

Jun 2023

And almost, if not all, of these musicians were pretty central at Live Aid.

Diamond_Dog

(36,994 posts)

5. What a great photo!

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 12:03 PM

Jun 2023

No Bowie?? (just kidding)

TY for sharing!

brush

(59,886 posts)

8. Nice. Paul McCartney is there representing the "Beatles"...

Reply to LakeArenal (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 12:15 PM

Jun 2023

but no one from the "Rolling Stones?" Where were they?

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,743 posts)

9. I don't remember ever seeing anyone from the Stones at those Prince's Trust Galas

Reply to brush (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 12:26 PM

Jun 2023

I know Pete Townsend used to perform at them occasionally, but never saw Mick or Keith.
At this point none of them were speaking to each other also, I don't think.

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