C'mon.......the Rolling Stones were the greatest GARAGE band ever. Every bar band in the Tri State area played "Brown Sugar" and "Bitch" at least twice a night in the early 70s. Virtually all songs were dance-able back then. The purpose of a bar band is get everyone up to dance, get sweaty and get back to have another beer or vodka and tonic or 7 and 7. Every one danced to the Stones.
I think I told this story before........but.....
Ocean City, NJ is a "dry" township. So after a day at the beach, miniature golf, boardwalk fries and trying to pick up chicks [ yeah sexist....but I am thinking like a 21 year old in 1970 while driving my 1968 Dodge Charger R/T with a high rise manifold 440, Hooker headers, street slicks with Ray Bans, surfer shorts and California Tees and proudly displaying my moustache........] we would head over to Somers Point. Starting point was always Tony Mart. The house band [ starting time was usually 9pm] was Mace. Mace played virtually only Rolling Stones. the lead singer thought he was Mick Jagger. Danced all night. There was usually two groups of girls there. The blonde blue eyed ladies from the Greater NorthEast { usually Polish or Irish, though not always] and the dark haired and dark eyed ladies from South Philly [ Italian of course......but every once in awhile I would run into a Cheltenham girl dark haired and brown eyes.....Of course coming from Delaware, I could barely understand a word they said. And you never got into an argument of which is better the NorthEast or South Philly. Non-productive. Saw a few hair pulling arguments over that.... The only reason I would go to the Jersey Shore was one of my best friends parents had a cottage at the end of the boardwalk in North Wildwood. Otherwise Rehobeth Beach, different story. Now Ocean City, MD......the rich kids from D.C., a way different story. All I can say way, I mean way out of my league.......
Once Rock and Roll became a non dance-able music form places like Tony Mart and the Dunes till Dawn died. Once Rock and Roll came from small venues to stadiums, for me, the interest diminished.
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