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The Rolling Stones tour of the USA ends with two shows in California on one day. In the afternoon, they play at the Convention Hall, San Diego, California, USA. In the evening, they play at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.Full article:
Hank Zevallos (Los Angeles audience) : The hysteria was phenomenal. I remember the music riding an ocean of screams and watching as Mick Jagger would raise a hand only to have flying female undergarments wrap themselves around his fingers.
Police were double-lined up in front of the stage, bravely standing up to the steady assault of girls who would wildly run down the aisles then lower their heads to fold over one policeman in obvious pain as four others would grab her wildly wiggling arms and legs to remove her from the scene.
I was dating Gina Garret, a high school sweetheart who was six months older than me, and I won't forget how she'd watch in astonishment at the antics of these crazed fans and comment how unbelievable it was. Then, at one point, as we walked from a mid-level refreshment stand, she too, suddenly began yelling and squealing, pointing towards a distant Mick Jagger, crying out, 'He looked at me! He looked at me! Mick Jagger looked at me!'
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