Food, wine, dope, brothers and sisters from our community: Mix these together and put them at Matthaei field and good things begin to happen. It happened Monday, June 29. We got fed, drunk, and stoned. Aside from that, some real …
FE Author: Len Schafer
STP vs. Cinci Pop Promoters
by Len Schafer
Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970
Pete Johnstone-Swartz was returning from the Cincinnati Pop Festival when he was attacked and shot three times by the Cinci Pigs at the bus depot. Pete was hospitalized in serious condition. He was charged with possession of dope, a hash …
STP News
by Len Schafer
Fifth Estate # 108, June 25-July 8, 1970
From the Ann Arbor Argus: “Rock promoter Russ Gibb made one of his rare public appearances two weeks ago when he stopped at South U for a while to pass out circulars advertising his and Mike Quatro’s pop festival in …
Gimme Shelter
by Len Schafer
Fifth Estate # 127, March 18-31, 1971
Directed by: David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. Starring: The Rolling Stones, Hells Angels and a cast of thousands.
Serve the People Coalition News
by Len Schafer
Fifth Estate # 106, May 28-June 10, 1970
“We have finally seen that we are brothers and sisters in spite of ideological differences. We finally sense that we hold much in common.” —STP Coalition Working together on this basis, 16 community based organizations got together May 19 to …
Open letter to the people
by Len Schafer
Fifth Estate # 105, May 14-27, 1970
The Detroit community is getting together. Although militant demonstrations and spreading the movements’ rap are important functions, community people have initiated a number of programs needed to deal with the different levels of the People’s oppression.