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RARE ROLLING STONES 1965 CONCERT MEMORABILIA - FAN'S HANDWRITTEN PAPER PLATE
RARE ROLLING STONES 1965 CONCERT MEMORABILIA - FAN'S HANDWRITTEN PAPER PLATE

RARE ROLLING STONES 1965 CONCERT MEMORABILIA - FAN'S HANDWRITTEN PAPER PLATE

$ 105.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Some wear and soiling; carefully stored in smoke free homes for 52 years by the original owner.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    FROM AN EARLY ROLLING STONES UNITED STATES CONCERT – A FAN'S PAPER PLATE - HAND WRITTEN MESSAGES TO THE GROUP - THROWN TOWARDS THE STAGE!
    This unusual and one of a kind piece of Rolling Stone concert ephemera and memorabilia is from their second tour of America, at the New Haven Arena [CT], on November 4, 1965.
    The original owner has given me these details. This plate and others were created at the Nov. 4, 1965 concert by some members of the audience, especially (or solely?) "two girls" and thrown towards the stage in hopes a member of the group would pick it up. This particular paper plate didn't make it and the attendee took it as a souvenir, and has kept it in storage for 53 years.
    It is a 7 1/2 inches diameter ordinary paper plate, somewhat flattened, with the bottom side soiled.
    Handwritten text and decorated in red and blue ink. The text reads:
    Top side:
    "STONES / Fiona loves BRIAN MOST [4 underscores] / (sorry it’s a mess) / I LOVE YOU!!! / From Fiona!"
    Bottom side:
    "FIONA LOVES THE ROLLING STONES / Tara Barlow (with her address, Westport, CT) / don't think we are queer 'cause you see all these plates, cause Fi and I are really cute and we did th
    i
    s 'cause we wanted to have a way to tell you we love you / Fiona Chambers (with her address, Westport, CT) loves you the [sic]. [four hearts drawn]"
    I would love to hear from anyone who attended the concert to confirm they saw this being done. For all I know it just happened at this concert, perhaps planned or spontaneous. Is it genuine? Given the age of the original owner (70 something), and the history she has given me, along with the use of the word "queer" on the plate, which was a common synonym back then for weird, strange, etc... it fits the period. In addition, the two fans give their names and addresses - no phone numbers (they likely still lived at home), so did they believe one of the band members would write them a letter?
    Addendum: I just watched a documentary on Credence Clearwater Revival and the narrator mentioned in passing that at their (one?) concerts, fans would throw paper plates onto the stage with messages on them. Was this a phenomenon that happened on occasion when other bands played on stage also (in certain settings)?
    Your questions and any comments are welcome.