⚡️Start me up!⚡️We are excited to welcome photographer Richard Crawley to the Blender Gallery Archive! 🌟 And tonight, a very special film “Volcano Man” @volcanomanfilm which tells the story of Richard and his life will have its world premier at @melbfilmfest 🎶 Richard took this incredible photo of @mickjagger at the Kooyong Tennis Stadium in Melbourne 1973 - it was so good, that Molly Meldrum put the shot on the front page of ‘GoSet Magazine’ for the next issue… swipe ⬅️ for the cover.. Richard recalls “I couldn’t afford a front-of-stage ticket so I faked a press pass – very seventies ‘Blue Meanie Press’ – and managed to make my way in. It was an extremely hot summer’s day, about 35 degrees, and being an afternoon concert The Rolling Stones were meant to come on at about 4pm. However, by 5pm still no Stones… rumour has it that Keith Richards had actually passed out for most of the afternoon - and by the way that he later staggered white faced onto the stage I’d say it was true……. I shot about 10 reels of film and then realized I had to somehow evade security and get right to the front of the stage… and so spent the last quarter of the concert in the total pandemonium (no seating) right in front of the stage. The Stones were blazing their way through ‘Midnight Rambler’ when I realized that I’d run out of film. I was then lucky enough to nab another film from a photographer nearby and keep shooting … Mick Jagger rips the belt out of his trousers and while screaming ‘Did you hear about the midnight rambler!’, hits the stage three times with aforesaid belt – he then dropped to his knees and the crowd suddenly completely evaporated (a bit like the parting of the Red Sea) and I was staring straight at him. Click! And that was the last shot on the reel.” 📸 THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH INDEED!! This photo is available exclusively through Blender Gallery - DM or email [email protected] for more info… Congrats Richard aka Volcano Man! 🎉 Happy Friday Rockers… Peace & Love ✌️❤️🎶 #mickjagger #therollingstones #richardcrawley #rockandroll #blendergallery (at Blender Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3pdQOvh7q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
