Rolling Stones Photos & Stories From Philadelphia: The City of Brotherly Love

Mick Jagger, follows  his trainer, Torje Eike, as they exit the Four Seasons Hotel for a morning jog in Fairmount Park. Jagger was spotted by a couple of Philadelphia Gas Company employees who wave to him. A Four Seasons Director of Security stands on the left. © Roger Barone 1989.

MICK JAGGER/Torje Eike: FOUR SEASONS HOTEL (August 28, 1989)

I had been staking out the Four Seasons Hotel since I got word that the Rolling Stones were arriving on Sunday afternoon (August 27) by Amy Sancetta, an affable Associated Press Photographer.Later that day, I got a great shot of Jagger leaving the hotel as the band made their way to JFK Stadium for a look at the stage setup.

The photo appeared in the Inquirer the next day via AP.

During the week, I developed a friendship with the driver of Jagger’s rented Crown Victoria Town Car, and he provided some great tips. Standing by the car door smoking a cigarette, he nonchalantly told me where he’s taking Jagger.

Later in the week, I gave him a set of pictures of Mick Jagger’s kids from the Philadelphia Zoo, and he said Jagger liked them. I was waiting around the front of the hotel on this day, but took a walk around the building and saw the driver. He told me to “stay here.” I smiled, but made a quick departure to tell another photographer, Susan Walsh, of the Daily News that Jagger was leaving from the back door.

She followed me, but didn’t say a word. Nothing!. Not even Thanks. I second-guessed my decision  when I saw her photos in the paper the following day. They could have been mine, too. I actually told her because Michael Mercanti, a South Philly friend, and Daily News photo editor had been very nice to me during this week.

The Daily News published a Rolling Stones supplement featuring a lot of my Stones photos from the previous years, so I didn’t mind as much. This photo was taken on color negative film, and the quality was compromised in the transition to black and white.

~ by photosfromphilly on June 20, 2012.

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