As. I recall, there was a mail in lottery to request tickets for The Rolling Stones November, 1981 stint at the Brenden Byrne Arena at the Meadowlands Complex in New Jersey. I had “Exile on Main Street” postcards that came with the double album and I thought it might increase my odds to mail in the distinctive picture cards for the much desired tickets (in retrospect, I wish I had held on to the Exile postcards as they might be worth something today, but I did manage to obtain tickets so maybe it worked after all). Charlie Watts’ drum kit sat in front of a white rectangular backdrop which at some point during the two nights I attended, Ronnie Wood appeared playing guitar while staggering perilously above Mr. Watts’ head. Ronnie was apparently so legless I thought for awhile he might fall right off of the backdrop onto the stage and I could say “I was there!” Somehow miraculously Mr. Wood did not fall off, but found his way back onstage where, at some point, Mick Jagger was facing the orchestra section singing to the audience when out of nowhere Ron Wood jumped on Jagger’s back. Without missing a beat, Mick proceeded to flip Wood over his shoulder landing Ronnie flat on his back laughing hysterically. There was a photo in a Rolling Stone magazine sometime later of Keith Richards asleep backstage at Byrne Arena holding a bottle of Wild Turkey in his hand.
Now, THAT’S rock and roll.
Following one of the two shows I attended, after the lights came on, I saw Mick Jagger’s then wife Jerry Hall sitting in one of the glass enclosed luxury boxes at the top of my aisle on the left side of the stage.
I went to at least one of the two shows with my childhood buddy Mike who drove us there. We got separated at some point (I am prone to wandering off) and I could not locate the car after the concert. The parking lot was near empty when Mike drove up along side me and I hopped in for the happy ride home.

Gimme Shelter

Rock on!

GQ