They still had a decade or two to go before most fans would anoint them the greatest rock band of all time — or at least the most durable — but when the Rolling Stones gave two performances in Bakersfield on July 24, 1966, they were still a big deal.
A big enough deal, it turns out, to stir some fond memories. The Californian published a spread Sunday noting the 50th anniversary of the concerts, and we received emails from ushers Jay Corona and Will Winn and concert-goer Victoria Kash, who attended with Ed Parks.