On Nov. 16, 1969, Janis Joplin played a concert Tampa, FL. Now some of you may remember the way Rock and Roll stars and their fans were treated by some police in the South (of the U.S.). During Janis’ show, a policemen tried to use a bullhorn to control a crowd that had left its seats and begun to move around. When she saw this see said to the policeman, from the stage, “Don’t fuck with those people! Hey, mister, what’re you so uptight about? Did you buy a $5 ticket?” The policeman then told Janis to tell the crowd that they need to be seated. Of course, Janis told him, “I’m not telling them shit”.
After the show was over, as Janis was leaving the stage, she called the cop a “son of a bitch” and threatening to kick his face in. Of course, the policeman didn’t see any humor in this and arrested in her dressing room on a charge of publicly using “vulgar and indecent language.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HE2wwp0odA
The picture above is Janis’ mug shot from that event. As you can see the time is about 12:15 on Nov. 17. Janis posted a $504 bail and was released. The charges were later dropped.
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