Posted in Artifact of the Month, Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Artifact of the Month for November comes from the North Carolina Prison Department. Several patrons donated a total of ten Prison Department tokens to the NCC Gallery. Supposedly used between 1930 and 1970, the tokens were provided to prisoners in the North Carolina state prison system as canteen money for the purchase of cigarettes, [...]
Posted in Memorabilia Moment, On This Day, tagged charlotte nc, jim crockett, mick jagger, rolling stones on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1965: The Rolling Stones make their first appearance in Charlotte, drawing less than a half-full house at the original Coliseum (and failing to rate a review in the Observer). Reports the Charlotte News: “What it was wasn’t music, but it was harmless. Promoter Jim Crockett had hired 40 policemen to hold [...]
