Meredith Hunter in 1969, wearing the same lime-green suit he would wear to Altamont. Courtesy of Dixie Ward Patti was hardly surprised when Meredith came back to the car to join her for a respite ...

There he is, the wraith in the green suit and the black shirt ... Ask any rock fan, or any veteran of the 1960s, about Meredith Hunter, and they will likely be able to identify him.

“In the film you can see Meredith Hunter waving a pistol and you can see the stabbing,” Richards writes. “He had a pale lime green suit on and a hat. He was foaming at the mouth ...