Matchstalk Men in Iran, a UK music band, traveled to Iran in 1968/69, performed for the Shah one night and performed at Miami Hotel's Psychedelic Club. They also went around Tehran sightseeing. This is a compilation of their home movies from the trip. Their MySpace Page and their wikipedia page.
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Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | 2 | Nov 30, 2012 |
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
Nothing new! Cheney was behind 911, and this would be mini 911!
by gol-dust on Sat Aug 22, 2009 08:56 PM PDTIn case you missed it, after this video there is a video which has an interview with Chemsky. My comment is in response to that video where he says Cheney ordered ...... see it for yourself. Amazing!
Cheney is a murderer and should have been on trial for killing innocent american people on 911! This is the democratic country that American dream like push down our throats! What free media!
No one in Iran believed that 911 happend without the US/israeli involvement. That's what many researchers have said and proved. However, in the US anytime one says it, they jump all over you as you are out of your mind!
I have said all along that the only time the americans support an invasion outside the country is when their national security is threatened and somebody has attacked them. It is therfore very logical cheney had to have 911 in order to go to iraq & iran. They are not done with iran. If you stand up aginst them, they'll take you down! This was a mafia like administration.
Fantastic Piece
by MiNeum71 on Sat Aug 22, 2009 09:20 AM PDTSometimes you can analyse the process of a social system by telling the story of only few individuals. I'd like to know what happened to the nurse (3:15) and the well-dressed woman (4:59); I guess their path of life is the mirror of the history of Iran.
GS, you did it again!
by Peykan on Sat Aug 22, 2009 09:42 AM PDTA great find indeed!
@ 5:35 >Damas Navzer : Samad Rezvan<
@ 8:38: [from the info section of the clip at YouTube]: The guy at outside the hotel by the white car at the end of the film is called Mahmoud Ghorbani who was married to a singer called Googoosh.
Hippie era...
by Emil on Fri Aug 21, 2009 08:02 PM PDTThe good old Hippie era...peace...love and...?
I agree with DK. What a great find!
by farrad02 on Fri Aug 21, 2009 07:14 PM PDTThis clip is so different than almost all other clips of 60's and 70's I ghave seen on you tube! It does something to you! I'm crying!
Thanks GS jan!
Wow!
by Iraneh Azad on Fri Aug 21, 2009 06:17 PM PDTFantastic! Cool!
Thanks, Farnoosh,
by yolanda on Fri Aug 21, 2009 05:49 PM PDTThank you, Farnoosh, for the link. The new hotel is so luxurious, and no more the "psychedelic" stuff! What a transformation! The Simorgh Hotel is way more fancier than the hotel I stay when I am on vacation in US! Iran really should promote tourism and stimulate the economy!
I also like the way the music band interacted with the local people! It is fun to watch them joke around and play around! Thanks for the vintage footage! It made my day!
P.S. I am really sick and tired of seeing people being beat up by the basijis! This video is very refreshing!
Thanks,
yolanda
AMAZING !
by Darius Kadivar on Fri Aug 21, 2009 04:51 PM PDTWOW Now THAT's A SCOOP !
Thanks for Sharing Gormeh Sabzi aka Party Girl ;0)
"The Past is a Foreign Country, People Do things Differently There" -L.P Hartley "The Go Between"
DK
very good!
by Farnoosh on Fri Aug 21, 2009 04:39 PM PDTNostalgic and clear pictures of the old Tehran. It seems everyone was enjoying him/herself in Tehran those days.
Yolanda, I checked and Hotel Miami is now called Simorgh Hotel. It has several restaurants but no night clubs! Take a look here at a good description of the hotel and its amenities:
//www.ketabeavval.ir/tehran/1130.aspx
Wow! A 40 year old tape!
by yolanda on Fri Aug 21, 2009 04:21 PM PDTI was wondering what is the new name for the "Psychedelic Club"?