In late 1969, Loud and his best-friend, Kristian Hoffman, drove to San Francisco to experience Haight-Ashbury and the neighborhood's much-publicized cultural scene as well as explore the city's gay enclaves. After leaving the Bay Area, the pair drove east to the San Joaquin Valley and Altamont Raceway Park near Tracy, California. There, they attended the now-infamous Altamont Free Concert.
In late 1969, Loud and his best-friend, Kristian Hoffman, drove to San Francisco to experie?nce Haight-Ashbury and the neighborhood's much-publicized cultural scene as well as explore the city's gay enclaves. After leaving the Bay Area, the pair drove east to the San Joaquin Valley and Altamont Raceway Park near ?Trac:y, California. There, they !attended the now-infamous Altamont Free Con?cert.