In the News East Coast Clubs in the Media MetroWest Daily News - Business When Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger needed a place to wind down after a Gillette Stadium concert in Foxboro last year, the call went out to Winter. Winter - who doesn't use his first name, Michael - is the founder and president of East Coast Clubs, a Natick-based company that plans and markets events, many of them set at Boston nightclubs and ultra-lounges. It also provides VIP services for, well, VIPs and Jagger certainly qualifies. ``The Rolling Stones contacted me because they know I'll make sure they'll be secure, they'll have a good time and they'll be treated like VIPs,'' says Winter, a Framingham native. ``Even if it's only for a short time, I make sure every base is covered.'' For this particular night out, Winter, on his night off, took Jagger to Rumor, a Boston nightclub. ``He came in at 1 a.m. and they treated him like he was the president,'' says Winter. ``They roped off the stage that normally holds 75 people. I arranged for 30 beautiful women to be there as dancers and he was dancing his butt off until 2 a.m.'' A security guard and Winter made sure other clubgoers kept their distance. Winter spent four hours arranging that one hour of dancing. Not that the promoter is complaining. ``Imagine me taking out Sir Mick Jagger,'' says Winter, who admits to being star-struck in the presence of ``this living legend.'' He calls Jagger a gentleman. (continued) |
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