70, but close enough
Well, I can answer that last one. It's coming up on fifty years.
Smelly hippies.
And how many tons of peaceful debris was left behind? Haven’t changed much. At the dermos office the other day a guy about my age (70) was wearing a T-shirt with a USMC logo on it and the words “The Only Woodstock I Remember From ‘69” and a depiction of two crossed M-14s. I told him I liked it. Even though they were in the process of being phased out.
Parents and grandparents of today’s Snowflakes. Thanks a lot, potheads. That “tune in, turn on, blackout” mindset worked out well, didn’t it?
Looks like a tornado came through behind them.
70, but close enough
“Actor and country singer Roy Rogers was asked to close the show by singing his song “Happy Trails To You.” The King of Cowboys’ manger did not agree to the idea. Rogers later admitted “I would have been booed off stage by all those goddamn hippies.””
Haha!
Filthy hippies.
Destroyed our country.
On purpose with malice aforethought.
Actually, the PAC that is on site today, Bethel Woods is gorgeous. Although like most pacifistic hippie social experiments, capitalism has won out. The museum is $15 a head to learn about the “concert” and the place is full of hippie vendors who sell overpriced trinkets related to peace and love. Max Yasgur’s farm however, is almost completely unchanged today. Just a little nondescript mailbox off of Hurd Rd.
We missed Woodstock, but we did make it to Watkins Glen 4 years later. We rented a Uhaul 30 ft box truck and drove from Boston with about 20 people. It was pretty good...climbed a 30 ft fence to get the backstage of the Allman Bros. And yes, it rained as well, and that’s when the whole thing went to hell:)
But it was a huge event...over 600,000 people...at the time the largest rock concert ever...much larger than Woodstock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Jam_at_Watkins_Glen
As with most human cultural movements it did not solve the problems of personal financial security, health, violence, mental disease, hunger, shelter from the elements, etc...although some concept of human needs and desires and possible solutions were displayed...it basically was a lesson in inebriated, cold, hungry tribal mob dynamics...and the final celebration of youthful carelessness ,joys and exuberance.
Woodstock was a disgusting event. The people who attended it were disgusting. It still is and they still are.
The societal earthquake happened between 1939 and 1969, where there is hardly one single thing in common between the generations. Compare a music festival in 1939 to Woodstock. Imagine the types of young people who would attend.
Republicans - who as a party still represent many of the views of 1939 youth - could never understand how a Bill Clinton or Barack Obama could be elected. Democrats - who as a party firmly represent the views of 1969 youth - cannot understand how Donald Trump got elected, and are trying very hard to pretend it is reversible.
But there are many Americans who don't identify with either previous generation, and therefore dislike the platforms of both parties. Trump managed to speak to them - but it seems neither party understands yet that their core platforms are out of date.
The same people who left that mess in the background are the same people who are hysterical about global warming if they're still alive.
“.... His name was Max Yasgur and he was paid $75,000 for all 3 days. He is quoted as saying “If we join them, we can turn those adversities that are the problems of America today into a hope for a brighter and more peaceful future”
The question is would he have “joined” them if they didn’t pay him 75 grand. Give me a break.
Admittedly they were still less annoying than SJWs.
One of the things leftover from the the 1960’s is Woodstock. While they had some great music it wasn’t all that great as far as the planning for it went.
Down in Atlanta the same year was the Atlanta International Pop Festival held over the July 4th weekend with as many as 150,000 in attendance. The lineup was:
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Booker T. & the M.G.’s
The Butterfield Blues Band
Canned Heat
Chicago Transit Authority
Joe Cocker
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Dave Brubeck Trio w/ Gerry Mulligan
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
Grand Funk Railroad
Ian & Sylvia
Tommy James and the Shondells
Janis Joplin
Al Kooper
Led Zeppelin
Pacific Gas & Electric
Johnny Rivers
Spirit
The Staple Singers
Sweetwater
Ten Wheel Drive
Johnny Winter
in 1970, held again over the 4th of July weekend ,the Atlanta Pop Festival, after taking note of what happened at Woodstock, had an even bigger music festival, at least 600,000 attended and it was planned out to avoid as many of the problems as possible that happened at Woodstock and was a huge success. Yet you don’t hear much about it.
The lineup for 1970 was :
The Allman Brothers Band
Ballin’ Jack
Bloodrock
Bloomsbury People
Cactus
Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
Chakra
Chambers Brothers
Goose Creek Symphony
Grand Funk Railroad
Gypsy
Memphis State University cast of “Hair”
Hampton Grease Band
Handle
Richie Havens
Hedge & Donna
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
It’s a Beautiful Day
Johnny Jenkins
B.B. King
Lee Michaels
Mott the Hoople
Mountain
Poco
Procol Harum
Radar
Rare Earth
Terry Reid
Rig
Savage Grace
John Sebastian
Bob Seger System
Spirit
Ten Years After
U.S. Kids
Johnny Winter
The Allman Brothers opened and closed the event.
Take a look at the acts booked both years, really impressive and in some ways much better than what was at Woodstock.
If I had been able I would have been at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival.
Looks like to me this is where global warming started,could not be environmental activists,look at he mess they left,’ll the diversity and tolerant ones are pigs that caused an environmental disaster,typical.
In August of 69 I was attached to a naval fighter squadron on the way to southeast Asia for combat operations,guess I missed all the fun in New York
