...lotta freaks eh eh
Remembering Woodstock, 1969
Where you there?
Tell me, I'd like to know! : )
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- Vivian aka Deborah
- With age comes wisdom, it's true, so make sure the wisdom you gain is worthwhile. I thought my self immature till I had a baby. A baby is a sure way to mature oneself. So I had two more! And now that they are grown and mature, they call me immature! It takes two to tango. It takes two to marry. It takes two to keep it going. Treat words like grains of salt. Grab hold of them and learn, but allow some to slip through your hands. And above all else....I give thanks to God....everyday! All my poems and photos are copyrighted. Thank you to all who have left a comment.
I can see letters and shapes...
swirling up into the air and I swear they spell out your name in hot vapors of kaleidoscope colors
Prayer changes things...
this I know
Go ahead...
leave a comment and make my day.
I swear...
Do blondes have more fun?
Pray
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day?
Why is the coffee
always gone?
Got Jesus?
well if not, bout time your find Him, eh?
Coffee and honey
mix in the great outdoors and oh what a feeling!
10 comments:
That is a cool shot of some interesting people. Did they ask for a ride?
well, I would imagine that they stuck their thumbs out every time a car passed by. I remember hitch hiking was very popular back then.
I don't remember Woodstock... I was 6 years old. But I have seen photos like these.
I will have to check back and see if anyone that was there has stories to tell.
ToOdLeS.
Woodstock...hmmmm I was in the hospitol recovering from Vietnam wounds back then but I remember, Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969.
In April 1969, newly-minted superstars Creedence Clearwater Revival were the first act to sign a contract for the event, agreeing to play for ten thousand dollars.
(My favorite group)
The promoters had experienced difficulty landing big-name groups prior to the Bay Area swamp rockers committing to play. Creedence drummer Doug Clifford later commented "Once Creedence signed, everyone else jumped in line and all the other big acts came on."
Woodstock was designed as a profit-making venture, aptly titled "Woodstock Ventures". It famously became a "free concert" only after it became obvious that the event was drawing hundreds of thousands more people than the organizers had prepared for. Tickets for the event cost US$18 in advance (approximately US$106 today calculated for buying power, and approximately US$75 today adjusted for inflation)[6] and $24 at the gate for all three days. Ticket sales were limited to record stores in the greater New York City area, or by mail via a Post Office Box at the Radio City Station Post Office located in Midtown Manhattan. Around 186,000 tickets were sold beforehand and organizers anticipated approximately 200,000 festival-goers would turn up.
Performing artists
Thirty-two acts performed over the course of the four days:
Friday, August 15
Richie Havens
Swami Satchidananda - gave the invocation for the festival
Sweetwater
The Incredible String Band
Bert Sommer
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez
Saturday, August 16
Quill, forty minute set of four songs
Keef Hartley Band
Country Joe McDonald
John Sebastian
Santana
Canned Heat
Mountain
Grateful Dead
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin with The Kozmic Blues Band
Sly & the Family Stone
The Who began at 4 AM, kicking off a 25-song set including Tommy
Jefferson Airplane
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18
The Grease Band
Joe Cocker
Country Joe and the Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Johnny Winter featuring his brother, Edgar Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimi Hendrix
Sheila, I was only 13 and didn't even know about the Woodstock concert till the next year when the album came out. Great music on there, really great! I was just playing it on my turntable yesterday.....oh I am so dating myself but I don't care! : )
Joe....wow!...thank you for your story and this info! I am going to Pa tomorrow for a few days and have plans to drive up to Bethal to see the museum again. That farm is now a huge outdoor arena with about 10 parking lots, for concerts. The museum is awesome! Check it out at: http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/
I am sorry about your wounds from nam, that sucks, war sucks! But I thank you a billion for serving your country for our freedom.
CCR is one of my all time favorite bands, I have one of their songs on my playlist to the right....keep clicking forwrd till you see it, alone with a few songs from Woodstock.
One two three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn.
Next stop is Vietnam....
Thanks for the line up...they had that in the museum.
It says you're not allowed to tak pics in there which really ticks me off! LOL I am so tempted to sneak a few and post them on here for all to see!
Probably along with one of me from behind bars!
But officer....I need to blog my pictures....palease!
HEY, for anyone reading this who would love to read some really fine poetry about Vietnam, check out:
http://wwwjustjoe.blogspot.com/
Hmmm...I don't know if I remember or not I am not sure of my age! hehe!
Vivian thanks for the poem, you have a talent, that I know.
You are welcome, Adrian...they are lyrics to an old song. ; )
And, you don't remember because you probably weren't born yet! lol
Hi Vivian, This is great the stuff you come up with really amazes me. I was only three at the time of the big gig, honestly i was. See ya....
I believe you, Alex, honestly I do....you've must have been a cute baby, cos you're not too shabby now! lol
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