Woodstock, for us "oldsters"

rebajane · 08-09-2009, 07:33 PM

40 yrs ago this week-- Woodstock. Anybody here that went to it ??? I didn't but wish I had. Janis, Jimmy Hendrix, Richie Havens, Joan Baez , Joe Cocker,. Many other icons of the times, Not to mention "free love" !! Memories anyone???

Eileen · 08-09-2009, 08:27 PM

I SO wish I had gone, especially in light of the fact that Janis and Jimmie were dead a year later. On the other hand, I was already in a chair then, and chairs in mud mixed with cow manure might have been a little dicey.

Leo · 08-09-2009, 08:33 PM

i just watched that on dateline......love it

i was a bit to young but man that would have been.groovy.

cara_m · 08-09-2009, 08:45 PM

I was only one year post in "69" at the ripe old age of 14. Wish I had been able to go, considering it was only 200 miles from where I live in upstate NY. but then again mom sure wouldn't have allowed it even if I could. i knew of many that went and they sure did rough it from what I understood. The stories I could tell you that I heard would blow your mind and did theirs. lol I didn't have that much of an appreciation back then with the concerts as I do now thinking about it, but being with "the group" would have probably been the highlite for me.lol As Eileen said, chairs in mud mixed wih manure would have been quite challenging. Back then you were lucky to be able to get into a restaurant.

rebajane · 08-09-2009, 08:59 PM

I was a young 21, married, college student at the time living in Tulsa. There was no way I was going to be able to go, not even sure I was aware of it till after the fact. But looking back ----

PN · 08-09-2009, 09:10 PM

I was a little bit too young to go, but I remember my grandfather (lived near Woodstock) commenting about the hippies, rain and mud.

bollefen · 08-09-2009, 09:47 PM

My friend David wanted to go but last time I got involbed in one of his "events" I spen three days in the slammer so decided not to go.. Dumb decision on my part, but ater being arrested 3 times with david I decided he was a looser.

didn't go

bill

Van Quad · 08-10-2009, 02:00 AM

When we heard that this great lineup was coming to Woodstock, my friends and I were stoked. Until we found out it wasn't Woodstock, New Brunswick.

betheny · 08-10-2009, 12:36 PM

bollofen-You'd have probably gotten arrested at Woodstock LOL. Some ppl are just not fit to hang around with. And jail at Woodstock would still be jail!

Foolish Old · 08-10-2009, 01:09 PM

I was there a full week before the festival began setting things up. My camp site was minutes from the stage. The gathering was something no one had ever seen or imagined until it happened. Overnight, Max Yasgur's cow pasture became the 2nd largest city in the state of New York and the capitol of the new world.

08-09-2009, 07:33 PM	#1
rebajane Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AR Posts: 507	Woodstock, for us "oldsters" 40 yrs ago this week-- Woodstock. Anybody here that went to it ??? I didn't but wish I had. Janis, Jimmy Hendrix, Richie Havens, Joan Baez , Joe Cocker,. Many other icons of the times, Not to mention "free love" !! Memories anyone???

08-09-2009, 08:33 PM	#3
Leo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Yankton, South Dakota Posts: 3,950	i just watched that on dateline......love it i was a bit to young but man that would have been.groovy. __________________ http://justadollarplease.org/ 2010 SCINet Clinical Trial Support Squad Member "You kids and your cures, why back when I was injured they gave us a wheelchair and that's the way it was and we liked it!" Grumpy Old Man .."i used to be able to goof around so much because i knew Superman had my back. now all i've got is his example -- and that's gonna have to be enough."

08-09-2009, 09:10 PM	#6
PN Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: California Posts: 5,586	I was a little bit too young to go, but I remember my grandfather (lived near Woodstock) commenting about the hippies, rain and mud. __________________ Rock bottom is relative to how high you bounce when you hit. --General George Patton Complex problems need to be solved collectively. ––Paul Nussbaum usc87.blogspot.com

08-10-2009, 12:36 PM	#9
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 18,327	bollofen-You'd have probably gotten arrested at Woodstock LOL. Some ppl are just not fit to hang around with. And jail at Woodstock would still be jail! __________________ Blog: Does This Wheelchair Make My Ass Look Fat?

08-10-2009, 01:09 PM	#10
Foolish Old Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 16,142	I was there a full week before the festival began setting things up. My camp site was minutes from the stage. The gathering was something no one had ever seen or imagined until it happened. Overnight, Max Yasgur's cow pasture became the 2nd largest city in the state of New York and the capitol of the new world. __________________ Foolish "We have met the enemy and he is us."-POGO. "I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it."~Edgar Allan Poe "Dream big, you might never wake up!"- Snoop Dogg

08-09-2009, 08:27 PM	#2
Eileen Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: last house on the left Posts: 9,796	I SO wish I had gone, especially in light of the fact that Janis and Jimmie were dead a year later. On the other hand, I was already in a chair then, and chairs in mud mixed with cow manure might have been a little dicey.

08-09-2009, 08:45 PM	#4
cara_m Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 671	I was only one year post in "69" at the ripe old age of 14. Wish I had been able to go, considering it was only 200 miles from where I live in upstate NY. but then again mom sure wouldn't have allowed it even if I could. i knew of many that went and they sure did rough it from what I understood. The stories I could tell you that I heard would blow your mind and did theirs. lol I didn't have that much of an appreciation back then with the concerts as I do now thinking about it, but being with "the group" would have probably been the highlite for me.lol As Eileen said, chairs in mud mixed wih manure would have been quite challenging. Back then you were lucky to be able to get into a restaurant.

08-09-2009, 08:59 PM	#5
rebajane Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AR Posts: 507	I was a young 21, married, college student at the time living in Tulsa. There was no way I was going to be able to go, not even sure I was aware of it till after the fact. But looking back ----

08-09-2009, 09:47 PM	#7
bollefen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CT Posts: 1,613	My friend David wanted to go but last time I got involbed in one of his "events" I spen three days in the slammer so decided not to go.. Dumb decision on my part, but ater being arrested 3 times with david I decided he was a looser. didn't go bill

08-10-2009, 02:00 AM	#8
Van Quad Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 5,493	When we heard that this great lineup was coming to Woodstock, my friends and I were stoked. Until we found out it wasn't Woodstock, New Brunswick.

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