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I was probably in my first year of teaching and was spending some time with my husband in Provincetown on Cape Cod. I saw the signs in the shop windows for some concert called Woodstock and kind of wanted to go.
Husband didn't want to go and I was undecided, so we just stayed in P'town. The place became kind of deserted but a few days later, people started coming back from Woodstock. I asked some of them how it was and they said it was wet and muddy, no bathrooms. I was SO glad I hadn't gone.
I was kind of a hippie in my beliefs--100% against Viet Nam, that was the main thing. But I wasn't a druggie or a person who wanted to get wet and muddy. Now I'm kind of in awe at anyone who actually went. Well, I'm glad for them but it wouldn't have been fun for me.
I was probably in my first year of teaching and was spending some time with my husband in Provincetown on Cape Cod. I saw the signs in the shop windows for some concert called Woodstock and kind of wanted to go.
Husband didn't want to go and I was undecided, so we just stayed in P'town. The place became kind of deserted but a few days later, people started coming back from Woodstock. I asked some of them how it was and they said it was wet and muddy, no bathrooms. I was SO glad I hadn't gone.
I was kind of a hippie in my beliefs--100% against Viet Nam, that was the main thing. But I wasn't a druggie or a person who wanted to get wet and muddy. Now I'm kind of in awe at anyone who actually went. Well, I'm glad for them but it wouldn't have been fun for me.
It wasn’t all drugs and mud! It was fun and the music was awesome. The bad rap this event continues to get even after all these years never fails to amaze me.
It wasn’t all drugs and mud! It was fun and the music was awesome. The bad rap this event continues to get even after all these years never fails to amaze me.
It fits a convenient narrative sadly. I was busy enjoying carnaby street and portobello road and life in London but I kept up with the music which was amazing.
I was stuck in the Ozark woods but listened to reports on the radio. My brother was in New Jersey and tried to get there but the roads were clogged. Archaeology magazine has a small article on a dig that is taking place there.
I was 19 and newly-eloped. Bunch of our friends had tickets....when they first told me about it, I had no clue but we were planning to go just because everyone else was. They went up maybe Thursday or Friday....hubby and I were planning on going Saturday (despite the fact we had no tickets). Then we heard on the radio it was a sea of mud. Despite my best efforts to be a hippie, I really didn't want to go without my basic conveniences or get muddy. So we missed it. Had we gotten there, I wonder how on earth we would have been able to find our friends.
I love watching the movie and the youtubes of the performances. One funny thing from the movie: One of our friends was in the long line of cars and motorcycles waiting to get in. A cameraman filming the whole scene bumped the camera into the friend's helmet. Friend, being a tough biker type, turned around and gave the guy such a look...and it made it into the movie. His little brush with fame!
I think it would be difficult at the time to understand that Woodstock would be a cultural moment. I've been to some excellent musical festivals. I think Woodstock was a success due to the luck of time and milieu, rather than talent specifically.
I envy those of you who were able to attend Woodstock. Perhaps in those memories we should also remember there was a War going on. Some of us were in Vietnam.
Serious Conversation, perhaps you should spend more time with people your own age. Some of the greatest musicians of the time appeared at Woodstock..... Who do you think feel short on talent? Who do you think fell short in expressing the feelings of the time? You have no clue!!!
I was 13 and living on Long Island. Girl down the street went and when she came back she told us all her stories of the event. We were captivated with the tales and her bra less apparel.
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