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Oculus Spirit [90820]
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Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 6:50 PM
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Didn't think so!
Even well-versed, well-travel & eclectic JOE21 had more sense than to smoke, dope & sit in cow mature during rain storm for days.
Would have loved to have been one of the 25-35,000 fans who remained til the am (after 350,000 had already left due to weather & delays) who heard Jimi Hendrix tear up that electric guitar playing THE Star Spangled Banner!
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Orange Blooded [2100]
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*** would have gone but I was 2 months old******
Aug 16, 2019, 7:02 PM
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 7:13 PM
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WXPN is broadcasting the entire festival- announcements and everything. The full schedule is on the website.
http://xpn.org/about-xpn/ways-to-stream-wxpn
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Orange Blooded [2283]
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110%er [5915]
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 7:14 PM
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I was a freshman at Clemson in 1971.
There were some students that did attend.
My freshman roommate from Long Island attended the Concert for Bangladesh over Christmas Break 1971.
He had to explain it to this "redneck from the South" when he got back!
He changed my musical tastes!
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110%er [9070]
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I was 14 - remember seeing reports.......
Aug 16, 2019, 7:17 PM
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of it on the news each night.
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CU Guru [1002]
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I was 13 we had just landed at Kadena AFB Okinawa US held
Aug 16, 2019, 7:32 PM
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territory. I dig the music not the politics. I found it especially funny that my favorite guitarist Pete Townshend threw the propagandist Abbie Hoffman off the stage during the show. At 13 years old I’m sure my biggest thrill would have been the topless women in the cow pond. I did see Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green) and Blue Oyster Cult at Charlie T’s or Y beach sometime around that time period. I could not drive so I was just along for the ride with my older cousins.
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Re: I was 13 we had just landed at Kadena AFB Okinawa US held
Aug 16, 2019, 7:37 PM
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I wanted to go but didn't think my Rambler station wagon could make the trip. 70 mph top end.
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CU Medallion [58455]
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I was 10 then, but I work with a guy who was there.
Aug 16, 2019, 7:35 PM
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He has some good stories.
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 8:18 PM
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I was there...nine months before I was born. Went with my daddy and came home with my mama !!
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Orange Blooded [2082]
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 9:00 PM
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Pics? Need proof
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Legend [16521]
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I was 4. I am sure Joe21 was there and has an awesome story
Aug 16, 2019, 8:19 PM
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we would all enjoy!
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Orange Blooded [2427]
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No woodstock, but I was at Love Valley in NC...
Aug 16, 2019, 8:36 PM
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traveled from Clemson to Love Valley in my VW bug with a guy named Rocky in the summer of 1970. I did get to see the Allman Brothers there...drank a lot of Boone's Farm wine.
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All-TigerNet [10782]
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 8:37 PM
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had to work.probably wouldn't have gone anyway.did catch the movie though.
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 9:12 PM
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I didn't go because it didn't seem to be that much fun(wrong) but I did get to party with janis Joplin for a weekend and she was thoughtful and a wonderful person.
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Orange Blooded [3047]
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 9:19 PM
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Would have been a long drive for me from Vietnam.
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 10:03 PM
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I was at CLEMSON during that time as a student, but some of my friends that I hung with went to that. I chose not to do drugs, but some of my friends used and pushed drugs. I was okay with them doing their thing, and they were okay with me. They had some tales when they returned. Since I did not do drugs, I would probably have been like a brown pair of shoes with a black tuxedo at Woodstock. I missed some awesome music though. I always regretted that part.
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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Honestly, most in Clemson only heard about it on the news ..
Aug 16, 2019, 10:33 PM
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... after it was already underway.
I don’t know of anyone from Clemson who actually considered going all the way up there.
I think it was mostly a Northeastern thing.
I also think the estimates of “half a million people” are ridiculous looking at aerial photos showing what looks to be not a lot more than what we see in Death Valley week to week.
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 10:40 PM
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I was too young to attend, but have watched the movie. The music was great!
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CU Medallion [51137]
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Sorry but was being trained in advanced warfare
Aug 16, 2019, 10:54 PM
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at the time with no hope for leave.Was lucky to be allowed to view moon landing during the night hours.
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All-In [38435]
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Re: Yesterday was 50th Anniv of WOODSTOCK; Anybody on here attend?
Aug 16, 2019, 10:55 PM
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I was 8 weeks old , so my memory is a little foggy on my whereabouts that weekend .
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Orange Blooded [2763]
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I was there!
Aug 17, 2019, 12:54 AM
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Yeah, and I still have the tickets to prove it.
I was 18 years old. I was born in Queens, NY, grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. Started driving around 11 PM Friday night, and had to ditch the car because the roads were jammed solid around 1 AM. Walked all night long for miles through the cars and the rain to arrive at Max Yasgur's farm.
Saturday afternoon early was un-organized. Recorded music (mostly Suite Judy Blue Eyes by CSN) followed by occasional performers like Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
By late afternoon they got their act together and the concert began. And what a concert.
There was Mountain with Leslie West.
Then we heard Creedence Clearwater Revival - they were great.
Then ... JANIS JOPLIN! She was unflippabilievalbe awesome! Truly the best live performance I will ever see in my life!
Then a party - Sly and the Family Stone. Today - yeah, they weren't too good. That Saturday night - they were totally awesome. It was a stupendous party with a half million of your friends.
What - you want more?
Oh yeah, then there was THE WHO! Yeah - awesome!
It was great, I loved it ...... OH WAIT, still not done.
Yeah, then there was Jefferson Airplane with Grace Slick. They started at 5 AM and played until 8 AM. Completely ridiculous.
Well I could say a lot more. But 50 years ago tonight I was on a hillside on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, NY. And tonight I'm thinking I am really, really glad I was there.
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110%er [6687]
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One year later attended Atlanta Woodstock with many of same performers?
Aug 17, 2019, 12:56 AM
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300,000 at Atlanta . Most spectacular was Jimi Hendrix playing Star Spangled Banner at midnight July 4th then setting his guitar ablaze, and Santana's SOUL SURVIVOR. I spent a lot of time at cool creek with lots of nudity.
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