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Woodstock

It is the 40th anniversary of the legendary concert, Woodstock...hundreds of thousands of people gathered in upper New York to, well, come together and have a groovy time...the fact is...
the country was extremely polarized by the Viet Nam War and this was another protest by the young generation of the northeast...as the war was being battled half-way across the world, the only way to show your disgust, and band together with kids who felt the same way you did, was find some festivals like this one...the west coast had the Monterrey Festival, but just didn't have the impact that Woodstock had...besides the San Francisco area was all protest...of course, to get your mind off the war, drugs seemed to be one of the outlets...for the young minds of us all...you either may die by the bullet or by the drug of the time...and then the government got involved...with the police of the cities trying to disband the gatherings...
Really, the country was in disarray because of the LBJ administration...and the youth wanted no part of it...thus, things like Woodstock...a grand experience for an awful time...
Let us never forget...

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dws said…
I knew you were a hippy and probably naked at Woodstock. Thats where you fell in love with Joan Baez. As I recall OCE wasn't really aa hot bed of social protest. People were more concerned about the next Keg than
the Tet Offensive. And its 1,2 3, what are we fightin for....
hope America is good.
August 14, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Crazy Horse said…
So funny! You are right about OCE. The FTA was MIA when it came to anything that had relevance...
August 14, 2009 at 2:08 PM
CarolynArtist said…
Old Woodstock footage looks like a sweaty cesspool of unkempt people. Yuck.
Though it is intriguing to watch...and some great bands performed. Glad my parents weren't hippies.
Don't even get me started on Viet Nam. (I am still proud of my father for serving)
and sickened by those who took a step well beyond their civil liberties in the form of "protesting"...like Jane Fonda, but this isn't my blog, so I'll just read on...:O)
August 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM
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