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In reply to the discussion: OK, Bitches. I'm Back! [View all]bluesbassman
(20,389 posts)Way cool that you were there too! My three buddies and I drove my red '65 Pontiac Bonneville convertible down from the Bay Area and we got there the night before and parked about a hundred feet from the main gate. We brought a couple of house speakers with us and wired them into the 8-track and stuck 'em up in the boot with the top down. We began playing music that was was so loud people from all over the parking lot began bringing us tapes to play and offering various forms of consumables as payment. By the time the gates opened up early in the morning, we were well buzzed and ready to enjoy the show
Those white plastic bottles are something I'll never forget. After DP played, it took so long for ELP's stage to get set up that people were getting bored and restless and began tossing the bottles around and it soon turned into a frenzy. We were camped up near the stage, and looking out over the crowd it was like being inside a giant popcorn maker with all of the empty bottles flying around!
Truly one of the greatest concerts I ever attended, with ELP, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and the rest... Magic! Small world that you were there too!