Flashing back to Woodstock

[southernleftylady]

(CNN) -- Thirty-five years ago, as fighting raged in Vietnam, a group of hippies and 400,000 of their soul mates converged on a dairy farm in New York state for three days of frolicking in the spirit of peace, love and music.

Organizers called it "Woodstock," after the Catskill Mountains town where they'd hoped to have the concert. (The show eventually went on in Bethel, New York, about 50 miles away.) It was 1969, the last year of the tumultuous '60s. Few words conjure up so well the free spirit of that decade's counter-culture movement.

Rain, mud, music, drugs, rock 'n' roll, teepees, pot, dancing, smoke, sleeping bags, meditation, tents, dogs, brown acid, granola and free love were the hallmarks of a music festival that was a defining moment of one generation's rebellion against popular society. Since then, that weekend in August has become a legend in the mythology of the era.

Tickets had been sold in advance, but as people flocked by the thousands to Woodstock from all directions, it was clear there was no possible way to charge at the door.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/13/twih.woodstock/

[Ghetto_Boy]

1. Yeah but...

We had 450,000 men in Vietnam
We were losing 600 to 900 men a week (1968-1969)
Must soldiers were draftees
The baby boom was the target draft group

[Wickerman]

2. And I think I have met everyone of those 400k there

:eyes:

For some reason, back about 15 years ago, old hipsters who were fighting middle-aged, when they found out I loved music, always had to tell me about their experiences at Woodstock. On closer discussion it was apparent, as a rule, they hadn't even seen the movie... This happened so often I lost count of the number of old folks that tried to pawn off their sorry teen years as being so much more than they were.

Haruuumpph. Now that I am mid-aged I would never try to pawn off my youth as anything but less decadent than it actually was. :)

[LWolf]

3. I was 9 years old; I didn't go.

My mom had friends who did; they stopped by to tell us all about it and share pictures. The pictures I remember most clearly weren't the bands; they were too far away. They were the attendees who were enthusiastically dancing in the nude.

[Wickerman]

6. at 9 I definitely would recall that, too

:)

[G_j]

4. ok, I didn't inhale

is that better? :eyes:

[Wickerman]

5. I have no idea

:eyes: