Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Woodstock

The 40th anniversary of Woodstock was celebrated on August 15th. The over 400,000 high, naked, and muddy revelers were treated to experience the music of legends such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Grateful Dead, and Joan Baez for three peaceful days. 

Mr. Yasgur's farm, which has now been transformed into the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - no doubt that all in attendance back in '69 could ever fathom the likes of the Jonas Brothers performing on the same hallowed ground.
The lake house is only 15 minutes from Bethel and the site of Woodstock. Since they owned the house back in 1969, it was cool getting Mr. and Mrs. Duggan's account of the day and the people and the personalities and the whole phenomenon. We also need to sit down with Billy Hoag, a couple of beers, and listen to his account of the festivities. He walked up to the grounds from the lake!
Though this clip isn't from Ang Lee's 'Taking Woodstock' movie, we thought it was a short look into what the experience was like for some people who made the trek and became part of this significant cultural event in our history.

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