Woodstock

[dreamflower]

The DH and I watching Woodstock on VH-1Classic and remembering a simpler time. Neither of us made it there-- we were both just a little too young and a lot too far away. His sister headed there, but I don't think she quite made it.

But I remember how it made the news, and how appalled my mother was, and how badly I wished I could be there where things were happening.

The Woodstock nation was half-a-million strong-- surely *someone* on my flist was actually there. Anyone care to 'fess up and share some memories?

I was already feeling nostalgic after seeing Hair win a Tony Sunday night. I remember our high school debate team driving from Panama City,FL to Jacksonville in our coach's little Renault, and all we listened to the entire way there and back was the 8-track soundtrack of Hair.

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[claudia603.livejournal.com]

My money would be on shirebound being there! (but we'll probably have to wait till morning to find out, lol)

Ah, alas I was too young (perhaps not even born yet) :D

Jacksonville! :))

[shirebound]

Sadly, no! I was 13, and probably didn't even know about it until a few years after it happened. Looking back, I'm surprised my 16-year-old rock 'n roll brother didn't find a way to sneak up there, though.

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

Woodstock would have been awesome, if I'd been alive or even considered in the 70s. I wonder who else might have gone? It's not something I'd ever really thought about before.

[aspenjules.livejournal.com]

YUP, too young. And even though my brother and sister weren't necessarily too young... they weren't allowed, LOL. Not that they wanted to go, I'm thinking...

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

No, wasn't there,but I did own a copy of the soundtrack from Hair. In fact, I still own a copy.

I did see The Beatles in concert once though. : )
(I screamed along with the rest of the crowd and I still have the program)

[dreamflower]

Oh wow! You got to see the Beatles? *is impressed*

I was over the moon when I got to go see the Monkees, and I saw Paul Revere and the Raiders twice.

My LP of the Hair soundtrack wore out, as did my Sgt. Pepper LP. I do still have a lot of my LPs from back then though, and now we finally have something to play them on again.

Alas, we finally got rid of all our 8-tracks long ago.

[shirebound]

I remember having the Cowsills' version of "Hair" playing on my record player almost constantly.

[topaztook.livejournal.com]

I was not there (not being born had something to do with that...), but my boss was. I can't really get a lot of details out of him, though...it's possible that they've been lost in some sort of haze...

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

I didn't make it there, although I'm at least in the same State. I was too young as well. I do remember that my brother got the double album of it as soon as it came out and my favorite song was "1-2-3, what're we fighting for?" by (I think) Country Joe & The Fish -- or something like that. Even after all these years I still remember the lyrics to the song.

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Nostalgia can be such fun... :)