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jerryd >
Woodstock 1969 >
jerry
Posted: Jun 06, 2010
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hi im jerry me and my bother were sleeping on abandon house porch on 17B guy named charlie who bo was sleeping in a station wagan took a pic of us if your still above ground contact me on facebook under jerry durante... |
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colomae >
Woodstock 1969 >
woodstock 69, we were there.
Posted: Mar 17, 2010
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we got there firday afternoon. nice guy who said he lived next door gave us ride all the way to the stage.
there was richie h singing freedom.
the people on the hill, started to do a wave.,
i grew up right then.
we walked up the hill. we walked arou... |
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projectwoodstock >
Woodstock 1969 >
Project Woodstock
Posted: Feb 10, 2010
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In 1969, a life changing event happened. Unfourtunatly, in 1991.. I was born. I've had dreams and wishes of being there on those days. But no matter how much i wish and dream, it will never come true. Luckly, I have a chance to turn everyones opinions... |
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Jeff L >
Woodstock 1969 >
Close but no Cigar
Posted: Feb 03, 2010
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Even though I went to Woodstock with a couple of friends from high school, by the time we got there Sat. morning we couldn't get near the exit we wanted to take. We crept along bumper to bumper on some road for what seemed like miles only to be turned aro... |
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JPerr >
Woodstock 1999 >
Possibly the worst 4 days of my life...
Posted: Jan 10, 2010
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Ok-some background: When I was 13 years old, I witnessed Woodstock '94 on pay-per-view and immediately almost became obsessed with the idea of Woodstock. In regards to the festival in '94, although it was not historic in comparison to the original concer... |
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Grateful Dead >
Woodstock 1994 >
Woodstock 94
Posted: Dec 03, 2009
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met congo player who played with Jimi Hendrix at original Woodstock. Saw Joe Walsh play late-night in the campground with just a guitar & portable amp. Waking up 2 my tent & rain water in my face. Bob Weir and Warren Hayes..NIN..Chile Peppers, Aerosmith... |
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Hippie16 >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
Sad Times
Posted: Nov 29, 2009
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I never got to go to a Woodstock. Obviously I wouldn;t of gone to Woodstock in 69. I wish I would of been old enough to go to Woodstock in 94 or 99. But I wasn't. This makes me very sad that I never got to go to a Woodstock. I really hope there will be an... |
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peace_love_understanding >
Woodstock 1969 >
never had the chance....
Posted: Nov 24, 2009
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to experiance something prolly so spectacular. i am sure it was so incredibaly amzingg. and i feel terribly sad tht i couldnt be the one to experiance it. it is only passed down throught generations to me and my yunger brother. sadly, i couldnt stand ther... |
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Donnie Mayer >
Woodstock 1969 >
Heading to Woodstock
Posted: Nov 03, 2009
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Everyone, thousands of us, all walking from wherever our last ride ended. Charlie Hicks and I were 15 years old and had hitchhiked from Arlington, VA. The NY state thruway was clogging up, we had to walk. The total walk ride for me and Charlie was about 3... |
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Kikaniels >
Woodstock 1969 >
Can U help us
Posted: Oct 16, 2009
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Hi. We are are 2 students in France. And we're doing a project about woodstock festival.
We need to know about your experience of Woodstock 69, 94 or 99
Thanks you for helping us.
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JohnnyBGood >
Woodstock 1969 >
I'm the guy on the inside cover of the album.
Posted: Oct 14, 2009
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During the late 80's early 90's. I took my oldest son to a flea mkt in Tampa Fl. He was/is very interested in music. So we stopped at a shop that had a ton of oldies. Then we came across the Woodstock album. For some reason, I had never seen that album. W... |
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stoweme >
Woodstock 1994 >
A life well lived
Posted: Sep 27, 2009
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I missed the 69 fest by 4 years 73 being the first of a hundred concerts. Woodstock is a place in our hearts and a view in our mind of all things good. The 94 concert was a gathering again for those who searched this utopian outlook. The best in people r... |
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Ipokesmot >
Woodstock 1999 >
I was there
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
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The main problem of 99 was the location. Sure there was plenty of land but there was hardly any shade, the walking paths were quickly done and had huge rocks everywhere. I think people just got fed up with the high prices and heat which is why the "riot... |
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Chaz >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
I finally got to Woodstock!!!
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
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I finally did get there only 40 yrs later!! It was an awesome adventure but would never have compared to the original. I could feel the peace and vibes as I sat on the hill. The place is now very manicured and structured with a lot of rules and regulation... |
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ShayneA10 >
Woodstock 1969 >
Leather wristbands and belts
Posted: Sep 14, 2009
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I was in Wasington DC hanging with my best friend Chryl Taylor . We had a Caravan with some people that made Leather goods. When we got to woodstock there was a line for Miles But we made it. We had to set up Camp aboit 3 mi from the music.we got there on... |
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Terri >
Woodstock 1969 >
Woman Marine Quantico Virginia
Posted: Sep 04, 2009
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I was a lifeguard/swimming instructor at Quantico MC base and hanging out at the enlisted mens pool in my speedo bathing suit when fellow lifeguards John and Tony drove up and invited me to accompany them to "a concert." I said nope, I have a court martia... |
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indiandreamer >
Woodstock 1969 >
Woodstock or BUST!
Posted: Sep 02, 2009
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Well I it's a real bummer that my dad caught me with a bag in hand heading out the door to meet up with some friends who were driving cross country to Woodstock. I think because I had run away from home a few months earlier to San Francisco, Haight Ashbur... |
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Choo Choo 67 >
Woodstock 1969 >
Woodstock, 1968!!!! Yup, that's right....
Posted: Aug 31, 2009
I was on my way to the Woodstock Festival (at Bethel) a group of us had tickets...we were going up in a Pick up truck...but somewhere along the way we got re-routed and held up due to the traffic...so we ended up all over the map...and had some good adven... |
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Marilyn Wells >
Woodstock 1969 >
Thrilled by 40th anniversary!
Posted: Aug 31, 2009
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I was 12 in 1969, Too young for Woodstock. A friend of mine went when he was 12. He ran away from home so he could go (from Seattle) and while hitching he was picked up by a very nice hippie guy who took him under his wing and they traveled across the cou... |
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mhursh >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
My husband and I at Woodstock
Posted: Aug 27, 2009
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I bought tickets for a concert that I thought was just another rock concert... I noticed that many of the bands were older groups, hence the title "heroes of Woodstock". I knew some of the groups, but not all, as I was way too young to be at the original... |
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FRANK D'ANDREA >
Woodstock 1969 >
Six of us from Milford CT.
Posted: Aug 25, 2009
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There were 3 couples. Glenn and Patty, Joe and Maryann and myself (Frank) and Linda. We left early Friday morning. It took us about 2 and half hours to get there. On the way in my 68 Carmero I remember listening to "THE CREAM" on my 8 track. We camped ou... |
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TomKennedy >
Woodstock 1969 >
Preparing for Woodstock
Posted: Aug 21, 2009
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Four of us piled in to George's mom's station wagon: me, Lenny, Paul, and of course George. He was the only one who bought a ticket. The rest of us figured we could get close enough to listen to the music or hop a fence if necessary. But, we came prepared... |
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August West >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
A gift for my Father-in-Law
Posted: Aug 21, 2009
For a few years now I have heard the stories from my Father-in-law about Cross country trips with friends, his love for The Grateful Dead, traveling to different cities to see them play and how he cried when Jerry died, but my favorite story is when he ta... |
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anterlopic1 >
Woodstock 1969 >
TWO LEVITTOWNERS: WOODSTOCK 69
Posted: Aug 21, 2009
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I went to the 69' concert with my back-door neighbor, Paul. Paul, by the way, has his photo in the
Woodstock 2 album, in the inside cover; he is the guy on the fence grabbing the bottle of champagne.
Just before that picture was taken, Paul had said to... |
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msmelg >
Woodstock 1969 >
what a trip
Posted: Aug 19, 2009
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I had just graduated high school. had heard about the concert but had no way to get there so we posted for a ride at the UB campus in buffalo, soon a couple guys called us. they picked us up and off we went. we got within 1/4 mile from the site, had to wa... |
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Glenice >
Woodstock 1969 >
Just saw my brother at Woodstock!
Posted: Aug 18, 2009
Although I did not attend, I always heard stories about my brother Stephen going. He is 9 years older then me, and back in the day, it was cool to say I had a brother who went to Woodstock. Part of me never really believed he went but I have always lov... |
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Moxie >
Woodstock 1969 >
40 Years ago today...
Posted: Aug 18, 2009
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40 Years ago today I was sharing a huge field and awesome music with 500,000 of my closest friends. Long live the Woodstock memories!
Miss you all man!... |
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toohi >
Woodstock 1969 >
@ 14 on the way there--
Posted: Aug 18, 2009
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sure, mom/dad both said no, but, i went anyways (i was honestly a good kid, i just had to go!) made it as far as Deposit,ny hitch hiking & the next car to pull over was our next door neighbor. He was driving my dad, figuring i'd head to the woods if i not... |
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Fanatic5 >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
Anniversary Weekend 2009
Posted: Aug 18, 2009
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This past weekend, I was fortunate to attend a very special 40th anniversary celebration in downstate New York. The site of the original Woodstock Music Festival (August 15, 16, 17) hosted thousands of loyal visitors to picturesque Bethel Woods.
Back i... |
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nshambles >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
A Long Time Coming...
Posted: Aug 17, 2009
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I always felt a sense of regret that I was not able to be at Woodstock in 1969; I watched the film and felt a strange mixture of joy and sadness. When I realized that this year would mark 40 years, I decided that I would spend the actual weekend at the or... |
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Joanie >
Woodstock 40th Anniversary >
The 40th Anniversary
Posted: Aug 17, 2009
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I missed the original Woodstock as I was born in '84. I grew up on 60's music and tv shows. My parents surrounded me in that time period. In fact, I was named after my dad's favorite 60's singer, Joan Baez. I've always loved Woodstock and more so afte... |
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Sechman >
Woodstock 1969 >
My Woodstock Story
Posted: Aug 17, 2009
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I was 15, relatively poor and lived in Norfolk, Virginia. I was bummed that my best friends had gone to the Atlantic City Pop Fest two weeks before and my single mom couldn't come up with any money for tickets.
A week later she told me a girl that she wo... |
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Randall Peenk >
Woodstock 1994 >
Doing my own thing in my own time
Posted: Aug 16, 2009
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Woodstock 94 was one of the best experiences I've ever had. Sure, it was corporate, but at least there were plenty of toilets and good food. On my way from florida I seen this cat (mark) holding up a sign hitch-hiking to the event. We'll he lucked out and... |
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emccaff >
Woodstock 1969 >
How I got there after the Thruway was closed!!!
Posted: Aug 16, 2009
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I actually bought 2 tickets (#01135 & 01136) as soon as the concert was announced. My wife & I left on Saturday morning. It was still dark when we left Hicksville LI, NY. By the time we got miles away from the exit on the Thruway, the right lane was stopp... |
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jerrelziebelman >
Woodstock 1969 >
40 years after - Remembrance Woodstock '69
Posted: Aug 16, 2009
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Thank you for creating an interesting site to share experiences, nostalgia and some historic notes. This is truly a unique experience reflecting on my subjective focus on a historic event on its Fortieth Anniversary. I am no longer in contact with anyon... |
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Al Petteway & Amy White >
Woodstock 1969 >
A Coming of Age
Posted: Aug 16, 2009
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Seeing the lineup of acts that were scheduled to play for this festival, I had decided that I couldn't miss it and even though my parents would never have let me go, I made plans to go anyway. Three friends were on this journey together. We bought our ti... |
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gtrac >
Woodstock 1969 >
Busted on the way
Posted: Aug 16, 2009
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I heard about the concert from my friend, Fred, and we bought tickets. I was driving and decided to leave on thursday in case of traffic. I had just moved to Philly from NY and my NY inspection sticker had expired while I was waiting for the paperwork fro... |
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Devilhornes >
Woodstock 1999 >
What day is it again? ;-)
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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My sister and I traveled from Massachusetts to attend Woodstock 99 with a couple of friends. We got to the site at about 2:30 A.M. Friday morning,set up our tent and crashed for about 4 hours. Then the shenanigans began!
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ricmanning >
Woodstock 1969 >
Woodstock: Lots of walking
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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Check out my photo gallery: http://tinyurl.com/ovqfel
I went to Woodstock with six friends, all of us students at Indiana University. We drove out in two cars from Boston, where four members of our group were spending the summer.
The photo was taken ... |
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dan0824blndmln >
Woodstock 1994 >
I had the time of my life at Woodstock 94
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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When it was announced there was going to be another Woodstock to commemorate the original 25 years later (1994), my buddy Chad called me and told me we needed to be there. We were both just 1 year out of high school and heavily into Classic Rock (60's and... |
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Bob Crespo.com >
Woodstock 1969 >
THE ONLY FIGHT AT WOODSTOCK
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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I was a 16 year old rock & roller from Brooklyn in 1969 who, along with my buddies Chris and Joe from my band, bought a three-day ticket for Woodstock for $18. We were pretty excited to get to see a year's worth of concerts by top bands in one weekend. A ... |
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JeffReding >
Woodstock 1969 >
My 20th Anniversary magazine article
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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For the 20th Anniversary I wrote an article for our local music magazine 'Scene' after talking to Joel Rosenman and John Roberts, the financial backers, and John Morris, Production Director and Stage Manager.
I am going to post this on my Facebook and ... |
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dholdefer >
Woodstock 1969 >
Magic Bus to Woodstock
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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I met a girl in Ocean City Maryland and we talked all night and she suggested that we meet again at Woodstock. So at age 17, a recent high school graduate, I convinced my parents to let me take the "Magic Bus to Woodstock" advertised in the baltimore Sun... |
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ceewee >
Woodstock 1994 >
Start of me collecting woodstock material
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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I was also webmaster for borstrock.nl and borstrock.com, nowadays I make every year a dvd-movie of the people and bands. Some band attending Borstrock (end of May) since 1989: Saxon, Krokus, Di-rect, Within Temptation.
Start of me collecting woodstock an... |
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birdsong >
Woodstock 1969 >
Woodstock from a black female hippy perspective
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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I was an 18 year old black female whose sole purpose for going was to see Hendrix since I had seen his shows two times before. There was suppose to have been 6 of us going from Washington DC but everyone bailed out except for me and a white male co-worke... |
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dcraigmile >
Woodstock 1969 >
My WOODSTOCK SIGN...
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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About the Sign... I have been a trumpet player for most of my life! After leaving the West Coast as a young boy in 1966, IBM moved my family to this little stick town in the Catskill Mountains, just north of Kingston, New York, called Woodstock.
All o... |
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lsmanto >
Woodstock 1969 >
What an experience!!!
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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I went to Woodstock with 7 other friends, 4 of whom left because it was too crowded and dirty, man did they miss out on the best thing I have ever been to in my entire life! We left Ohio in a caravan of cars, not really knowing what to expect. We were o... |
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babalooba >
Woodstock 1969 >
3 guys, no food, no tent, but had a great tyme!!
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
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I got to the site friday Nite (sat morning) in tyme to see Joan Baez close her set. We set up in front of the stage, with our sleeping bags...next morning we woke up to the rain, and the mud.....Sat was a great day with Canned Heat, Santana etc...(you kn... |
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amscars56 >
Woodstock 1969 >
Took the kids to Woodstock's 20th, 1989
Posted: Aug 14, 2009
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Local radio station from Cape Cod was there broadcasting live in 1989 for the 20th reunion, I listened to them every day while at work, I kept telling the guys at work I'm going, in 1969 I was 13,didn't make the show, my older brother and his friends were... |
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15atwoodstock >
Woodstock 1969 >
I was there at age 15
Posted: Aug 14, 2009
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I went to Woodstock 1969 with my friends older brother and sister. My friend couldn't go, so they took me. ( I told my mother I was camping with the!).
We got as far as Catskill when we hit the traffic, so we parked and walked in.
When we got near, we f... |
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elrey >
Woodstock 1969 >
It changed my life, but I didn't know it then...
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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I was a young 16 year old and went to Woodstock with a friend a year older and his friend. My mom didn't want me to go, but I had bought a ticket way in advance. I actually turned down an opportunity to drive across country with my brother to San Franci... |
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Moses >
Woodstock 1994 >
Had a great time at 1994
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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I wasn't even born yet when the original went down. Went to 94' on a whim and had one hell of a good time!
This weekend a small group of friends and close family will be camping out all weekend and listening to Woodstock artists. Basically we will be hav... |
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Ron >
Woodstock 1969 >
I will never forget!
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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Hitchhiked from California. We got stuck in Gila Bend Arizona - where they didn't like long hair!! But we got out alive, probably the two girls I had with me!, We made it 2 days ahead of time. What a memory, rain, mud, music and just fantastic people ever... |
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mikew >
Woodstock 1969 >
regret I never went
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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Although I never went to the Festival in 69 (I was only 15, a little young at the time). I have always loved it. My two favorite enjoyments in life is music and reading.
Before Woodstock, I guess you could say I was a teeny bopper ( one of my favorite ... |
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The BLUES EXPERIMENT >
Woodstock 1969 >
WANTED to
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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!(^(... I WANTED TO SEE MY "DADs' BROTHER FROM---COHOES, N.Y. (UPSTATE)... HOWEVER..THE TIME TO BOOK PASSAGE ON "DELTA-AIR" CREPT UP ON ME... and I COULD'NT RAISE THe "BREAD" FOR AIR --FARE!!... |
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tony barker >
Woodstock 1969 >
LIFE WAS GREAT OUTSIDE THE FENCE
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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I WAS ONLY 13 WHEN I TALKED MY PARENTS INTO LETTING ME GO TO WOODSTOCK. I LIVED IN DENVER AT THE TIME SO IT WAS QUITE THE TRIP. MY FRIEND HAD THE PROVERBIAL VW BUS (HE WAS 16). THREE OF US HEADED OUT WITH DRINKS, SANDWICHES AND SMOKES LOOKING FOR A "NEW" ... |
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vikkiann35 >
Woodstock 1999 >
HOLY SHIT!
Posted: Aug 13, 2009
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I am from verona ny which is only about 15 minutes from griffis using back roads. anyway i was a waitress at the turningstone casino and worked the grave shift. I was planning on going to Woodstock!!! i didnt have the money and didnt really have the time.... |
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hawkwindz >
Woodstock 1994 >
Was a 3day weekend that was BRILLIANT
Posted: Aug 12, 2009
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!994..... drove from Minneapolis,mn arrived Friday,about 10am..... Had a little festiva [little ford].got me to the very first car at ONE of the entances.... Very lucky... tent/needed items and couple friends [3]. the 3 days were a unique 3/chapter book..... |
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met >
Woodstock 1969 >
Not quite
Posted: Aug 12, 2009
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We had a summer house on Washington Lake, about 25 miles or so from the Bethel site. (Actually still have it!) I was 14, and had never been to any rock & roll show. Many of the kids I knew who lived locally year round knew about the festival and had tic... |
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bncowen >
Woodstock 1969 >
Woodstock 1969 -- Happy to be there
Posted: Aug 12, 2009
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I went to Woodstock with a guy I was dating that summer while I was home on "Co-op" from Northeastern University. We actually had tickets! I often wonder if he saved them since we really did not need them to get in.
More details later on this....what... |
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igravina >
Woodstock 1969 >
I come over the top of the hill
Posted: Aug 11, 2009
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We were walking in the dark, just hearing the whispers and coughs of people around us, two lines of people in the dark going in opposite directions, shuffling along, heads down, not knowing where we would end up and when, and I thought this must be what h... |
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jayspay >
Woodstock 1969 >
An Amazing Experience
Posted: Aug 11, 2009
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I was 17 years old and previous to Woodstock had only been to indoor venues in Hartford where the artists were dressed nicely so this was a real life-altering eye opener. I remember everyone booing Ravi Shankar, becoming a Sweetwater fan, hearing the cons... |
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ken lubin >
Woodstock 1969 >
found woodstock by accident
Posted: Aug 11, 2009
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my friend just got a new car and said lets go for a ride we started in little neck n.y. we drove and wound up in monticello we new of woodstock but that wasnt our destination some how we arrived a week early. we pulled up and walked around next thing u no... |
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cquimby >
Woodstock 1969 >
@ Vivid Memories
Posted: Aug 10, 2009
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2 quick anecdotes come to mind…naturally when you’re a 17 year old music freak and virtually every band you love is playing at one concert you gotta be there. So despite my father’s stern warnings I was not to go, off to Woodstock I went with a carload of... |
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cquimby >
Woodstock 1969 >
My 2 vivid memories
Posted: Aug 10, 2009
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2 quick anecdotes come to mind…naturally when you’re a 17 year old music freak and virtually every band you love is playing at one concert you gotta be there. So despite my father’s stern warnings I was not to go, off to Woodstock I went with a carload of... |
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GinnieMyers >
Woodstock 1969 >
Getting to Woodstock
Posted: Aug 10, 2009
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I was 14 years old. I wanted to go. My parents said NO. I went anyway. I hitchicked with my boyfriend, Denny Mortimer, from Maryland. We finally got there after 2 days and walked for the last 2 miles or so...the roads were blocked. I will never forg... |
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rtangen >
Woodstock 1969 >
Returned from Nam 2 months eariler
Posted: Aug 10, 2009
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Went with 3 friends, left Brooklyn Friday afternoon, by the time we arrived we parked what felt like 20 miles away. Near the racetrack on 17B. we walked for hours until we arrived tickets in hand but fences were down and it had become a free concert. We h... |
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surfwolfaz >
Woodstock 1969 >
My Mom took me to Woodtsock.
Posted: Aug 08, 2009
My Mom took me to Woodstock. I remember being stuck in the mud on Saturday when a NY State Trooper poked his head in our car, looked at my Mother and said, "Lady! What the hell are you doing here!”?
We had left on that Friday, took my sister and one o... |
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Kathy Hunyadi >
Woodstock 1969 >
Almost made it
Posted: Aug 05, 2009
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I went with my boyfriend and another couple who had just gotten married. We got as close as 10 miles and then decided not to go any further.... |
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frick >
Woodstock 1969 >
I went with my girlfriend at that time
Posted: Aug 04, 2009
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I was just of out of the Marine Corps after my tour in Vietnam, this was truly an awesome experience and one that I will never forget even though the only thing I saw more often than not was the back of most peoples heads but I could hear it loud and clea... |
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speechlady >
Woodstock 1994 >
Woodstock 1994 visit
Posted: Jul 30, 2009
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In 1994, my future husband, daughter and her boyfriend along with me decided to go to the original Woodstock site rather than attend the concert in Saugerties. We brought a tent, sleeping bags and some food. This venture turned out to be a wondeful expe... |
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Djacobson >
Woodstock 1999 >
Woodstock Pay Per View
Posted: Jul 23, 2009
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I did not go to Woodstock 99 but I watched the pay per view from my home in Califronia. How great it was to have a concert start at 9:00am every morning and be able to watch the end of each each day at or around 10pm.
I was amazed that with very few e... |
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ronwood >
Woodstock 1969 >
BELGIAN AT WOODSTOCK?
Posted: Jul 23, 2009
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Hi,
Were you at Woodstock 69 and are you Belgian????
I need you!!!
I'm Ronald. I work for Belgian National Radio 1. On august 15 we do a fabulous show on the 40th anniversary with interviews, live sessions and lots of music...
For this show I'm lookin... |
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salbelloise >
Woodstock 1994 >
On My Way To Woodstock!
Posted: Jul 22, 2009
ON MY WAY TO WOODSTOCK
Music & Lyrics: Sal Belloise
AUGUST 1994:
My name is Sal Belloise, and I turned 40 on July 28th. I've been planning my birthday present since April, a trip to the 25th anniversary of Woodstock at Yasgar's farm.
I've been... |
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GoldenRoad >
Woodstock 1994 >
Dream Come True
Posted: Jul 22, 2009
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Growing up, I had watched the Woodstock movie many times. The music, the community and the spirit had always resonated with me. I was hopeful that I would be fortunate enough to attend the next Woodstock Festival, whenever that might be. Little did I know... |
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"This was my introduction to Rage Against The Machine. I had just recently moved to Los Angeles, and bought tickets to this show, which was a Rock For Choice benefit, to see the other bands on the bill. Coming from the East Coast, I had never heard of Ra..."