Woodstock

[oldekid]

I can't believe it's been 40 years today. What an event. Oh well, many of you weren't even born yet, and have no idea what you missed.

It was just 400 thousand young people getting together on a farm in New York, spending 3 days listening to various groups perform. No internet, no cell phones, just music, rain, mud, and lots of drugs.

Good times.

:)

[CBT]

R.I.P. Mr. Hendrix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bGUeDnqPY

[bluesfan]

I can't believe it's been 40 years today. What an event. Oh well, many of you weren't even born yet, and have no idea what you missed.

It was just 400 thousand young people getting together on a farm in New York, spending 3 days listening to various groups perform. No internet, no cell phones, just music, rain, mud, and lots of drugs.

Good times.

:)
Still kicking myself, went to Da Nang and Phu Buy instead. Sure did hear it was a good time and if you really remember it you were not there

[oldekid]

R.I.P. Mr. Hendrix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bGUeDnqPY Yes, that's a classic. Sad that he's gone. That man had some talent.

[oldekid]

Still kicking myself, went to Da Nang and Phu Buy instead. Sure did hear it was a good time and if you really remember it you were not thereYou are correct, I wasn't there. I just finished my tour on one of Uncle Sam's submarines.

Sorry you missed it too.
:beer:

[oldekid]

This is who was there:

Friday, August 15


Richie Havens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Havens)
Swami Satchidananda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Satchidananda) - gave the invocation for the festival
Sweetwater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetwater_(band))
The Incredible String Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_String_Band)
Bert Sommer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Sommer)
Tim Hardin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hardin)
Ravi Shankar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar)
Melanie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Safka)
Arlo Guthrie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlo_Guthrie)
Joan Baez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Baez)
Saturday, August 16


Quill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill_(band)), forty minute set of four songs
Keef Hartley Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keef_Hartley)
Country Joe McDonald (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Joe_McDonald)
John Sebastian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sebastian)
Santana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santana_(band))
Canned Heat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canned_Heat)
Mountain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_(band))
Grateful Dead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead)
Creedence Clearwater Revival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival)
Janis Joplin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin) with The Kozmic Blues Band [22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_Festival#cite_note-21)
Sly & the Family Stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_%26_the_Family_Stone)
The Who (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who) began at 4 AM, kicking off a 25-song set including Tommy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_(rock_opera))
Jefferson Airplane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane)
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18


The Grease Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grease_Band)
Joe Cocker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker)
Country Joe and the Fish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Joe_and_the_Fish)
Ten Years After (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Years_After)
The Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band)
Blood, Sweat & Tears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood,_Sweat_%26_Tears)
Johnny Winter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter) featuring his brother, Edgar Winter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Winter)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosby,_Stills_%26_Nash_(and_Y oung))
Neil Young (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young)
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Butterfield)
Sha-Na-Na (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha-Na-Na)
Jimi Hendrix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix)

[UncleLar]

You are correct, I wasn't there. I just finished my tour on one of Uncle Sam's submarines.

Sorry you missed it too.
:beer:
I was in Sub School waiting to class up at the time.We heard a little scuttlebutt about it but none of us went.
What boat were you on? I couldn't equalize the pressure during escape training in the chamber and got my ear drums perforated,when they wanted me to do it again I non-vol'd and volunteered for a Monitor in Nam.Caught an LST out of Yokusuka instead.

[CRUZTAKER]

Wow....

When you posted this thread, grandfather and I were watching you tube vids of Janis, Arlo, and many other young folks at Woodstock last night.

How weird is that?

We were feeling nostalgic after spending the day with Lucy and winding down.

What were you doing yesterday...mmmm....:beatnik:

[Paul T. Casey]

I was a little yong to go, 11 at the time. I did buy the album later. I remeber the local radio did a 10 year aniversary show, had a bunch of music that didn't make the record. Be cool to get my hands on some of that.

[Marauderjack]

I was at Fort Polk, Louisiana filling my days AND nights with FUN & ADVENTURE.......UGH!!!:argue: :mad2: :eek::shake::mad::help:

[LIGHTNIN1]

I heard about it I think the first day it was going on and it was too late to go. They've done some lookbacks this week on tv with Levon Helm.

[oldekid]

I was in Sub School waiting to class up at the time.We heard a little scuttlebutt about it but none of us went.
What boat were you on? I couldn't equalize the pressure during escape training in the chamber and got my ear drums perforated,when they wanted me to do it again I non-vol'd and volunteered for a Monitor in Nam.Caught an LST out of Yokusuka instead.Lar, I was on the USS Tirante SS-420. It was an old diesel boat. I was a sonar tech, stationed at Sub Squadron 12, Key West Florida.

Yeah the "chamber" was wild. You had to see that thing for a long time before you actually went into it. For those who don't know, it's a huge tower, filled with water. When I went through it, they would bring you in at the 50ft. level, pressurize the cabin, open the hatch, then you had to go from that level to the top, exhaling all the way. If you failed to exhale, divers would punch you in the stomach. Fun times.
:)

[SC Cheesehead]

I heard about it I think the first day it was going on and it was too late to go. They've done some lookbacks this week on tv with Levon Helm.

Same with me.

Different time back then, but in some ways things are still the same (folks think the townhall protests going on now are a big deal)....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo&feature=related

[UncleLar]

Lar, I was on the USS Tirante SS-420. It was an old diesel boat. I was a sonar tech, stationed at Sub Squadron 12, Key West Florida.

Yeah the "chamber" was wild. You had to see that thing for a long time before you actually went into it. For those who don't know, it's a huge tower, filled with water. When I went through it, they would bring you in at the 50ft. level, pressurize the cabin, open the hatch, then you had to go from that level to the top, exhaling all the way. If you failed to exhale, divers would punch you in the stomach. Fun times.
:)

Yep,we had a tough azzed Seal Chief running the chamber that day,3 times he stopped to let other guys out but not me.Afterwards he had us standing at attention and inspected us,when he saw me with some blood coming out of my nose and ears he commanded me to double time to Sick Bay on the Upper Base.And when a Seal Chief tells you to double time,you RUN!

Check your PM's.

[ParkRanger]

I was at Fort Polk, Louisiana filling my days AND nights with FUN & ADVENTURE.......UGH!!!:argue: :mad2: :eek::shake::mad::help:

I was about to graduate from AIT at Fort Gordon, GA. :eek: