I bet your having been at Woodstock IS a conversation starter! I will definitely put that on my list of topics to discuss with you if our paths cross...
It's true, and it's the worst kind of snobbery, but all legendary hippie rock festivals are divided into either Woodstock, or every other festival that gets compared to Woodstock. What makes my attendance probably close to unique is that I had no idea where we were going. I'd been in-country from UK for less than three weeks, and had to visit Syracuse for a last-minute college application interview, when my cousin in the car with me said we might as well go to this rock concert he'd heard about. So the two of us arrived in college-visiting clothes, including ties and jackets. I didn't do drugs or mindless sex and had only heard of maybe three British bands in the line-up. I'd never even eaten a taco and maybe less than a dozen hamburgers. A total fish out of water--although after four days of rain, that was a relative term. It was a crazy lot of fun and adventure, but I'm sure others would have fit right in without being quite so startled by the whole American experience. Thanks for reading!!!
I bet your having been at Woodstock IS a conversation starter! I will definitely put that on my list of topics to discuss with you if our paths cross...
It's true, and it's the worst kind of snobbery, but all legendary hippie rock festivals are divided into either Woodstock, or every other festival that gets compared to Woodstock. What makes my attendance probably close to unique is that I had no idea where we were going. I'd been in-country from UK for less than three weeks, and had to visit Syracuse for a last-minute college application interview, when my cousin in the car with me said we might as well go to this rock concert he'd heard about. So the two of us arrived in college-visiting clothes, including ties and jackets. I didn't do drugs or mindless sex and had only heard of maybe three British bands in the line-up. I'd never even eaten a taco and maybe less than a dozen hamburgers. A total fish out of water--although after four days of rain, that was a relative term. It was a crazy lot of fun and adventure, but I'm sure others would have fit right in without being quite so startled by the whole American experience. Thanks for reading!!!