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	1969 Woodstock Festival & Concert - How Woodstock Happened
		For him, the festival was always a state of mind, a happening that would exemplify the generation.
		Woodstock Ventures was trying to book the biggest rock'n'roll bands in America, but the rockers were reluctant to sign with an untested outfit that might be unable to deliver.
		During the summer of Woodstock, Wadleigh, 27, was gaining a reputation as a solid cameraman and director of independent films.
	www.woodstock69.com /wsrprnt1.htm (3051 words)

	Woodstock Festival - MSN Encarta
		Woodstock Festival, rock festival that took place near Woodstock, New York, on August 15, 16, and 17, 1969, and that became a symbol of the 1960s American counterculture and a milestone in the history of rock music.
		Woodstock was conceived by four young partners—Michael Lang, then the manager of a rock band; Artie Kornfeld, an executive at Capitol Records; and two venture capitalists, John Roberts and Joel Rosenman.
		The festival caused some inconvenience to the surrounding communities and some area residents were suspicious of the unconventional looks and behavior of the young people who attended.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761588927/Woodstock_Festival.html (550 words)

	Woodstock Festival
		The festival held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, near Woodstock, New York on August 15, 16, and 17, 1969.
		The Woodstock Festival represented the culmination of the counterculture of the 1960s and the high point of the "hippie era."
		Woodstock is also the name of the famous documentary film about the concert; the film, directed by Michael Wadleigh and edited by Martin Scorsese, was released in 1970 and won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/w/wo/woodstock_festival.html (250 words)

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		For him, the festival was always a state of mind, a happening that would exemplify the generation.
		Woodstock: A Peaceful Rock Revolution To some, the 60s were a decade of discovery as Americans first journeyed to the moon.
		Festival organizers decided that would be a good name for their event.
	www.lycos.com /info/woodstock--festival.html (564 words)

	Psychedelic 60s: Woodstock
		Woodstock as "Three Days of Peace and Music," and hoped to draw a crowd of 150,000 for a celebration of a communal spirit and to hear some of the most popular rock acts of the day.
		The festival started on Friday, August 15, 1969, and the crowds quickly grew to number over 450,000, causing massive traffic jams, logistical nightmares, shortages of food and medical supplies, and potential problems of crowd control.
		Arnold Skolnick, the artist who designed the Woodstock poster said, "Something was tapped, a nerve in this country, and everybody just came." Woodstock came to symbolize all that was right and good about the hippie movement, but also that the movement was to be short-lived.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /small/exhibits/sixties/woodstock.html (371 words)

	Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times
		The Woodstock Festival was the largest and most spectacular gathering of the type known as the 'be-in'.
		Because nothing had been organised on this scale before, the Woodstock Festival took on the aspect of a high stakes experiment where both the organisers and those in attendance grasped the need to improvise solutions to the many challenges they were faced with.
		While festivals bearing the Woodstock name may continue to be held elsewhere and succeed by drawing on the cache of the original 'Aquarian Exposition', the Yasgur Farm site will no doubt maintain its vaunted status as the authentic location of one of the Sixties' most celebrated events.
	www.sixtiescity.com /Events/Woodstock/wstock.shtm (1928 words)

	echoes.com : Remember A Day : Woodstock
		Woodstock was the original location since that was where Bob Dylan was currently residing.
		Woodstock fits in perfectly with the rest of the mythological views of the sixties.
		Through Monterey, Woodstock, and Altamont, rock music was brought to the forefront of American pop culture, and the rock festival was established as one of its cornerstones.
	www.echoes.com /rememberaday/woodstoc.html (1180 words)

	Woodstock Festival - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Interestingly, the first rock festival at Zap, North Dakota was ended by National Guardsmen ordered to disperse an unruly crowd on May 10, 1969.
		There were three deaths at Woodstock: one from a heroin overdose, one from a ruptured appendix, and one from being run over by a tractor.
		Woodstock has been romanticized and idealized in American popular culture as the culmination of the hippie movement -- a free festival where nearly 500,000 people came together to celebrate peace and love.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=33884 (536 words)

	Woodstock Paper
		Phillips notes that “their music is at Woodstock in the form of nearly 25 of the biggest names in rock and folk music.” The music is what brought the people together and kept them under control.
		Max Yasgur, the hog farmer that devoted his land to the Woodstock festival, became so moved by it all that he was quoted as saying “if these are the kids that are going to inherit the world, I don’t fear for it” (Spitz 389).
		As shown, the Woodstock festival is a major part of American History and the history of rock and roll and Spitz portrays this theme in his book Barefoot in Babylon.
	www.unc.edu /~sfox/woodstock.html (2982 words)

	Woodstock Festival - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Woodstock Festival, rock festival that took place near Woodstock, New York, on August 15, 16, and 17, 1969, and that became a symbol of the 1960s...
		Returning to the United States, the Experience appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.
		Woodstock (Ontario), city, seat of Oxford County, southern Ontario, Canada.
	encarta.msn.com /Woodstock_Festival.html (149 words)

	Krishna's Village of Peace 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Festivals are one of Prabhupada's numerous strategies for doing this, and H. Indradyumna Swami has developed such nice festivals in Poland for over a decade that they captivate people's hearts.
		During the week of preparation for the Woodstock festival, the some of the children sang and danced along with the devotees of the tour, sometimes at the school where we stayed and sometimes on the streets of Zary with the harinama party.
		During the festival, when it felt especially ecstatic, I considered that it was because we were sharing this chanting and this knowledge in a very concentrated way, and thus we were blessed with transcendental happiness.
	www.krishna.com /seva/woodstock/2003/index.html (8493 words)

	A nation of loners - Woodstock Festival National Review - Find Articles
		In fact, the festival wasn't allowed in Woodstock itself-it had had to be relocated to Bethel, fifty miles away.
		THE FESTIVAL was attended by federal narcotics agents, who did make a hundred arrests for sale and possession of hard drugs, but made the strategic decision, lacking a half-million jail cells, to let pot-smoking ride.
		Woodstock Nation had quickly become reliant on the adult world it had tried to do without for the weekend, About the only thing there was no shortage of was drugs.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n16_v41/ai_7865631 (874 words)

	Woodstock
		In the spring of 1969, Lucy heard of the Woodstock festival, and thought it would be something that she and Chuck would enjoy.
		After the idea of the festival was finalized, the four discussed a budget of $500,000 and an attendance of 100,000.
		She stated, "Weeks before the festival, it was believed that there would be over 150,000 people in attendance, I could not imagine a concert of that size".
	www.msu.edu /user/purcel15/atlpaper.html (3308 words)

	Woodstock Film Festival
		After the film I was one of the people that joined the entire packed crowd in a sustained round of applause and eventual standing ovation for Kopple when she took the stage.
		Festival headquarters this year have moved to the more versatile Colony Cafe and just by walking in you could feel the town was ready to explode.
		Festival founder Meira Blaustein introduced the film and with that, the 7th annual festival was underway.
	www.thrnewmedia.com /woodstock (4430 words)

	Woodstock Film Festival: Yeah, that's the ticket
		FESTIVAL PREVIEW: The search for meaning is a common thread among the dozens of movies to be screened at the third annual Woodstock Film Festival Sept. 18-22.
		Also scheduled at the festival are celebrity-led seminars, panel discussions and workshops, including a day of roundtable discussions for youth, that tackle such topics as film criticism, alternative distribution for filmmakers, digital production and the art of screenwriting.
		Among the honors to be bestowed at the 2002 Woodstock Film Festival is the Maverick Award, given to a filmmaker whose body of work demonstrates a commitment to artistry, independence, and social responsibility.
	archive.recordonline.com /archive/2002/09/06/gowoodst.htm (809 words)

	Potpourri 5 - Actual 1969 Woodstock Festival Fence (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On Wednesday, August 13th, 1969, the Woodstock Festival site on Hurd Road and West Shore Road in Bethel, NY was enclosed in Chain Link Fence; the stage was not complete, and food concessions were being built.
		Woodstock Ventures made the decision that the festival would be free, and it became one of the most famous music festivals in history.
		Be blessed with peace and the spirit that surrounded the Woodstock Festival fence and kept the calmness in 1969.
	www.townofbethel.com /potpourri5.htm (285 words)

	The Beginning of the End (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the years to follow, the news fell silent, and the air in Bethel was filled with curiosity and conjecture as to what those plans might be, as well as doubt and skepticism that any plans would be followed through.
		Rumors that the Woodstock site was threatened by development circulated in September, but those reports were quelled by the Gerry Foundation’s reassurance that they acknowledge the importance of this special place.
		The Woodstock - Preservation Archives uses sights and sounds of this historical event copyrighted by individuals and corporations, and is protected under code 17 U.S.C. § 107 (1988 ed.
	www.woodstockpreservation.org /begofend.htm (830 words)

	WMS: Woodstock
		Proceeds from the festival are used to restore the Hudson River and support environmental research and education.
		Woodstock Guitar Festival: The Woodstock Guitar Festival is an annual event that sponsors fireworks display, as well as other year-round activities.
		Woodstock Jazz and Folk Festival: This annual event is sponsored by Hudson Valley Technology and Commerce, and was held in 2004 at the Colony Cafe in Woodstock.
	www.woodstockmusicshop.com /woodstock_pages/woodstock-festivals.htm (824 words)

	Get Your "Peace" of the Original 69 Woodstock Festival Fence
		On Wednesday, August 13th, 1969, the Woodstock Festival site on Hurd Road and West Shore Road in Bethel, NY was enclosed in Chain Link Fence; the stage was not complete, and food concessions were being built.
		Woodstock Ventures made the decision that the festival would be free, and it became one of the most famous music festivals in history.
		Be blessed with peace and the spirit that surrounded the Woodstock Festival fence and kept the calmness in 1969.
	peacefence.com (259 words)

	Woodstock Festival,Bob Dylan,AlbertGrossman,Robbie Robertson,head games,Jonathan Taplin,Paul Sann,Rosalie ...
		We were at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, where the backstage area resembled a midway at a carnival, with The Band's rented truck parked as if it were another concession stall, with its tailgate facing the midway.
		I was backstage at the Woodstock Festival in a dual capacity.
		Woodstock was, after all, an artists' colony and, living in a Woodstock that teemed with painters, Bob was bound to end up finding a buddy who would get him interested in oils.
	www.bigmagic.com /pages/blackj/column48.html (9106 words)

	1969 Woodstock Festival & Concert Photo Gallery
		All pictures shown are authentic, and taken at the original '69 Woodstock Festival.
		All of our pendants are made from the original Woodstock fence.
		Woodstock Festival Site after 1969 Concert, some fence remains.
	www.peacefence.com /woodstock.htm (219 words)

	Woodstock Tattoo & Body Arts Festival (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But most of all, Woodstock is one of the few true art colonies still kicking in the wake of the decline of the Woodstock Nation.
		Woodstock is a very unique place with a legendary art history - this festival is a modern folk culture event, a document of tattooing in today's society and definitely a one of a kind experience."
		With a festival atmosphere tucked into a comfortable and open-minded Upstate New York community, all participants and visitors were treated to an unforgettable multimedia extravaganza that was as intense as it was personal.
	www.woodstocktattoo.com /default.cfm?SiteMenu=Editorial&EditModeOff=1&PageID=131 (2004 words)

	Chronogram - Woodstock Film Festival Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A panel that reflects the Festival's ongoing commitment to the role of film in society and community, called Film and the Political Equation: Why Now, will explore the recent upsurge in films with a distinct political point of view or subtext and examine this phenomenon in the context of current events.
		The Woodstock Film Festival has instituted this award in order to help educate the audience and offer some measure of public respect and recognition to these mostly unsung heroes of the industry.
		The second facet of the Festival is the Woodstock Film Commission, of which Rejto is the lead organizer.
	www.chronogram.com /issue/2004/10/feature/wonderland.php (2246 words)

	The players - Woodstock Music Festival - Interview Interview - Find Articles
		But at the time of Woodstock, I was also so into the seriousness of my own politics that I didn't really have much fun.
		But on the other hand, at Woodstock, those three days were three days when people were almost forced to be kind to each other.
		You know, I have this image of a man who was clearly in an altered state, walking across the rubble of the third day of Woodstock toward me and a couple of policemen who were cooking hot dogs on an open fire.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v24/ai_16097902?lstpn=article_results&lstpc=search&lstpr=external&lstprs=other&lstwid=1&lstwn=search_results&lstwp=body_middle (1116 words)

	WMS: Gallery
		Woodstock has been known as the Colony of the Arts for decades.
		As such, festivals of all sorts – from music, to arts and crafts, to poetry and much more -- are known for their meticulous planning and depth of experience.
		Of particular note to musicians are the Annual Woodstock Guitar Festival and Fireworks Concert in August; and the Woodstock Tattoo Festival in September.
	www.woodstockmusicshop.com /gallery_pages/gallery-festivals.htm (113 words)

	Amazon.com: Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969: Books: Bob Spitz (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This telling of Woodstock draws you into it and makes you feel like you are in the room planning it all with the promoters and at the event itself.
		As the festival started as the brainchild of two hippie investors and later two "yuppie" investors, Woodstock became the festival that would define a generation.
		Woodstock was eventually forced out of town due to farmers' concerns over their crops.
	www.amazon.com /Barefoot-Babylon-Creation-Woodstock-Festival/dp/0393306445 (1335 words)

	Woodstock - Famous Friends of Cannabis - Celebrity Stoners (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The festival bears the name "Woodstock" because it was originally scheduled to take place in the town of Woodstock, in Ulster County; local opposition arose, however, and the event was almost cancelled altogether.
		But Sam Yasgur persuaded his father Max to allow the concert to be held on the family's property, located in Sullivan County, which lies to the south and west of Ulster County.
		There were two deaths and two births at Woodstock.
	www.friendsofcannabis.com /friends/woodstock.htm (299 words)

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