Seen in Print

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I used to go to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville and a few other places to hear symphony orchestras and some of the big bands
of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Were you @ Woodstock, NY, in August 1969? Its 50th Anniversary is upcoming.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Anybody going to Woodstock (again) ?
August.

Huh? What?

Did you see something in print about it?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Anybody going to Woodstock (again) ?
August.

Huh? What?

Did you see something in print about it?

Yup:
USA Today Network
Poughkeepsie Journal
"Original Woodstock Stage on Display, and on Sale," article, by Jack Howland: jhowland@poughkeepsiejournal.com , 845-437-4870; Twitter: @jhowl04

From the article,
"...the historic stage will be on display for visitors who attend Bethel Woods Center for the Arts' 50th anniversary exhibit, which opens March 30 at the festival's original Sullivan County site."

The article goes on to state, on its full second page, "As fervor grows for the approaching 50th anniversary celebration, which will include concerts at the original site at Bethel Woods and the Woodstock 50 festival in Watkins Glen organized by original festival promotor Michael Lang, the re-emergence of the stage is providing fans with another...way to connect to music history."

My interpretation of the article is that something interesting could develop from these plans.

I'm going to follow the developments, if any.
Murph

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Given the last time they did this there were riots and chaos on site, I'm amazed that they can get permits of any kind.

I looked over the list of performers; lame and boring, and no one at all that I would pay much of anything to see anywhere.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Thank you, Rufus. I'm very glad to have your perspective on this. I missed going to the one in 1969, so I was loathe to miss the possibility of another one. But you have given me something important to consider. Thanks, again.

[Roy]

I read that Santana is already signed. Hope you enjoy it.

[Roy]

Official website list of acts: https://www.woodstock.com/

[rogruth]

I used to go to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville and a few other places to hear symphony orchestras and some of the big bands
of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Were you @ Woodstock, NY, in August 1969? Its 50th Anniversary is upcoming.

No, Murph. Check the types of concerts I attended and you should see that my interests in musical events were in a different direction.
If the big first one was in 1969 I was back in school working on a MM. Still had four kids at home and worked hard at keeping them fed.
I still don't miss missing it.

[Roy]

Given the last time they did this there were riots and chaos on site, I'm amazed that they can get permits of any kind.

I looked over the list of performers; lame and boring, and no one at all that I would pay much of anything to see anywhere.

I don't know which "last time" Rufus is referring to. There have been some "Woodstock" reunion festivals over the last fifty years. From what I've read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock, there were no riots or chaos on site, in 1969.

Personally, I wouldn't expect a great happening. How about testing the waters, by going to a concert by one of your old favs?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Given the last time they did this there were riots and chaos on site, I'm amazed that they can get permits of any kind.

I looked over the list of performers; lame and boring, and no one at all that I would pay much of anything to see anywhere.

I don't know which "last time" Rufus is referring to. There have been some "Woodstock" reunion festivals over the last fifty years. From what I've read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock, there were no riots or chaos on site, in 1969.

Woodstock 1999: It was televised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_%2799

Personally, I wouldn't expect a great happening. How about testing the waters, by going to a concert by one of your old favs?

The one band that I wanted to see this year is coming to DC but the ticket prices were nutz.

[MartyE]

Our company did televise a Woodstock concert. I don't know how many there were but the truck that did it left a lot of cable behind because of the mess. It rained, the humans were doing what humans do. The crew stayed in the truck a few nights because it was too hard to get in am due out.

Glad I missed that.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I used to go to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville and a few other places to hear symphony orchestras and some of the big bands
of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Were you @ Woodstock, NY, in August 1969? Its 50th Anniversary is upcoming.

No, Murph. Check the types of concerts I attended and you should see that my interests in musical events were in a different direction.
If the big first one was in 1969 I was back in school working on a MM. Still had four kids at home and worked hard at keeping them fed.
I still don't miss missing it.

I don't think I miss having missed it either. I'm just not sure.
Woodstock was considered such a "Happening" back then, perhaps, more afterwards than before or during it, but at the time, it sure seemed like something I should have been eager to attend. The fact of its having become known by just one word says something about it, too, doesn't it.

I simply wasn't motivated to go to it. I went on a new motorcycle ride all around Manhattan, instead, for the whole day, rather than make the trek northward to Woodstock. Life sure looked different to me, then, as a 20-soemthing year old, than it does now.

Now, 50 yrs later, I realize that looking backward at something in the distant past I might have enjoyed does not make it something that can be repeated, no matter how deep the level of nostalgia surrounding it. What's gone is gone. It can be fondly remembered and reminisced about, but re-experienced and reproduced? I don't think that can be done.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It can be fondly remembered and reminisced about, but re-experienced and reproduced? I don't think that can be done.

Not a prayer on re-experienced and reproduced. Too much money involved for that to happen now.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

It can be fondly remembered and reminisced about, but re-experienced and reproduced? I don't think that can be done.

Not a prayer on re-experienced and reproduced. Too much money involved for that to happen now.

Wait. What?! You just agreed with me on something?!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It can be fondly remembered and reminisced about, but re-experienced and reproduced? I don't think that can be done.

Not a prayer on re-experienced and reproduced. Too much money involved for that to happen now.

Wait. What?! You just agreed with me on something?!

It actually happens quite a lot. In this specific instance, what happened then happened due to a conjunction of a host of variables not to happen again in history. Today it's all about money.