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Woodstock

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was a historic event held at Max Yasgur’s 600 acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel (Sullivan County) is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, which is in adjoining Ulster County.

To many, the festival exemplified the counterculture of the 1960s and the “hippie era.” Thirty-two of the best-known musicians of the day appeared during the sometimes rainy weekend. Although attempts have been made over the years to recreate the festival, the original event has proven to be unique and legendary. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in popular music history and was listed on Rolling Stone’s 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. The event was captured in a successful 1970 movie, Woodstock; an accompanying soundtrack album; and Joni Mitchell’s song “Woodstock”, which commemorated the event and became a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Director:Michael Wadleigh
Release Date:26 March 1970 (USA)
Awards:Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

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  1. Micheal Wedleigh,
    Opening another woodstock festivial in another generation.
    Merlin the wizard perdicts on december 21,2012,The solar sysem milkeyway galaxy,sun,planets are going to line into a straigh line on mayan cycle,calendar that this generation is ending in this era,generation in 72 years,1940,1960,2012,their cycle is moving 1 degree over to the next astrolgy sign to begain another generation in 72 years in 2012 to 2084.this is moving the same way like the movement in 1940.1940+72years=12/21/2012.The war in the 40’s delayed the generation from opening untill the 60’s cult generation with the peace sign,hippies for a era.2012.This can open another cult generation like the 60’s generation created with new psychedelic swing,gogo rock bands in 2012-13,Hippie Movement,designing,creating of cult generation up to 2014 of new years eve,Get all new bands ready for summer of 2015-16,British Invasion,All new bands invade,radio stations,parks,fairs and carnaivials leading into 2017-18,Summer Of Love from Haigh Ashbury,another Monterey Pop Festivials and Woodstock Festivials in 2019 by creating another cult generation in this decade like the 60’s generation created.
    Dog is a re cycled band that needed worked on into a psychedelic rock band that now called “not dead yet”thay are fully trained into a rock band.if not dead yet works out ok.Look up other bands like not dead yet..Look up in facebook profile for christopher smith for a musician “timothy mocrory” who in this band.Look up their website and music,other rock bands above.not dead yet rocks.
    All mayan cycle,calendar is on 12/21/2012 on the history channel,H2,ngc also on the stoned ages and vanguard seattle war on weed,The legalation of marijuana that can legalize in maryland in 2016,when this law gos in.Ilegal crack smoking and heroin use need to die out of influance.can’t be on the streets of marijuana can’t be legalized in maryland.Watch this movie “Peace Love Misunderstanding” its about a hippie cult like the 60’s cult generation movie on Vh1 Classic,2 parts.This movie can grow out into other movies into another documentary in this decade.Need to create another cult generation that this generation people is getting old and cult style is dieing out of influance,by 2030 all cult style will not be around and rock will change.Look up free state na committs and website at.
    http://www.freestatena.org

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  3. it cuts off the last hour…

  4. Love it, peace & love