The 1969 Woodstock Music Festival

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Woodstock Artie Kronfeld, Joel Rosenman, Michael Lang, and John Roberts are the four men to thank for the 1969 “Three Days of Peace and Music” Woodstock music festival that changed the United States forever. The legendary festival was given the name “Woodstock” because the original plan was to hold the event in the town of Woodstock in Ulster County, New York. Rumor was that the word got out all over the country, and over a million people were expected to attend. As a result of that, the town of Woodstock offered no land large enough to hold the event. The four men quickly looked for an alternative. The nearby town of Wallkill heard about the problem, and offered them the idea of holding the concert there. However, locals denied the request…show more content…
During the movie “Woodstock 3 days of peace & music the director’s cut”, the maker Michael Wadleigh interviewed several locals of Bethel, New York. The majority of the responses were not pleasant. One man who chose to remain anonymous stated that he “thought it was ridiculous that a fifteen year old girl is camping out with her friends and 497,000 people she doesn’t know for three days” in response to his view on what he thought of Woodstock in general. Michael then asked him “if he didn’t approve of Woodstock, is he for the Vietnam war?” The gentleman felt extremely offended and replied saying “there is no comparison to this disaster and Vietnam.” Ironically, Michael then makes the point that Vietnam is just as disastrous, if not much more then Woodstock. The gentlemen refused to answer any more questions and walks away after Michael’s last comment. Michael then asked a police officer what his thoughts were. His response was unexpected. He stated “we think the people of this country should be proud of these kids. Not for what they wear, not how their hair is, but for who they are, their domineer.” Michael told the officer he felt that was shocking coming from a cop. The officer responded “I’m not just a cop, I’m the chief of

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