Throughout my research for the completion of my Woodstock Wiki, I came upon some interesting facts I've never seen or heard of before. First of all, I learned about the deep gratefulness the people of Woodstock had for Max Yasgur and his family. After all, he was the one that allowed Michael Lang to use his fifteen acre field for the festival's stage and along with some agricultural work, Yasgur created a massive hill on the field, with the stage being right on the bottom of the hill, so that people could see the arena and its performers from far distances. If it wasn't for the Yasgur's hard labor and tolerance, Woodstock may had never happened. Additionally, I was able to gather up some pictures taken days before the festival that show the stage's construction, the Yasgur's farm, and the fifteen acre field before the modifications were made. There are also pictures that show the harsh conditions fans were living up to thanks to the weather. The green hills turned into muddy slopes that were hygienically unsatisfying for anyone, but you can still see those smiles in people's faces; they are focused on the love and music. And last but not least, I discovered the whole list of artists that performed at Woodstock! A total of 32 musicians played they're instruments in front of that stage, and a few who were supposed to play weren't able to do so due to the traffic and jamming of highways on the way to the festival's location. Some of the most legendary acts, and part of my favorite artists, were Jimi Hendrix, Jannis Joplin, Grateful Dead, The Who, Santana, and Joe Cocker. In the end, Woodstock, the event of a lifetime, changed history as we know it today and has give me a better understanding of its true meaning.
In the way society is being led to, will symbolic events of such great magnitude like Woodstock be lost in oblivion? If so, will society become incomprehensible of what peace and love really stand for?
Wiki: https://sites.google.com/site/woodstockmusicartfestival0696/
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