Happy Anniversary Woodstock!

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I've always had mixed feeling about Woodstock. My ancestors struggled for centuries so that I might enjoy indoor plumbing, and I'll be damned if I'd of given it up to sit in a mud puddle for three days. I also think that it's a shame that by '69 there'd been an irrevocable schism between what is now called rock and pop music (unlike my favorite festival, Monterey Pop). Nevertheless, for a few all too brief hours, half a million people tried to get along and a bunch of the top performers of that time tried to create the ultimate soundtrack to what was hoped would be a renaissance of the human spirit. I've supported and been a part of too many failures of my own to condemn others' efforts here. One of my faves, John Sebastian, seemed to know what the score was. I'll leave you with the lyrics to a song he sang there:

I HAD A DREAM John Sebastian

I had a dream last night
What a lovely dream it was
I dreamed we all were alright
Happy in a land of Oz
Why did everybody laugh
when I told them my dream
I guess they all were so far
from that kind of scene
Feeling mean
I heard a song last night
What a lovely song it was
I thought I´d hum it all night
Unforgettable because
All of the players were playing together
And all of the heavies were light as a feather
All I remember is a feeling tomorrow
And as I recall the rest will just follow
I had a dream last night
What a lovely dream it was
I dreamed we all were alright
Happy in a land of Oz
Happy in a land of Oz