A reason to celebrate

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Wed 12th Aug 2009 07:22 am

For those of you who are interested, this weekend, August 15, 16 & 17, is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Anyone have any celebration plans?
I will be "gettin down" with some friends, playing stoner board games and listening to some good ole hippie rock n roll.

Have a trippy weekend, everyone!

Twichaldinho · Post by **Twichaldinho** » Wed 12th Aug 2009 07:35 am

Have fun Puffin mate, kick thier ass's at 'weeds'

I will be puting on my vast Hendrix catalogue....back to back....maybe throw on some Airplane just for kicks.... and tucking into some 12 week sativa

, all weekend and pretending I am way older than I actually am

( I will be watching EVERY game of football that is on the idiot box this weekend also, god I miss footie.... )

2 more posts for you before the weekend Puffin, and you could say its fate

Valo · Post by **Valo** » Wed 12th Aug 2009 10:48 am

Yay! I collect loads of Woodstock stuff, posters, books, badges etc.....not to mentioned pretty much every dvd and cd about the festival haha! Ok a bit geeky maybe, but this all started when i was 16 going through my 'hippy' years.

I'm tempted to comment on all my fave parts of the festival but there are too many, so i will just post the most appropriate part of the DVD here....and a great song to go with the video!

Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles (Woodstock '69)

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Wed 12th Aug 2009 06:58 pm

Theres a movie about it being made,Its due out soon

.

metal4mullets · Post by **metal4mullets** » Wed 12th Aug 2009 08:16 pm

I've heard a lot about it seeing as how Bethel, NY is about an hour from where I am

Unfortunately, I'm far too young to have experienced the festival. Can't believe it's been 40 years, though!

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Wed 12th Aug 2009 08:42 pm

metal4mullets wrote:I've heard a lot about it seeing as how Bethel, NY is about an hour from where I am

Unfortunately, I'm far too young to have experienced the festival. Can't believe it's been 40 years, though!

The US has the burning man festival as well,But yea the woodstock movie looks cool as i seen a clip of it on filmfile.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Thu 13th Aug 2009 11:41 pm

hendrix was from seattle...wonder if they will do anything here for the anniv

Ingwey Gooblebogger · Fri 14th Aug 2009 03:27 am

Wait dude, you mean Woodstock is over?.......

That's the last time I'll ever eat 10,000 tabs of acid in one go.

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Fri 14th Aug 2009 06:09 am

Twichaldinho wrote:Have fun Puffin mate, kick thier ass's at 'weeds'

Thank you Twich! I will sure try but havent had much luck lately.

As long as we all have fun; that's what really counts.

Peace.

FenixNYC · Post by **FenixNYC** » Fri 14th Aug 2009 11:36 pm

Way too young to have experienced the original Woodstock but I was at Woodstock '99 and, good lord, I'm surprised I survived. Never again.

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Sat 15th Aug 2009 02:14 am

We are having a 40th anniversary of woddstock party at our house. We have 60s monopoly, grateful dead trivia pursuit, we have the documentary of woodstock that will be playing on the tv in the bar area and the whole music set from the bands which will be playing thru out the house and grounds. we are expecting 50 or so people. IM excited. I cant wait. Unfortunately since we have to work this weekend, it will be next weekend. still the mood will be the same. Of course plenty of good bud will be here and Im sure knowing some of our friends some hallucinagenics.. hehe

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Sat 15th Aug 2009 02:16 am

Kingdoc wrote:Theres a movie about it being made,Its due out soon .

thats right there is going to be one at the theatre

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Sat 15th Aug 2009 05:31 am

cattales1960 wrote:We are having a 40th anniversary of woddstock party at our house. We have 60s monopoly, grateful dead trivia pursuit, we have the documentary of woodstock that will be playing on the tv in the bar area and the whole music set from the bands which will be playing thru out the house and grounds. we are expecting 50 or so people. IM excited. I cant wait. Unfortunately since we have to work this weekend, it will be next weekend. still the mood will be the same. Of course plenty of good bud will be here and Im sure knowing some of our friends some hallucinagenics.. hehe

Sounds like you have a groovy Woodstock weekend planned, Cattles.

It will be loads of fun, I'm sure. Can I suggest that you try out the game of Feds N Heads instead of Monopoly? FnH is a Monopoly style game, except that you score weed instead of properties. It really is a cool classic stoner game. 3 Days of Peace and Music.

StonedSince67 · Post by **StonedSince67** » Sat 15th Aug 2009 09:29 am

it was 40 years ago today ... and what do i remember ???

i remember a very early start from boston in my van packed with friends ... a long drive westwards ... increasingly heavy traffic but no stoppages ... finally had to park the van on the grass next to the road about 5 miles from the site because the traffic was just not moving any more ... then a long 2 hour walk ... but utterly fascinating to see the two worlds old and new mixing and mingling and all being completely puzzled as to what was happening man ... arrival at the now free festival and seeing the massive stage and structures and a huge bowl of a hillside filled with people ... heard the announcement about the bad acid ... music music music ... then the dark clouds arriving quickly and the wind picking up ... the announcement about get off those towers now man now now now ... the storm hits ... everyone gets wet ... the storm passes ... the music starts again ... music music music ... with the many journeys back and forth by the many people on the hillside the green hillside is now mud mud mud ... nightfall ... getting colder ... no money no water no food no girlfriend no other friends no smoke ... what? ... a long night ... but then alvin lee and ten years after singing going home ... magic ... just magic ... what mud? what cold?

Valo · Post by **Valo** » Sat 15th Aug 2009 01:32 pm

cattales1960 wrote:We are having a 40th anniversary of woddstock party at our house. We have 60s monopoly, grateful dead trivia pursuit, we have the documentary of woodstock that will be playing on the tv in the bar area and the whole music set from the bands which will be playing thru out the house and grounds. we are expecting 50 or so people. IM excited. I cant wait. Unfortunately since we have to work this weekend, it will be next weekend. still the mood will be the same. Of course plenty of good bud will be here and Im sure knowing some of our friends some hallucinagenics.. hehe

I'm actually jealous...sounds like an awesome way to celebrate woodstock. Hope u enjoy yourselves!!

StonedSince'67 wrote:but then alvin lee and ten years after singing going home ... magic ... just magic

What a version of that song!! Great band and a fantastic guitarist....one of my all time greats!!
Really good to hear from someone who was at the festival!!

One of my favourite lines from the DVD......

"I'm going home......by helicopter" ~ Alvin Lee