Podcast appearances and mentions of Max Yasgur

With special guest: Glenn A Baker… in conversation with Bill Kable Glenn A Baker is a father of six children and a grandfather of 12. For those of us whose memories extend a little he is the music guru so he is a very special Dad to be on our program. Glenn is here to tell us about an adventure he had lined up for those with a special interest in a particular seminal event and rock music generally. Yes to our surprise it is more than 50 years since that massive and unplanned gathering of over 500,000 people in upstate New York listened to the cream of the world’s musicians playing in a concert, some concert. The Woodstock concert went for three and half days. It was recorded for records, tapes and later CD’s. It was also a major feature film that was issued soon after the event and many years later re-issued in a Director’s cut. In 2019 Woodstock was honoured again when Glenn A Baker lead a tour group to Max Yasgur’s dairy Farm in Bethel New York near the town of Woodstock and many other locales famous in rock’n’roll history. Podcast (mp3)

Nous sommes le 15 août 1969, à Bethel, dans l'état de New York. L'agriculteur Max Yasgur a accepté de prêter ses terres le temps d'un week-end à de jeunes festivaliers férus de musique. C'est sur cette prairie que le "Woodstock Music & Art Fair" s'apprête à ouvrir ses portes à des milliers de mélomanes pacifistes…Sujets traités : Bethel, New York, festival, Max Yasgur, Woodstock, musique, music, Art Fair, pacifistes, mélomanes Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Entre le 15 et le 18 août 1969 eut lieu, sur les terres d'un fermier nommé Max Yasgur, dans l'Etat de New York, à une soixantaine de kilomètres de Woodstock, un festival de musique prévu, au départ, pour accueillir cinquante mille personnes. Il en reçu, au final, dix fois plus. Trente-deux solistes et groupes se sont succédés pendant trois jours dans un ambiance de communion. Trois jours qui restent l'un des plus grands moments de l'histoire du rock. Il y eut un avant et un après Woodstock. Le rock des origines, c'est là que nous remontons, aujourd'hui. Invité : Michka Assayas, « Le nouveau dictionnaire du rock » ; Robert Laffont. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 15h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

O agricultor que cedeu o terreno para o Woodstock morreu faz hoje 50 anos.

Woodstock is said to have defined a generation. The original plan was for about 50,000 people, but close to half a million people arrived on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. The operations were a mess. The roads weren't adequate. There weren't enough porta-potties, security, or food. And there was a nasty storm. Despite the mess and the miserable circumstances, it was mostly peaceful, and the police said the attendees were courteous, considerate and well-behaved. The original Woodstock was not the lovely peace and love fest that people seem to imagine. It was a mixed bag of poor planning, horrible execution, and a somewhat miserable experience -- that changed people's lives! The main organizer -- Michael Lang -- apparently didn't learn anything from the first event. The operations for Woodstock 1999 were even worse. The event was held at an old military base. People were in the blazing sun on a concrete tarmac. There wasn't enough water, and there was almost no shade. There was very little "peace and love can change the world." The bands were encouraging mayhem and violence. There were sexual assaults. Eventually, the whole place was set on fire. It was a catastrophe.

Woodstock was an important moment in pop culture, music, and the hippie movement. The organizers of the event originally planned it as a way to raise money so they could build a recording studio in New York. They sold tickets in advance but decided to let people in for free when nearly half a million people showed up at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York over the course of three days in August during the summer of love in 1969. The people in attendance were hammered by a massive rain storm that turned the dairy farm into a muddy mess. The traffic leading to the event was so bad that some concert goers abandoned their car on the road and walked to the venue. But those who braved the weather, the traffic, and the drugs saw performances by Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, Janis, the Who, CCR, the Grateful Dead, Crosby Still Nash and Young, Santana, and more. Oh, and a guy named Jimi Hendrix closed the show with a performance of the Star Spangled Banner that became a symbol of the anti war movement. In this episode, we're taking you to Bethel, New York for three days of peace and music. We're going to talk about the story behind the event – when the town did everything they could to stop it from happening. We'll look at the impact it had on music play some of the awesome music, and provide our insight along the way. Our show is sponsored by our home base of McCusker's Tavern at 17th and Shunk Streets in Philadelphia. We are proud supporters of our friends at Boldfoot Socks. We are just one of the dozens of awesome shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network.Hear MoreIf you want to hear more about the music of Woodstock, check out the documentary Woodstock. This playlist also has a lot of the awesome music from the event. Get In TouchCheck us out online, on Facebook and Twitter, or drops us an email at show@prisonersofrockandroll.com.

Grateful Dead Live at Max Yasgur's Farm on 08-16-1969 It's hard to believe that it's been 53 years since the Grateful Dead's Woodstock performance.   As iconic as the event was it wasn't one of the band's best shows but fortunately, Larry Mishkin  highlights the most memorable parts.   With Rob Hunt on vacation he has time to review some of the shows he's attended this summer including; Tedeschi Trucks Band, Elvis Costello, and Nick Lowe.Produced by PodConxDeadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-showLarry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkinDeadhead Cyclist - https://deadheadcyclist.com/Jay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesbergRecorded on Squadcast

A group of young Native artists received VIP treatment leading up to what became the storied event starting on August 15, 1969. They were excited to offer their work to a new East Coast audience and take in the impressive line-up of musical acts. But they were in for a big surprise as the adventure on Max Yasgur's farm in New York took on a life of its own and became a historic gathering. We'll get remembrances from those who were there and what the experience means to them now. This is an encore show so we will not be taking callers live on the air.

A group of young Native artists received VIP treatment leading up to what became the storied event starting on August 15, 1969. They were excited to offer their work to a new East Coast audience and take in the impressive line-up of musical acts. But they were in for a big surprise as the adventure on Max Yasgur's farm in New York took on a life of its own and became a historic gathering. We'll get remembrances from those who were there and what the experience means to them now.

"Woodstock 1969: I Was There"Stan Worth of Indianapolis attended the Woodstock music festival in August of 1969—an event that epitomized the 1960s counter-culture at its best. At least 400,000 young people came together at Max Yasgur's dairy farm to celebrate peace, love and great music. During an interview with Steve and Kate, Stan shares his first-person stories of being there: Candid, funny, and yes, inspiring.The Bands, the Mud, the DrugsStan remembers wonderful musical performances, from opener Richie Havens (forced to play three hours because traffic jams kept other groups from getting there) to breakout performances by then-unknown artists like Carlos Santana and Joe Cocker. Despite the huge crowd, he had an unexpected encounter with someone he knew.  And the "trip" he took with  Wavy Gravy's Hog Farm commune ... well. It Could Have Been a Disaster, But ... Despite the lack of food and water, and rains that turned the ground into a muddy mess, Stan's memories of the pure joy rising from the Woodstock crowd will make you want to tap into your own inner hippie.Popahallics #48 PlaylistGet groovy with our playlist with the artists who played at Woodstock, including CSNY (one of their first shows together), Richie Havens, CCR, and many more. Listen here.

Recreating magic that occurred the weekend in Bethel, New York at Max Yasgur’s farm would be a lifelong journey for festival co founder Michael Lang, but with an expectation set of 3 days of peace and love and unity for half a million people would be difficult. In the process of finding that magic the 60’s counter culture movement would be destroyed, complete corporate takeovers, media takeovers, rapes, murders, fires, and full scale riots would eventually be associated with the brand. The legacy of Woodstock and that magically weekend can never be tarnished but the sequels will always be a black mark on the legacy and a lesson to generations ahead. Part 3 of 3

Woodstock was a music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted an audience of more than 400,000. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite sporadic rain. The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the counterculture generation. The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. Music events bearing the Woodstock name have been planned for anniversaries including the tenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth. In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. In 2017 the festival site became listed on the National Register of Historic Places. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dwight-allen/message

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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at Woodstock. Not only was it the most important music festival ever, it set the tone and soundtrack of an entire generation. It helped the nation stop thinking of hippies in so bad a light, and it created the careers of several of the largest musical acts of the era. What started as a music festival that was supposed to make people a lot of money and attract upwards of 50,000 people, became a free hippie love fest of a half a million people that bankrupted the concert planners. When four guys in the music industry decided to have a music festival in New York state, they named their new group after an area where musicians like Bob Dylan would play—an area known as Woodstock. They started looked for large areas of open land that could house their enormous dream, and they settled on Howard Mills Industrial Park in Wallkill, New York. The people of the town, however, voted against the dirty hippies and shut it down with only 6 weeks left to plan. The guys instead found a 600 acre dairy farm owned by Max Yasgur. The crew scrambled to get things ready. They decided they either had time to build a stage and a lighting tower or build a fence and ticket counters. They decided on the stage, which was a good thing. Soon, before the festival even stared, 50,000 people stormed the gates, and made Woodstock a free festival. Within days, a ten mile stretch of highway was filled with abandoned cars. The entire city nearby was shut down as half a million hippies flocked to the show. An estimated half a million more went the other way and headed back home when they encountered the traffic jam to beat all traffic jams. The acts had to be flown in by the national guard. Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Credence Clearwater Revival, Sly and the Family Stone, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, and Jimi Hendrix just to name a few! But it wasn’t the dream concert some people make it out to be. Raw sewage merged with rain water and the floor around the stage was a dung filled mud pit. It took an hour to get to the bathroom. There was hardly any food because no regular food vender would work there, and two of the three original food stalls got burned to the ground in anger when they raised hot dog prices. Security was mostly comprised of a guy named Wavy Gravy and his workers from a hog farm co-op. They enforced the law by throwing pies at people and hitting them squirts of seltzer water. Like you do. Everything was laced with drugs, and people were roofied left and right. There was dope, sex, acid, music, sex, skinny dipping, more dope, more sex, music, and mud and sex and music. If you want to get nostalgic for the 60s, turn on, tune in, drop out, listen, laugh, and learn.   Visit Our Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/08/woodstock-50-photos-1969/596107/ https://www.woodstock.com/ https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/woodstock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock https://www.aier.org/article/woodstock-occurred-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/woodstock-festival-1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGVGNWQ2Hc  

A quick run-down of what went down at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York at the tail end of the Summer of Love. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tanner-tate0/support

"It was one problem after another" How Woodstock 50 fell apart! Woodstock 50 had nearly every resource a festival could ask for the storied brand name, massive financial backing and industry goodwill. Where did it all go wrong? James talks about the current passing of the 50 year anniversary, and how it did not happen, then does a replay of his spin on the milestone back in January, and shares his original song, “Peace and Love”. Max Yasgur allowed his dairy farm to play host to 400,000 music fans at The Iconic Woodstock Music and Art Fair held at Bethel NY August 15, 1969. Ha! It was never in Woodstock! What was supposed to be 50,000 people attending, turned into more than 400,000! My response to Woodstock many years later is a song called Peace and Love that reflected the times, the social temperament, the Vietnam war, the draft, the dead, and the courage of our young people that had risen peacefully to say “no more”, and, “hell no, we won't go”! Special thank you to Clara Scott for her article on Joni Mitchell. Clara is a writer for the Michigan Daily. Joni Mitchell's masterpiece, “Woodstock” and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young performed it at the Concert. Laura Cheadle, my favorite Hippie, inspired this broadcast, please check out her Episode DE176, find out why the “hippie vibe” fits her so well! Peace and Love were written by James Kevin O'Connor in 2011. Had a pretty good time, back in 1969, I was a little too young for Woodstock so I visit often now tye-dye shirts, and Crimson cows, and Love, Hey just two words changed everyone, turned a lot of heads down in Washington, you can't fight free will with a bigger gun, hey what's all this crap about Peace and Love, don't you know I'm in the middle of re-election. Chorus: Yeah, Peace and Love, Hey it's easy Man, you don't need to have a plan. It's in the holy bible and koran, hey far out man, I like living with a Cruzan tan, a little taste of living off the land, it's such an easy thing to understand when East meets West there will be Peace and Love. I remember waking up in a daze, staring through a purple haze, we' de all gather round to watch the evening news, praying that someone had the brains to blow out the fuse. That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, flower power hell no we won't go, while the jungle bleeds red, with teenage dead, what the hell we doing playing Giant steps on the Moon. Bridge: It's amazing how we seem to find, a way to tiptoe around the landmines, I stretch my hand out connect to you, hey brother to brother, just twin reflections, of one another, could we take a chance and say, could we take a chance and say Namaste? hey Namaste~ Thanks for joining us, and be sure to connect with us on social media! Follow our Host: www.thejamesoconnoragency.com Facebook Twitter Instagram Follow our Podcast www.dharmicevolution.com Check out our YouTube channel! Join our community on dHarmic Evolution Community Facebook Group  

The Summer of 1969 was also the Summer of Woodstock. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York (they couldn't get a permit for the town of Woodstock, but the posters had already been made, and you know how it goes...) for a few days of Peace, Love and Music. Woodstock proved to be like nothing else, before or since. Attempts to replicate its feeling, or its scale, or anything else about it gets washed away by nostalgia and the sense that someone's trying to make a buck off of it. And, of course, they are. They were trying to make a buck off the original show, too--in fact, the organizers were hoping to raise money to build a recording studio. That didn't work out because financially the show barely broke even. But the film and record rights put them back in the black several months later. Several acts were barely known at the time of the show, including Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (performing for the second time ever), and Sha-Na-Na, which opened for Jimi Hendrix. Most of them have found a place in the rock and roll firmament following the show (e.g. Melanie was a relative unknown; Richie Havens, who opened the show, was barely known, Santana had been around for ten years but hadn't broken through yet); others were pretty much unheard-of afterward (Keef Hartley Band? ). In the wake of the show were three things that gained lasting fame, and they all happened around the same time, in early 1970. The first was this: The other two? We talk about those in this week's episode. I'm no spoiler. Speaking of which, if you want to see the telegram sent to the band in today's trivia question, look under the spoiler button below this week's episode. Finally, this is the text of the telegram related to the trivia question for this episode. See if you can find the hidden message! If you've heard the episode and you want to see what I'm talking about, click the button to show the art. If you haven't heard it yet, go back and listen first. It's OK, we'll still be here for you. Click here for a transcript of this episode. Click here to become a Patron of the show.

50 years ago this weekend, nearly a half million people descended on Max Yasgur's farm in the Catskills to celebrate peace, love and togetherness. Woodstock 1969 was a turning point in music and in uniting many to fight for social justice. This show looks at the music from Santana, Canned Heat, Hendrix and Janis Joplin and we talk to the editor of the Woodstock Times who made the trek to Bethel, NY for the Festival. Will something like this ever happen again? Listen in!

We know it as an iconic "three days of peace and music." Early media reports made it sound like a natural disaster had hit Max Yasgur's farm, and barely mentioned what happened onstage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's your daily look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Jennifer Lawrence is 29. Joe Jonas is 30. Debra Messing is 51. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on this day in 1769. He only had one testicle, maybe that's why he was so angry. Today in 1965, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and about 56,000 other people packed Shea Stadium for a Beatles concert... which was, at that time, the largest single crowd to attend a rock 'n roll show. In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened for three groovy days at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Over 400,000 people peacefully attended. And today in 1995, Vince Neil's four-year-old daughter, Skylar, died of multiple organ failure. He created the Skylar Neil Foundation in her honor and sponsored an annual golf tournament to raise money for cancer.

Heute sind die 15 Hektar Woodstock-Festivalgelände „Kulturdenkmal“. 2006 eröffnete dort ein Museum und Archäologen graben auf der Wiese nach Hinterlassenschaften.

Max Yasgur allowed his dairy farm to play host to 400,000 music fans at The Iconic Woodstock Music and Art Fair held at Bethel NY August 15, 1969. Ha! It was never in Woodstock! What was supposed to be 50,000 people attending, turned into more than 400,000! My response to Woodstock many years later is a song called Peace and Love that reflected the times, the social temperament, the Vietnam war, the draft, the dead, and the courage of our young people that had risen peacefully to say “no more”, and, “hell no, we won't go”! Special thank you to Clara Scott for her article on Joni Mitchell. Clara is a writer for the Michigan Daily. Joni Mitchell's masterpiece, “Woodstock” and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young performed it at the Concert. Laura Cheadle, my favorite Hippie, inspired this broadcast, please check out her Episode DE176, find out why the “hippie vibe” fits her so well! Peace and Love were written by James Kevin O'Connor 2011. Had a pretty good time, back in 1969, I was a little too young for Woodstock so I visit often now tye dye shirts, and Crimson cows, and Love, Hey just two words changed everyone, turned a lot of heads down in Washington, you can't fight free will with a bigger gun, hey what's all this crap about Peace and Love, don't you know I'm in the middle of re-election. Chorus: Yeah, Peace and Love, Hey it's easy Man, you don't need to have a plan. It's in the holy bible and koran, hey far out man, I like living with a Cruzan tan, a little taste of living off the land, its such an easy thing to understand when East meets West there will be Peace and Love. I remember waking up in a daze, staring through a purple haze, we'de all gather round to watch the evening news, praying that someone had the brains to blow out the fuse. That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, flower power hell no we won't go, while the jungle bleeds red, with teenage dead, what the hell we doing playing Giant steps on the Moon. Bridge: It's amazing how we seem to find, a way to tiptoe around the landmines, I stretch my hand out connect to you, hey brother to brother, just twin reflections, of one another, could we take a chance and say, could we take a chance and say Namaste? hey Namaste~   Follow James: www.jameskevinoconnor.com www.thejamesoconnoragency.com www.dharmicevolution.com facebook twitter instagram youtube For coaching help, reach out the james@thejamesoconnoragency.com Please sign up on www.dharmicevolution.com/guest-invite/ for artist opportunities. Join the Dharmic Evolution Community Facebook page! You can post your content on there for the whole world to see. Also, check out www.thejamesoconnoragency.com and find out how we can broadcast your global career!

Block A commemorates the 49th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival and the idealist—Max Yasgur—who made it possible; The Big Interview is with Emily Hunt Turner, an activist-idealist, who founded Four Square, an initiative to give formerly incarcerated humans a second chance; Block C: The challenges of getting out my message about the…

Artie Kornfeld is magic. The producer of over 100 gold and platinum records, the Vice president of Capitol Records and the Producer/creator of the world loved festival Woodstock". "On the weekend of August 15th, 1969 an estimated 500,000 people from all over America descended on the 600-acre dairy farm of Max Yasgur, in Bethel, New York, for a three-day concert, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. On Monday, August 18th, they all melted back into America after witnessing legendary performances by, among others, the Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and, in only their second live show together, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Despite delays, the danger of electrical shocks and general backstage anarchy, Woodstock pulled off the ultimate magic act of the 1960's: turning utter rain-soaked chaos into the greatest rock festival ever and the decade's most famous and successful experiment in peace and community." © 2004 Rolling Stone THE PIED PIPER OF WOODSTOCK is Artie's book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Pied-Piper-Woodstock-Artie-Kornfeld/dp/0615325998 Visit his web site at http://artiekornfeld-woodstock.com/introduction.htm   

Host: Tom Hering Replay: Max Yasgur’s Farm In my book "51 Life Lessons Every Boomer Male Should Have Learned by Now", I write about key lessons that I believe every evolved boomer male needs to know to make his third act his best. They fall into one of three categories: health, wealth and happiness. Each lesson serves to inspire and motivate you. Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016P6K7FK #advice #boomer #male #50 #50+ #career #father #lesson #lifelesson #purpose #health #wealth #happiness

Host: Tom Hering Replay: Max Yasgur’s Farm In my book "51 Life Lessons Every Boomer Male Should Have Learned by Now", I write about key lessons that I believe every evolved boomer male needs to know to make his third act his best. They fall into one of three categories: health, wealth and happiness. Each lesson serves to inspire and motivate you. Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016P6K7FK #advice #boomer #male #50 #50+ #career #father #lesson #lifelesson #purpose #health #wealth #happiness

Artie Kornfeld is the co producer of Woodstock, the Co Founder of Cocaine Anonymous, behind almost every great band or act from the 60's through the 90's including The Cowsills, Bert Sommer, The Eye Of The Tiger, Tracey Chapman, Blondie, and everything in between, and he is still growing strong carrying and embodying the messages of hope and peace to the existing and future generations. Join us for a nice conversation which is sure to be inspiritng. http://artiekornfeld-woodstock.com/   "On the weekend of August 15th, 1969 an estimated 500,000 people from all over America descended on the 600-acre dairy farm of Max Yasgur, in Bethel, New York, for a three-day concert, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. On Monday, August 18th, they all melted back into America after witnessing legendary performances by, among others, the Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and, in only their second live show together, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Despite delays, the danger of electrical shocks and general backstage anarchy, Woodstock pulled off the ultimate magic act of the 1960's: turning utter rain-soaked chaos into the greatest rock festival ever and the decade's most famous and successful experiment in peace and community." © 2004 Rolling Stone

Covering a story can change your life. Especially if that story is Woodstock. Gary Maurer reveals the personal epiphany he experienced at Max Yasgur’s farm while covering the festival for WCBS.

It was on this day in 1969 that a music festival opened up on the grounds of Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the town of Bethel, just outside of White Lake, New York. On today's "A Day in the Life" learn how Woodstock came to be and its connection to Bob Dylan and The Band.

In the course of my job, I have had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people who have shared their stories with me (and my clients) over the past 20 years. Of course it is fair to say that some of these stories stand out more than others. About seven years ago, I found myself in Arizona interviewing professional athletes including Brian Roberts who played for the Baltimore Orioles and Dhani Jones who was a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals. In addition to professional athletes, I was also interviewing high school athletes; who would have thought that my conversation with a high school athlete’s mother would be the one I remembered most from that project almost a decade ago? I was hired to interview a student named Zack when I engaged his mother, Jeryl, in some small talk. She told me she was from upstate NY and had recently moved to Phoenix but still owned some property in NY State.  I told her that my aunt and uncle owned a farm in Little Falls, NY and she told me that her property was in Bethel.  My ears perked up; she appeared to be the age of someone who may have attended Woodstock in 1969 (due to issues obtaining permits, festival organizers wound up holding the festival billed as “3 Days of Peace and Music” at a farm in Bethel, NY approximately 60 miles away from the town of Woodstock).  After a moment of silence, and a sly smile, she blew my mind by admitting, “My husband and I own Max Yasgur’s homestead.” If you don't know who Max Yasgur is, Google his name. Now. Fast forward seven years and I find myself back in Phoenix; this time interviewing people about banking. On a whim, I search for Jeryl on Facebook and send her an invite which, to my surprise, is accepted. I asked if she could spend thirty minutes or so speaking to me and she welcomed the opportunity. We discussed what it was like to be a teenager in the later part of the 1960s and how she would travel from her home in Brooklyn to nearby Manhattan in order to see a “who’s who” of bands at the Fillmore East. Jeryl also talks about how she and her mother, who were vacationing in upstate NY in the summer of 1969, brought food and water to people stranded on the thruway during the Woodstock festival as well as how she, and her late husband Roy, came to own the Yasgur Homestead. However, the story doesn’t end in the 60’s. Jeryl shares the struggles she and Roy faced with the town of Bethel as the two, in true hippie spirit, tried to “welcome hippies home” every summer to commemorate those three days in 1969. Rolling Stone named Woodstock as “One of the 50 moments that changed the history of Rock and Roll” so it is only natural that people would want to make a pilgrimage to such a site; however, the town put up nothing but roadblocks to anniversaries and reunions. After 17 years of battling the town, the required permit allowing gatherings was issued but it was a bittersweet victory for Jeryl; her beloved husband Roy died weeks earlier.   This conversation is filled with great stories of the sixties as well as the drama of a legal battle that stretched from the 90s and into the 2000s. You will also hear Jeryl’s take on the music industry today and why she feels so strongly that artist’s should retain the rights to their music. Above all, though, you will hear a story from someone who experienced a period of time in American culture that transcends generations; a time that may have divided old and young but also united people of different ethnicities, backgrounds, and persuasions.  I hope you enjoy Jeryl’s story as much as I enjoyed uncorking it! Feel free to send any feedback you have to mike@uncorkingastory.com and happy listening.  This episode is sponsored by the novel Return to Casa Grande. Visit www.returntocasagrande.com to learn more.

El Festival de Woodstock, celebrado entre el 15 y el 18 de agosto de 1969 ha sido uno de los hechos culturales más relevantes del siglo XX, en gran medida por el lema Peace & Love que representaba los ideales del movimiento hippie y el rechazo a la guerra de Vietnam. Woodstock es un símbolo del rock, de la canción protesta y del folk y de eso que ahora se llama indie. Woodstock se celebró en Bethel, un poblado del condado de Sullivan, estado de Nueva York. 500.000 personas estuvieron ese verano del 69 en la granja de Max Yasgur para celebrar los Tres Días de Paz y Música. Y a Woodstock nos vamos hoy en La Hora Faniática para celebrar uno de los grandes discos de la historia de la salsa, que se titula así: Salsa at Woodstock del gran Bobby Rodríguez y La Compañía. Bienvenidos.

Poison Boy and the Safety Rangers are back and refreshed and ready for action! They dive right in to a discussion of what happens as a result of eating at Dickie's BBQ in Utah, pesticide suicide in the developing world and unusual tips on party planning from a goth mom in Idaho. The team discusses ondansetron and cardiac dysrhythmias and the venomous media review focuses on the 2000 film Requiem for a Dream. We round out This Week in Tox History remembering Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Stephen Stills, Grace Slick and Max Yasgur, among others. 

Playlist: Paco & Co- Lotto, Kal David & the Real Deal- Live It Out To The End, Candye Kane- Coming Out Swingin’, Candye Kane- Marijuana Boogie, Chris O’Leary Band- Give It, Delta Generators- Hard River To Row, Ryan Hartt & the Blue Hearts-Call My Name, Paul Gabriel- What’s the Chance, Dennis Gruenling- The Rev, Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones- I Want You To Be My Baby, Anni Piper- Chasin’ Tail, Kate Callahan- Swing Low, Jennifer Hill & Co.- I Decay, Forward Motion- I’ll Understand, Brandt Taylor- Out On A Ledge, Walter Lewis Trio- Let Me Love You, Jim Carpenter & The Hoolios- Sweet Mystery, Mojomatics- Soy Baby. Win $100 in our Feed Our Friends Contest: There was no winner in our Feed Our Friends Contest this week . To win a $100 gift card from Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford simply simply Friend our Facebook Fan page and you’re in the running. Good luck next week!! Black-Eyed News: Janis Joplin is coming to Broadway! A musical based on the life of the late singer will begin previews this fall at the Lyceum Theater in New York City. Titled An Evening With Janis Joplin, the musical has been touring the country since it debuted in Portland in 2011. Mary Bridget Davies, who played Janis in the touring musical, will reprise the role for the Great White Way. The life story of the late, great George Jones is coming to the big screen. An as-of-yet-untitled biopic of the country music legend is currently in the beginning stages of production with a target release date in the next two years. The film had been licensed by Jones himself in 2011; according to his wife Nancy, Jones had hoped to see the film before his death in April of this year. Of the script, which was penned by Dennis Baxter, Nancy Jones said that her husband’s story “would be told the way [George] wanted it told.” e-more@elmoremagazine.com The ezine that I read weekly has their 2013 Best of nominees list out and the voting begins on July 15th. http://www.thebluesblast.com/2013bbmanominees.htm Also Ctnow.com has their Best of Music Awards nominees out as well get out and vote. You have heard almost all of the nominees on this show. The link to all of these stories will be on tomorrows writeup. http://ct-survey.wehaaserver.com/survey-16-the_2013_connecticut_music_awards.html Last up this week On Sunday, August 18th the ashes of music legend Richie Havens will be scattered across Max Yasgur's farm - the field where the Woodstock festival took place in 1969, and today the site of The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. This day of song and remembrance honoring Richie Havens is open to the public, and all are welcome. A ticket will be required for admission and will be made available for free. http://www.richiehavens.com/official_site/news.html Blues In The Area: 7/5 FRIDAY THE HOLMES BROTHERS - CLUB HELSINKI - GREAT BARRINGTON, MA ELI COOK - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA JEFF PITCHELL - OCEAN BEACH RIVERFEST - NEW LONDON, CT RICH BADOWSKI W/MARK NOMAD - THE MATTABESETT CANOE CLUB - MIDDLETOWN, CT RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO HOGS - MINERAL SPRINGS FAMILY CAMPGROUND (8PM) - STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT ANNUAL FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC FESTIVAL INFO: 860-684-2993 THE WALTER LEWIS BLUES TRIO - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD DAN STEVENS W/CHRIS D'AMATO - THE PRIAM VINYARDS (6PM) - COLCHESTER, CT PETEY HOP - DINOSAUR BBQ - STAMFORD, CT 7/6 SATURDAY KAL DAVID W/THE MOHEGAN SUN ALLSTARS - MANCHESTER COMM. COLLEGE BANDSHELL (7PM) - MANCHESTER, CT FIREWORKS FOLLOW CONCERT POPA CHUBBY - BRIDGE STREET LIVE - COLLINSVILLE, CT THE PETER NOVELLI BAND - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI ELI COOK - THE OUTER SPACE (3-5PM) - HAMDEN, CT A TON OF BLUES - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA BASICALLY BLUES - THE NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT & BAR - WESTBROOK, CT 7/7 SUNDAY THE HOLMES BROTHERS - THE KATHERINE HEPBURN CENTER FOR THE ARTS (7PM) - OLD SAYBROOK, CT RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO HOGS - CAPTAIN'S COVE SEAPORT (3PM) - BRIDGEPORT, CT FRANKIE & THE KNOW-IT-ALLS - THE WINCHESTER CAFE (4-8PM) - PORTLAND, CT 7/8 MONDAY ROOMFUL OF BLUES - THE GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE - EAST HADDAM, CT SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES - MYSTIC RIVER PARK (6PM) - MYSTIC, CT ROCKY LAWRENCE - ANNA LIFFEY'S - NEW HAVEN, CT BLUES JAM W/TOMMY WHALEN - THE HUNGRY TIGER (9PM) - MANCHESTER, CT Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown: Friday July 5 Walter Lewis Trio Saturday July 6 The Hoolios Monday July 8 Monday Night Jazz along with Jazz in Bushnell Park we have the Haneef Nelson Sextet at Sally’s 8pm. Bushnell park has: July 8 6 pm RAHSTET - a sextet led by saxophonist Richard McGhee III with vocalist Margaux Hayes 7:30 pm MARIO PAVONE / ORANGE DOUBLE TENOR SEPTET with Jimmy Greene, tenor and soprano saxophones; Noah Preminger, tenor saxophone; Dave Ballou, trumpet , flugelhorn, cornet; Peter Mceachern, trombone; Peter Madsen, piano; Steve Johns, drums; Mario Pavone, bass / compositions. Tuesday July 9 Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra Wednesday July 10 Blues Open Mic hosted by Mike Law I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are.

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about his memories of the documentary on Woodstock, and the farmer Max Yasgur on whose farm the concert took place. He talks about the important role that farming plays in Jewish tradition.  How do you get in touch with nature? […]

Author: Abigail Yasgur & Joseph Lipner Illustrator: Barbara Mendes (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Change The Universe Press ISBN: 9780615211442 Exuberant, edge-to-edge illustrations and simple rhyme salute a generous dairy farmer who took a chance on four kids, their dream and the prospect of peace. You can watch Max Yasgur addressing the crowd at Woodstock, 1969, […]

Author: Abigail Yasgur & Joseph Lipner Illustrator: Barbara Mendes (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Change The Universe Press ISBN: 9780615211442 Exuberant, edge-to-edge illustrations and simple rhyme salute a generous dairy farmer who took a chance on four kids, their dream and the prospect of peace. You can watch Max Yasgur addressing the crowd at Woodstock, 1969, […]

Hello MovieSetters and welcome to our all-Cannes edition of The Behind the Scenes Show with Eric Fell and Shaun Stewart. This webisode we are looking at some of the different movies that are being focused on in Cannes. Specifically we are going to talk about the new Pixar movie 'UP' followed by a look at Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' and the new movie 'Taking Woodstock'.First off we look at 'UP' which is the opening film for the Cannes International Film Festival. Its the first time an animated motion picture has been the opening film for the prestigious festival so its quite an honor. By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.'Inglourious Basterds' begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own..."Taking Woodstock" is a 1969-set story, based on Elliot Tiber's memoir, about a man, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin), who inadvertently played a role in making the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Working as an interior designer in Greenwich Village during culturally and politically exciting times, Mr. Tiber felt empowered by the gay rights movement. But he was also still staked to the family business - a Catskills motel. Upon hearing that a planned concert had lost its permit from the neighboring town of Wallkill, NY, Mr. Tiber called producer Michael Lang (Jonathan Groff) at Woodstock Ventures to offer his family's motel, the El Monaco, to the promoters. Soon the Woodstock staff was moving into the El Monaco; half a million people were on their way to Mr. Tiber's neighbor's Max Yasgur's (Eugene Levy) farm in White Lake, NY; and Mr. Tiber found himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life, and American culture, forever.Be sure to check out more Behind the Scenes as well as Previous Episodes!Subscribe to behind the Scenes in iTunes or by Email