I was struck by this memory while trying to get to sleep one night...who knows where these things come from...?
In August of 69’ I turned fifteen,
I wanted to make the Woodstock scene,
But dad & mom said no, I thought they were mean,
So I went anyway, they wouldn’t know,
They were in Europe, makin’ their own scene…
Three days of sex, drugs & rock n’ roll,
With the emphasis on drugs,
Had from “older” women many hugs,
Acid, uppers, downers & pot,
Slept in the mud, didn’t have a cot,
Cared for nothing but drugs,
Always searching for a booster shot…
Then came Jimi, his guitar was magical,
I became that day a consummate radical,
I supported all drugs, no matter the kind,
I just wanted to get out further, further from my mind,
Well my parents did eventually find out,
Thrown was I from home to the street out,
Moved into a tent, on the beach,
Surfed all day, did drugs all night,
To the local drug scene I had become a knight…
In a way, you were lucky fellow to get the peak of the era's music scene. You are unlucky in that, at a young age, got hooked on the drugs that help you forget what you wanted to forget. And are still forgetting.
At that time I wasn't available for scenes like that, but I did catch the scene in the San Francisco Bay area earlier, going to some great concerts and catching some of the great bands. I was turned on by the music and not the drugs.
God Bless Burnt-Out FlashBackers ! On August 19th, 1969, I was 6 days away from my 29th Birthday, making a $139. Mo. Mortgage payment on our 1st Home, and practicing making our 1st Baby, Ann, who was born on June 5th, 1970. Working full time as an Assistant Manager at Hopkins Univerity, and a Senior in night school at The University of Baltimore. Graduated June 9th, 1970.
n weekends, I had a few Bourbon Manhattans made with Wild Turkey 101. Wifey Dear made me swear off of them tho, cause I became a Wild Man after 3 or 4.
Never really did any drugs or weed, knocked down several Kegs of beer tho... Have Belly to prove it!
I didn't make Woodstock, but I did enough damage to myself in my youth, that it's a wonder I'm still here. Still, if I had to do it all over, I probably wouldn't change a thing. It's a part of what I am today. Best of luck to you.
Did you know that Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix stole a truck together to get to Woodstock in time to perform? True story.
"Hearing the music coming from within me, going up into the audience and coming back; it was a scary thing."
Carlos Santana
"Woodstock turned out being a disaster. Everyone was stuck in the mud and people got sick" Johnny Rivers
"We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon, and we got to get ourselves back to the garden."
Crosby Stills Nash.
Never did drugs. Only smoked pot. And that not a lot. Found it interfered with clarity of thought. Woodstock was a time I've never minded forgetting. Too much deception. The 'Atlanta Pop Festival' was better. Fun stuff bubba. Enjoyed. r
I sure hope that isn't gonna happen, Ed. I understand where you're coming from completely, although I didn't make Woodstock, glad I didn't. I became strung out quite nicely all by myself. I know, it's fun to look back at our craziness, but looking back is all we should do, not revisit it for real.
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Deborah
At that time I wasn't available for scenes like that, but I did catch the scene in the San Francisco Bay area earlier, going to some great concerts and catching some of the great bands. I was turned on by the music and not the drugs.
Ron
n weekends, I had a few Bourbon Manhattans made with Wild Turkey 101. Wifey Dear made me swear off of them tho, cause I became a Wild Man after 3 or 4.
Never really did any drugs or weed, knocked down several Kegs of beer tho... Have Belly to prove it!
Always was a Party Animal 👹😸😜👹.
Peace!
Michael D.
"Hearing the music coming from within me, going up into the audience and coming back; it was a scary thing."
Carlos Santana
"Woodstock turned out being a disaster. Everyone was stuck in the mud and people got sick" Johnny Rivers
"We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon, and we got to get ourselves back to the garden."
Crosby Stills Nash.
Never did drugs. Only smoked pot. And that not a lot. Found it interfered with clarity of thought. Woodstock was a time I've never minded forgetting. Too much deception. The 'Atlanta Pop Festival' was better. Fun stuff bubba. Enjoyed. r
Love ya!
Jane