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Title: Why is it called "Woodstock"?
Post by: IroNat on August 16, 2019, 04:18:53 AM

Why, since it didn't take place in Woodstock?

The original Woodstock in 1969 took place in Bethel, NY which is a 60 mile drive from Woodstock, NY.

https://www.apnews.com/f8df3fb1399045958682058ad4372cea

Title: Re: Why is it called "Woodstock"?
Post by: dan18 on September 05, 2019, 12:41:41 PM

Quote from: IroNat on August 16, 2019, 04:18:53 AM

Why, since it didn't take place in Woodstock?

The original Woodstock in 1969 took place in Bethel, NY which is a 60 mile drive from Woodstock, NY.

https://www.apnews.com/f8df3fb1399045958682058ad4372cea

because the venture group who backed the concert was Woodstock ventures group

Title: Re: Why is it called "Woodstock"?
Post by: Humble Narcissist on September 08, 2019, 03:46:44 AM

It sounds more hippie than Bethel.

Title: Re: Why is it called "Woodstock"?
Post by: dan18 on September 17, 2019, 06:48:07 AM

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on September 08, 2019, 03:46:44 AM

It sounds more hippie than Bethel.

or mud puddle concert

Title: Re: Why is it called "Woodstock"?
Post by: Humble Narcissist on September 17, 2019, 10:10:23 AM

I love Ayn Rand's assessment of hippie culture and what a disaster Woodstock was in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.

Title: Re: Why is it called "Woodstock"?
Post by: Agnostic007 on September 17, 2019, 08:27:38 PM

It was originally planned for Woodstock, but the venue changed a few times for various reasons, permits, size of expected crowd