Tag Archives: Woodstock Music and Arts Festival

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Dave

“The time has come”, the walrus said, “to talk of many things Of shoes and ships and sealing wax Of cabbages and kings AND WHY THE SEA IS BOILING HOT and whether pigs have wings” Lewis Carroll – Through the … Continue reading →

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LSD- THE LONG SLOW DISTANCE OF WOODSTOCK NATION

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Dave

An antipathy to the material world and to the world of government, order discipline, and force went beyond a form of heresy. It is a constant theme in most religions. Think of Saint Francis, the son of a prosperous merchant, … Continue reading →

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PARADISE LOST

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Dave

On looking back on 2009, one of the most telling signposts was the 40th anniversary of Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. The film ”Taking Woodstock” appeared to be filled with inaccuracies, stereotypes and false archetypes which folded back onto each … Continue reading →

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Bird on a Guitar Wire.

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Dave

Controversy about the origins of one of the most important symbols of the Woodstock generation. The logo used on posters and publicity for the Woodstock Music and Art Festival is credited to Arnold Skolnick. The iconic dove sitting on a … Continue reading →

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Isis Cult & The Woodstock Campfire Tapes

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Dave

It was forty years ago today Sergeant Pepper told the band to play…..Did Woodstock change anything? The hyperbole was three days that changed the world at the Woodstock Music And Arts Festival…and the messiah will come again. In retrospect, Woodstock … Continue reading →