CSPAN3 Woodstock Festival 50th Anniversary July 14, 2024
Phenomenon unfolded. Then woodstock cocreators discuss how it came together and the Music Festivals legacy. Last night the traffic was immense but somehow, between dark and dawn, when the music finally stopped, they disappeared across the country. Thousands remained on the 600 acre rented dairy farm pitching in on the cleanup detail or waiting out the crowd. The festival site is nestled in the heart of the catskills resort area. The biggest town nearby is monticello. The towns people, quite frankly, were terrified of the prospect of the hippie arrival. Before it was over, something happened in...