Today is the fifty-first anniversary of the second day of Woodstock, the three day music festival that happened on August 15, 16 and 17 in 1969. This was an historic festival and a moment in our culture when it seemed like peace and love was something that just might happen. Well, it didn’t, but it’s nice to go back to a time when we had innocent visions of the future and I had never heard of the word, “pandemic.”
Below are six links to online articles and a quick PSA video about the Woodstock Festival.
And then below that are the coming attractions to yet another week here at MBIP!
Woodstock Timeline - I never knew that Woodstock started in March of 1968 with a newspaper ad for a sitcom!
Photos of Woodstock 1969, on Its 50th Anniversary - These are great photos of the three day festival and my favorite is number 14 of the woman and her pet monkey. I wonder if they’re both still around today?
12 Facts About Woodstock For Its 50th Anniversary - Jimi Hendrix got an $18,000 paycheck out of playing at the festival. Are you wondering what everyone else got? Well look no further than the next entry!
Here’s how much each artist earned from playing Woodstock - Here’s the entire list of what everyone got paid for playing at Woodstock. The band Quill was the bottom of the barrel and got $375 bucks. If you’re like me, you’ve never heard of Quill. Here’s their first song at Woodstock.
“I can dig it” Most comprehensive article(s) ever re: Pete Townshend vs Abbie Hoffman at Woodstock? - This is a compilation of different articles and audio videos of when Abbie Hoffman made the mistake of trying to take the stage when The Who were playing at Woodstock. Pete Townshend El Kabonged him with his guitar and threatened to kill anyone else who dared to step on stage with them. So much for peace, love and understanding!
Woodstock 1969 Headliners: Where Are They Now? - Many are dead, but The Who are still touring with just Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry remaining from the original line-up. Abbie Hoffman killed himself back in 1989, so he won’t be bothering them anymore!
PSA - Don’t eat the you know what.
Monday: This week’s Saturday Night Take-Out comes from Tavern 41. My nephew Greg gave me a gift certificate and this week I decided to cash it in! I had a wonderful and tasty dinner and this week I even got dessert! Tune in tomorrow to check it out.
Tuesday: For this week’s Social Distant Sunday post I’m going to go and look at some of the artwork and murals in downtown Peoria.
Wednesday: I’m going to return to the Fiber Universe for this week’s Shopping Locally episode. It’s been a while since I’ve been there and I’m happy that they’re still in business!
Thursday: I’ll be cooking up another Thursday Minute Marty Meal and I’ll be incorporating eggs again, since I bought a dozen of them last week and I need to get rid of them.
Friday: I’ll be trying out two more sandwiches from Arby’s as I continue to eat their entire menu.
Saturday: We’ll be spotlighting yet another Sandwich of Peoria next week.
Okay, have a happy dappy Sunday and we’ll see you all tomorrow!
Related Posts: Sunday Links: The Beatles Break Up, The Summer of 1969 and The Beach Boys And Charles Manson.