Woodstock :: History

Dickens said it first It was the best of times, it was the surpass of times. Its a amalgam that will never be reproduced again, said Burt Feldman, a Bethel town historian.That weekend, there were liars, lovers, prophets and profiteers. They all made love, money, and a little history. Over all, the bash cost more than 2.4 million dollars. four-spot different people sponsored it. There was John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang. The oldest was only 26, and the youngest man cosmos only 23. All four of the guys didnt agree on much, groundwork they did agree on a slogan, Three Days of Peace and Music. They forecast that the peace would help promote the anti-war act and they figured it might withal decrease violence. The Dove on the Guitar was originally a catbird perched on a flute. But, be example of the Peace slogan and mostly rock-n-roll music called for the dove on the guitar.They designed about 50,000 people, even though, they said that there was a misad venture that 100,000 to even 150,000 people may be attending. The amplifiers, at their lowest setting, would cause pain to anyone standing within a ten foot radius of the speakers. Friday through Monday, everyone who had been there had a time that they would never forget, had it have been good, or had it have been bad. There were three deaths through out the entire weekend. unitary of the deaths was caused by a tractor accident, and the other two were both drug overdoses.