kshapero
South Florida Man
So him twice. Of course totally off the charts as you can imagine. Just before he died he said in an interview that he was going to hang up the wild pschodelic stuff for simple blues. His handlers didn't see it that way.Just the once.....I'd like to have seen Jimi doing his stuff - with that 'wrong way round' guitar! ....I often wonder what his music would be like now, had he survived it all!.....anyway - from this ageing Brit. hippie it's still the definitive 'star spangled banner'
Dave.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Bummer, dude.
stesm
Established
Yup, that would be my definition of a bummer, too.
Al Kaplan
Veteran
There's a photo of Abbie on the January 15th, 2006 post on my blog http://thepriceofsilver.blogspot.com He was being interviewed on the radio and my M Leica was quiet enough that I could shoot during the interview in the studio.
The rear of my VW Microbus had a lot more possibilities then that tiny padded board in an MG. Window screens (and curtains) to keep the mosquitos at bay, platform with single bed matress, Coleman stove, huge cooler full of ice, drinks and munchies, and film.
The rear of my VW Microbus had a lot more possibilities then that tiny padded board in an MG. Window screens (and curtains) to keep the mosquitos at bay, platform with single bed matress, Coleman stove, huge cooler full of ice, drinks and munchies, and film.
Last edited:
dmr
Registered Abuser
LOL, I remember when it happened, but honestly, the first I ever heard of it was when the traffic reports started coming in. I guess I was really out of it back then. I don't remember any advance promotion at all.
I don't remember any advance promotion at all.Al Kaplan
Veteran
There was no advance promotion. Gulfstream Race Track was the site of the Miami Pops Festival, a hastily thrown together rock festival that was hugely successful and just a couple of weeks before Woodstock. The promoter then somehow managed to pull off getting a rock festival scheduled for an unknown farm near Woodstock, he had the groups lined up (most had just played Gulfstream) and between rock radio stations, underground newspapers, etc., word got out!
Al Kaplan
Veteran
One advantage of Hendrix playing a right hand guitar left handed was that he was able to pick up just about anybody's guitar and play it.
L. M. Tu
Established
The incident where Abbie Hoffman was thrown off the stage is usually thought of as part of the 60s conflict between "cultural revolution" and "political revolution," which started with Dylan's plugging in at Newport in '65. I thought it was simpler than that: one simply doesn't try to take over the stage while a band is playing. Any rock'n'roll band that was worth anything had to start out playing in some pretty dangerous and unsavory places, and knew how to defend its territory, whether in Shepherd's Bush or on a farm in upstate New York. So I think Abbie would have gotten the same reception, or worse, had he tried to take over during a performance by the Beatles, or Carl Perkins, or the Ramones. If he had tried it with Jerry Lee Lewis, he might have gotten really hurt .
Pete Townsend (not word for word):
"Get the f*ck off my stage."
"Anyone who tries to get on stage will get f*cking killed."
.Pete Townsend (not word for word):
"Get the f*ck off my stage."
"Anyone who tries to get on stage will get f*cking killed."
gns
Well-known
I don't think he could just pick up a right-hand guitar and play it. It would need to be restrung first. He played a right-hand model, but strung normally for a left-hander.
Cheers,
Gary
Dave Wilkinson
Veteran
As far as I am aware, his 'band' consisted of - Noel Redding on bass, and Mitch Mitchel on drums - thats all!
Dave.
maybe your friends have a little 'wishful thinking'.
Last edited:
Dave Wilkinson
Veteran
Apologies....if I am wrong! - he came to my town a couple of times in the early days, I never got to the gigs myself, as I was playing drums at other venues.
Throughout - T.V., film clips, billboards etc., I can only ever remember three of 'em.
Dave.
Throughout - T.V., film clips, billboards etc., I can only ever remember three of 'em.
Dave.
Al Kaplan
Veteran
If Hendrix had been white he would have played lead guitar and sang with the Jefferson Airplane. He used to jam with them when they were an unknown bunch of high school kids who formed a "garage band". They didn't think that a white rock group with a black singer/guitarist could get any bookings, and 45 years ago they were probably right.
What's really amazing is that a black performer in the mid sixties could take off with a white fan base like that. He was originally marketed as a black entertainer. I was first introduced to his music by a black record shop manager who almost had to beg me to get past the album cover and really LISTEN to the record.
What's really amazing is that a black performer in the mid sixties could take off with a white fan base like that. He was originally marketed as a black entertainer. I was first introduced to his music by a black record shop manager who almost had to beg me to get past the album cover and really LISTEN to the record.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
It did not hurt Benny Goodman having blackman Charlie Christian playing guitar in his band in the late 1930s early 1940s.
As described on NPR's "Wait, Wait don't tell Me" program this weekend for their younger listeners.
"Woodstock was like Boonaroo or Lallapalooza without adequate sanitation or food."
Also, regarding the statement "If you don't understand the 60s you weren't there."
"If you don't understand the 60s, don't worry, nobody else who was there can either because they are old to remember it."
quotes are paraphrased, but pretty funny at the time.
"Woodstock was like Boonaroo or Lallapalooza without adequate sanitation or food."
Also, regarding the statement "If you don't understand the 60s you weren't there."
"If you don't understand the 60s, don't worry, nobody else who was there can either because they are old to remember it."
quotes are paraphrased, but pretty funny at the time.
kshapero
South Florida Man
First he was just plain wicked good, so good that he left us "color blind". Plus there so much LSD flowing in those daze that we didn't care. "Let your freak flag fly".
Andrew Sowerby
Well-known
I started reading Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" over the weekend in honour of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Set on the other side of the country, but still ... Actually, now that I think about it, it's got much more of an Altamont vibe.
I like the comment earlier in the thread that 2009 is as far from 1969 as '69 was from 1929.
I like the comment earlier in the thread that 2009 is as far from 1969 as '69 was from 1929.
Dave Wilkinson
Veteran
Well we got the music side sorted!, I'm surprised at the longevity of the thread.....and just a bit disappointed that you guys were too busy with the free love, and extra large cigarettes - to use your Nikon F and 200mm for posterity!
Dave.
Dave.
kshapero
South Florida Man
I was also at Montery and I can tell you that Altamount is NOT closer to the truth. In fact there is no event that is closer to the truth. The Era was an exciting high for the less than 1% of the population that participated in it. Then came the masses and as usual f&%#ked it all up. But in reality it is all in the past. Today is the day to focus on. Got to go, some photos just came back from the lab.
Al Kaplan
Veteran
I just ran across another carton of at least five hundred old slides and I'm hoping that there might be some rock fest pix in the mess. The good news is that they're in individual clear sleeves and have been stored in the dark. (There might even be some "fine art" pix of naked chicks in there!)
My biggest failing I had back then was thinking that if you're in a social situation, just sitting around, chatting, toking, or snorting a few lines, maybe eating a pizza around the dining room table, the group didn't want to be staring into a camera. They were there to relax. They'd had enough excitement for the evening. The audience could at least swat the mosquitos. The musicians couldn't.
But maybe that wasn't a failing. I attended an after-the-concert beach party with the Grateful Dead. I didn't bring a camera. I did bring a stack of contact sheets that I'd shot at an outdoor concert maybe five years before. They loved it! They also ordered a mess of prints. Casey Jones was at that party but everybody was relaxed and happy. A camera would have destroyed the mood. Sometimes it's better to hitch a ride with Casey than shoot Tri-X.
My biggest failing I had back then was thinking that if you're in a social situation, just sitting around, chatting, toking, or snorting a few lines, maybe eating a pizza around the dining room table, the group didn't want to be staring into a camera. They were there to relax. They'd had enough excitement for the evening. The audience could at least swat the mosquitos. The musicians couldn't.
But maybe that wasn't a failing. I attended an after-the-concert beach party with the Grateful Dead. I didn't bring a camera. I did bring a stack of contact sheets that I'd shot at an outdoor concert maybe five years before. They loved it! They also ordered a mess of prints. Casey Jones was at that party but everybody was relaxed and happy. A camera would have destroyed the mood. Sometimes it's better to hitch a ride with Casey than shoot Tri-X.
Last edited:
kshapero
South Florida Man
The media can only deal in sound bites, never going deep, just surface stuff. 500,000 people together for 3 days makes a helluva sound bite, don't you think? In otherwords if the media reports it there is probably a lot BS there.