The Woodstock Music Festival was held 40 years ago, from August 15th - 18th, at Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Shortly afterward, a documentary movie, a soundtrack and a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were all released. Now, to celebrate Woodstock's 40th anniversary and pay homage to the famous event, new works about the festival have been made.
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock is a new movie, directed by Ang Lee, coming to movie theaters on August 28, 2009. This comedy is based on the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, an interior designer in Greenwich Village, who also owned the only musical festival permit in the town of Bethel, New York. Elliot's family owned a dumpy motel in the Catskills and his neighbor was Max Yasgur, who owned and operateed a 600 acre dairy farm down the road. With help from friends and opposition from townspeople, "Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defing experience that would change his life - and popular culture - forever". Take a look at the theatrical trailer for Taking Woodstock:
Woodstock: Now & Then
This two hour rock documentary will premiere on VH1 Friday, August 14 at 9pm ET. Woodstock: Now & Then celebrates and explores the history and fascination of Woodstock. During the premiere of this documentary this Friday night, a sneak peek of Taking Woodstock will be aired.
Contest
Rolling Stone magazine, Gibson guitars and Focus Features (studio behind Taking Woodstock) have teamed up to offer a contest to celebrate Woodstock. The winner receives a Gibson SG Special guitar that is an exact replica of the one that Pete Townshend played at Woodstock, and is autographed by him. The lucky winner also gets a Taking Woodstock T-shirt, a signed movie poster and $500 toward guitar lessons. So what do you have to do to win such a great contest? Not very much. Just go to the Rolling Stone/Taking Woodstock webpage and fill in the entry form. It couldn't be much easier.
Have fun celebrating Woodstock. I was too young to go to the festival in 1969, but old enough to know about it. I can't wait to watch both Woodstock: Now & Then and Taking Woodstock. I'm sure my sons will want to see them also.
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POWER AND CONTROL :LSD IN THE 60's
Features the CIA LSD Brothel in San Francisco (MK ULTRA), Groucho Marx's LSD Trip....Doc Ellis pitches his no-hitter while high.
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Listen to RADIO WOODSTOCK 69 which features only music from the original Woodstock era (1967-1971). Win a Woodstock special limited edition white Stratocaster guitar (like the one Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock) and Collector's Edition Woodstock DVD. Go to http://www.woodstockuniverse.com for details and to join our Woodstock Universe online community.
Peace, love, music,
RFWoodstock
rfwoodstock@gmail.com
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