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Does Woodstock Still Matter?
It’s been over 50 years since an August festival at a farm in upstate New York helped define a generation.
The world has certainly changed since then — and we wonder about Woostock’s legacy.
A while back, we did a documentary examining Woodtock’s half-century. It seemed a good time to think, again, about its possible enduring influence.
Let’s start with the obvious place: The Music
And then, of course, there’s the social aspect…
It seems fair to say that, as in all things, parts of Woodstock have aged quite well while others, not so much.
Please let us know what you think. And, as always, don’t take the brown acid.
-CS Team
PS. You can also see more of our documentary here.
Photo: Fair Use Public Domain Image from the concert poster
I attended Woodstock from Noon Friday to the end of Joan Baez early Saturday morning performance.
In 2019, I researched and presented a course at the University of Kansas Osher Lifelong Institute: Woodstock at 49.
The next year it was Woodstock at 50 and is now called Summers of Love (to include Monteray and Altamont) which I also present at the Universty of Missouri at Kansas City.
My Boomers really enjoy my classes where they share their stories and I love their engagement.
Yes at the time it was a catalyst for change. It lit fires that are still smoldering today. Additionally, in my humble opinion. The Best Music Ever….unfortunately “the message for the for brotherhood and wold unity ” has been trampled on and discarded. Largely by those who were advocating it years ago….Peace on!!!