<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://hellopoetry.com/poem/678918/woodstock/" class="nocolor" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; outline: 0px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-size: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34) !important;">WOODSTOCK</a><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">by Warner Baxteur</span></div><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div>They came from The South, The North and The West Coast</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">450,000 together for peace and music, half a million at most</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Richie Havens inspired all while singing his "Freedom" song</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Country Joe McDonald dropped "F" bombs his whole set long</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carlos Santana amazed us, as he gave all and sacrificed his soul</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Arlo Guthrie with Woody's ****, packed his pipe and smoked a bowl</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Canned Heat and The Bear asked us to work together united stand</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Levon Helm pounded skins and sang "The Weight" with The Band</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Joe Cocker warned us more than once that he might sing out of tune</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">One after the other, CSNY, Alvin Lee, Sha Na Na midnight 'til noon</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Janis gave a piece of her heart along with a "Ball and Chain"</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jefferson Airplane sang about Alice out in the pouring rain</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Fogerty's sang about where they were born and two girls one proud</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And for the life of me I can't figure out why The Who played to this crowd</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jimi capped it off with The National Anthem and "Purple Haze"</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the perfect ending to four long daze of rock and roll blaze</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So if your travels take you to New York Up State</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stop at Bethel Wood, the place where Rock History was written in Slate</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"1969, when music was grooved in vinyl and carved in Rock"</span><div><font color="#222222" face="Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————————————-</span></font><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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