Manny... Did You Go To Woodstock?

[Auld Manriva]

No.. I was 18 and a Boys Club of Pasadena Camp Counselor that part of the summer of '69 in the San Bernadino Mtns. between SanBerdoo and Lake Arrowhead influencing young minds.. dreadful thought isn't it?

 

I bring this up because of this story I watched on Today this morning that had me choking on my Quaker Oats. Such a cool couple.

Today Show Piece

 

 

I did however in June of that summer go to one at the Devonshire Downs Horse Track in the San Fernando Valley north of Hollywood, that turned into something way more nasty. The next year I went to another at "Love Valley" in North Carolina and it was Peace Love Flowers. Why? well one reason is there were no L.A. Street Racers Club hired as security and no Los Angeles County Sheriff's in attendance.

 

Love Valley Vids

Love Valley was something completely different. If you watch the video at the top right you'll see mention of the steep hill used for viewing. Well I was there and slept two nights in the woods above it with only me,myself, and I and a herd of ticks and red bugs. Fun days to be sure. First time I saw the Allman Bros. but not the last. I hitched back home on Sunday having not located my erstwhile GF who had gone there with a herd of hippies from Morehead City. I found her after in a big ol antebellum house with this semi-commune in Morehead. I talked her 16 year old self into going home or maybe just suggested. At any rate we spent the rest of that year and into the next one together, until Uncle Sugar called. That pretty much ended us until recently. 39 years later I've found her.... again! We've both had some insane adventures since and I'm trying to get to visit her one of these days soon.

[twinflower]

*grins and hugs manny*

 

See I was going to post something to this effect today!  LOL  I saw the same story on TODAY and thought, WOW..what a cool couple and story and testament of the time..

 

 

Actually, since the anniversary is this weekend..maybe we could have a woodstock weekend..some youtube music of the times....discussion of what it was, for those of you that weren't born yet...

 

 

Peace man!

[Auld Manriva]

Thanks Twin... Great idea!

[U4ea]

I'm all for that!

 

*grins* Someone play me some Hendrix, already...

[twinflower]

Oooh!  I can't wait!  I love when Manny does a music thing!  He is soooo good at it..you all are in for a real treat and pleasure!  Good tunes and great info and history!

 

We are going to have a GROOVY weekend man!  love out!

[Auld Manriva]

Myself, I don't think I ever uttered the word Groovy. Not that I can remember. "Far Out" and "B!tchin" were my terms of choice. All the pre-Boomer hippy types (born prior to 46') were wayyy to cosmik' for me.

[twinflower]

LOL  I used "Groovy" for fun after it's time!  Actually I remember things being Far Out!

[Auld Manriva]

NO... groovy is scattered all over that movie. In interviews I've heard with Hendrix, HE used the term. I had a geometry/trig teacher my sophmore year who used it. Of course HE used to go to Griffith Park Love-in's (In Los Angeles) and some days played The Fuggs in class. He eventually "tuned in, turned on and dropped out". He disappeared less than a semester into the year. HELL he had to have been ancient too.. Like 38 or 9 or something!

 

Never could dig the idea of him hangin' with like my best friends older sister at those things. Janey was like 17 already when we turned 16 I think. Man! she was snooty to us. But then we played football and did midnight auto supply. We was not "cool heads" like her Sunset Strip friends. But then we didn't run away, have a bad trip or end up in a loony bin either. ;D Girl had some BAD Karma dude...

[U4ea]

*laughs* And here I was feeling old with my RAD and GNARLY, DUDE! memories. ;) Gotta love Bill & Ted... *coughs*

[Auld Manriva]

Yes... one does. Wyld Stalyns RULE... :-\ If we can get Eddie Van Halen ::)

Abraham Lincoln: Fourscore and...

[looks at his pocket watch]

Abraham Lincoln: seven minutes ago... we, your forefathers, were brought forth upon a most excellent adventure conceived by our new friends, Bill... and Ted. These two great gentlemen are dedicated to a proposition which was true in my time, just as it's true today. Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!

[Torrie]

lol There are way to many old memories in this thread.

 

 

 

I wish I could have gone to Woodstock.

[twinflower]

ah bill and ted....*grins*  I don't remember ever using gnarly dude...*shakes head*  think I was stuck on groovy about then...and cool beans!

[Auld Manriva]

Um hmm.. Groovy to me was always really Partridge Family.. meaning "Plastic"... Now there's one I used a lot back in the day. Actually I think I still use it more than fake unless I'm yakkin' with people who I don't think would "grok" (Heinlein's, Stranger in a Strange Land term) what I'm saying.

 

 

[twinflower]

when did "FUBAR" come into the conversation?  I remember using it but not when it started!

[Auld Manriva]

FUBAR is, from my experience an old Marine Corps acronym for F*#%@ed Up Beyond All Recognition. I've used it for quite some time, 30 years or so I think. It's used many other places now but I think Jarheads started it. Might be wrong and probably am. It IS something that started with military though.

[twinflower]

lol  i'm sure it was....I remember it from some military movie i think..

 

SNAFU is what i was actually trying to remember..old age sucks!!  LOL  I think it was also a military thingy...

[Auld Manriva]

Yep.. Military LOVE acronymbs.. Both of these began from trying to be clearly understood in radio transmissions. SNAFU is Situation Normal All ___ Up. There are other interpretations, but THAT is the One True meaning..  ;D

[twinflower]

lol I know..it was my favorite description of college life some days!  LOL