ROOTS OF THE 1969 WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
Weston And Julia BlelockWith the 40th Anniversary of 1969's WOODSTOCK festival looming ever closer, a new tome on the actual back story to the event is due in late-June from WESTON and JULIA BLELOCK, to be titled ROOTS OF THE 1969 WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL (Woostock Arts).
The first thing that grabs you about the book is the cover shot, a circa-1969 picture op of Woodstockian-BOB DYLAN, on a motorcycle, in the town's famous Village Green ... surely one of the most recognizable locations in the town. The book grew out of a panel conference at the Colony Café, organized by the Blelock’s, featuring some of the true behind-the-scenes characters of the Woodstock Festival era, including the legendary promoter of the show MICHAEL LANG; BILL WEST, a town official in the sixties; JEREMY WILBER, a bartender at the Sled Hill Café, a key watering hole in the sixties; PAUL MCMAHON, a musician and bona fide hippie; JEAN YOUNG, co-author with Michael of the book Woodstock Festival Remembered; and, GEDDY SVEIKAUSKAS, publisher of The Woodstock Times, who served as moderator. With the onslaught of true-blue nostalgia coming this summer (Warner Brothers is even re-releasing the movie with a number of acts left out of the first) this book is indeed a firsthand account, lovingly put together by the Blelocks. There are also a number of key components to this book which will materialize in the next several weeks. Their able-bodied PR-man DAVID SALIDOR (The Pasha!) has sworn me to secrecy … but, let me know we can debut them here exclusively very soon.
Photo By: Dion Ogust
The first thing that grabs you about the book is the cover shot, a circa-1969 picture op of Woodstockian-BOB DYLAN, on a motorcycle, in the town's famous Village Green ... surely one of the most recognizable locations in the town. The book grew out of a panel conference at the Colony Café, organized by the Blelock’s, featuring some of the true behind-the-scenes characters of the Woodstock Festival era, including the legendary promoter of the show MICHAEL LANG; BILL WEST, a town official in the sixties; JEREMY WILBER, a bartender at the Sled Hill Café, a key watering hole in the sixties; PAUL MCMAHON, a musician and bona fide hippie; JEAN YOUNG, co-author with Michael of the book Woodstock Festival Remembered; and, GEDDY SVEIKAUSKAS, publisher of The Woodstock Times, who served as moderator. With the onslaught of true-blue nostalgia coming this summer (Warner Brothers is even re-releasing the movie with a number of acts left out of the first) this book is indeed a firsthand account, lovingly put together by the Blelocks. There are also a number of key components to this book which will materialize in the next several weeks. Their able-bodied PR-man DAVID SALIDOR (The Pasha!) has sworn me to secrecy … but, let me know we can debut them here exclusively very soon.
Photo By: Dion Ogust
Comments