'Taking Woodstock' set to start (Barf alert - another baby boomers are great movie)

Variety ^ | Aug. 5, 2008 | Michael Fleming

[GSWarrior]

That was the Rolling Stones Altamont Concert in California on December 6, 1969.

The death of the '60s.

[MrLee]

Yeah, pretty much.

[weegee]

There were bad vibes at concerts and in the “scene” before Altamont.

To some, the sixties ended with the resignation of Nixon.

[dennisw]

I heard about Woodstock--- 
Loads of copycats that same year
I made it to this event--->>>
Doors and Flying Burrito Brothers stood out. The FBB started with Christine's Tune

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[SupplySider]

There were much better 60s rock concert festivals than Woodstock.

I went to Woodstock and loved it, but musically I thought the Atlantic City Pop Festival, though it never gets mentioned, was better. Zappa did a great set there, just to name one of the highlights.

All the Woodstock Nation moment of a generation stuff looks awfully silly now. Even the size of the crowd was no big deal by world standards.

[Alouette]

The “Greatest Generation” who lived through the Depression and WW2, raised a generation of pampered spoiled brats.