European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Scenes from Woodstock top Max Yasgur s farm in upstate new York the site of the festival above Skinny dipping in a nearby Stream was the Best Way to keep clean during three Days of rain mud and heat right the original poster announcing the event below the great exodus slammed highways for Miles in All directions.augu15,16, Tussi. Talkin Boul by Amita Gosch stall writer Page 14 the stars and stripes Hen we asked our tenders in there Woro any Woodstock survivors who waned to share their memories of the Day Tesla Val we did l know what kind cd response too Pool i Hrip do on anal Dorena. Of people would rep a font nil. Those in charge of compiling figures estimate thai some .11 9.000 to 500.000 people i lond he the in Olival 0 years ago. Tip to 400 million j i they Scio there Toh n d Jiin perhaps there would he no Woodstock veterans among our readers Given the slate of world affairs in 1909, it would seem that career soldiers at that time would have Heen far away from the Fields of Max Yasgur s Arm in upscale new York places like Vietnam or else Hure overseas then Loo Tho ideals of Tho Woodstock generation did t exactly jibe with the military Way of thinking indeed one respondent told us that in the 13 years he s Boon in the military he s never run Inlo anyone who was at Woodstock nonetheless we received nine responses from All Over Europe we talked with four of the survivors. Win Happy to a Shaft Thor experiences. We also caught up with three of the performers at Wood Jock dining recent hours of Europe and asked them to share their most vivid memories Carlos Santana whose its album simians was released k coincide Vilh his band s appearance at Woodstock Leslie West of Mountain whose per Lomance at the inst Val was Iho band s third appearance even. And Alviris Lee of ten Yeats after who reformed his group a Loci 1 1 years and has a new album scheduled for release this month. I fire Are inc tales and Mono nos Rose Hart looks like one went to Woodstock at 39 Sho still wears her thick Brown hair Long straight and parted in the Middle hot lace lined now Wilh a and a Pincnce is Bare of All traces of makeup. Bell fool mod Blue joans have Given Way to Slraight leg pank but Hart has a penchant for Nehru jacket about Lour or five years ago. She said she asked her Mother to make a new one of the thigh length Paisle Coats with the Slanzi up Collar popular in the 60s, Hart still listens to Tho old music As she Calls it. And she still works in arts and crafts she teaches ceramics at the arts and crafts Center in Hanau West Germany my son says the t i m an old hippie that Nevet get. Up and he s to Jet " i Larl said i never grew up out of the 60s halt was working in a in Alicr crafts shop in Florida when she and a male Friend drove to new York for tin Woodstock festival. She went strictly Lor the music she said but once there she volunteered to work in first Aid tent set up near the stage there was a Little bit of King kids broken Bones Grid stuff like that Hart recalled but most of in was just kids that Etc on bad trips or had t eaten in qui1 a while or ust caught really bad colds there were a Lew people caught pneumonia " there were also a few women who had babies during the festival. Hart said i helped deliver one that was one of the Mosi memorable experiences of. The whole thing " Hart eventually married then divorced the Man the went to Woodstock Wilh their two children now Loci agers lived Vilh their father after Tho divorce. Their father sold out to the Hart said he s vice president of a plumbing company in Houston making about $100,000 to $125.000." Hart later married a Man who joined the military All some hard times and periods of unemployment though they barely make the Bills they live comfortably with the military benefits. The reason Hart Levels she s remained the same of the years is simple i guess because i never really j had the Money she said and that s what it All boil Don to Money wednesday
