We saw Taking Woodstock last night - at the Yorktown "primo" theater, in style. The endearing and sweet kid at the center of the film is mentioned in Lang's book of course. Noteably - as the guy who knew the guy who had the land (Max). But our Elliot Tiber had something even more crucial - a permit to hold his little annual summer craft fair and folk fest in the county. You can guess the rest. I recommend the movie - as another way to become familiar with what Woodstock was supposed to be about: 3 days of peace and music, kids not getting hassled as they "camped" at a huge concert while helping each other - along with some epic, spotty, and historical musical performances. In the book, Lang has just related beggnig Richie Havens to go out first and his stretched-to-fill-time opening set, at 4:30 pm. Seems no one wanted to go out there first - least of all, Tim Hardin. Turns out, Havens was the perfect guy for the job. Friday, day one, closed with Joan Baez doing We Shall Overcome - at around 2 am.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Taking Woodstock - movie review
We saw Taking Woodstock last night - at the Yorktown "primo" theater, in style. The endearing and sweet kid at the center of the film is mentioned in Lang's book of course. Noteably - as the guy who knew the guy who had the land (Max). But our Elliot Tiber had something even more crucial - a permit to hold his little annual summer craft fair and folk fest in the county. You can guess the rest. I recommend the movie - as another way to become familiar with what Woodstock was supposed to be about: 3 days of peace and music, kids not getting hassled as they "camped" at a huge concert while helping each other - along with some epic, spotty, and historical musical performances. In the book, Lang has just related beggnig Richie Havens to go out first and his stretched-to-fill-time opening set, at 4:30 pm. Seems no one wanted to go out there first - least of all, Tim Hardin. Turns out, Havens was the perfect guy for the job. Friday, day one, closed with Joan Baez doing We Shall Overcome - at around 2 am.
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Can't wait to see it! You didn't say weather you liked it or not?
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