Peace, Love, and Music
“...This he told me. Said, I'm going down to Yasgur's Farm. Gonna join in a rock and roll band. Got to get back to the land and set my soul free.” “Woodstock,” written by Joni Mitchell. The version that sticks with me is sung by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Woodstock began on August 15, 1969 on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York—three glorious days of music, rain, and mud (mixed with cow manure). I didn’t get to go. At that time, I was a city kid transplanted to life be