Well ... maybe not actually embarrassed, but ... Caught some bits of Woodstock on VH1 Classic this afternoon. Though the people involved were a bit older than me (I was 11), they were still "my generation" — baby boomers — and for the most part, they come across as a bunch of idiots. All the swiss-cheese-brained, naive, hippie-talk is just embarrassing. Of course, it was all there: the man's, the groovy's, the far-out's, the ever-present like's (that ain't a new phenomenon), the stoner laughs along with the fuzzy-minded peace, love, and rock & roll philosophy spewed by naive true believers and huckster con-artists alike. It was amazing how the "idealistic" filmmakers made sure the naked girls they filmed just happened to be the pretty ones (or maybe I should blame the director/editor). The saddest shot was of of little kids, about two or three years old, watching dad toke it up. I hope they made out all right in the end, but I can't help but have my doubts.
Joe Cocker is scary.
But I guess it wasn't all that bad; I did get to see CSN do Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (their first public performance as a group). So, not a total loss. :-)
Well, Carlos Santana was awesome, too.
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