I have never been to a music festival, so, that proves that I have never been to anything relating to Woodstock, seeing as I was not alive when Woodstock '69 took place (I'm 12 years old). But from the first time I laid eyes on Richie Havens in the movie "Woodstock - Three Days Of Peace and Music", I was hooked. This was last year. Oh, yes, I had known about Woodstock before then, but I just had never seen any performances from it. Now, the movie has left me looking for any film outtakes and material that I could find.

A Short while after looking all around for any Woodstock memorabilia or footage, I was notified of Woodstock 2009. Excitedly, I ran to the computer to look it up. There was supposed to be a 2 day festival in Prospect Park. Hoping that this would actually materialize, I told literally EVERYONE I saw that there was to be a Woodstock '09. Unfortunately, as you all know, there is only a very slight chance that this will occur. This is about the time that I heard about the Heroes of Woodstock tour, and how one of their sets will be in Bethel, NY.

As you can probably tell, I was ecstatic, as this is close to where I live. "This will be the next best thing" I said. With Mountain, County Joe McDonald AND Jefferson Starship? Amazing! Woodstock 2009's official replacement!

The way I would like to end this story is by telling you that you, the Woodstock Nation are a great people. As Stephen Stills once said, "We just love ya'!" We meaning me and my Dad, (My Mom HATES Woodstock).

Goodbye,
From Emil