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Aug. 9, 2019. Is that what they were? I remember Janet, but I cant remember your name! Then came Joni Mitchell (who I wanted to hear) but the crowd was still buzzing and wasnt ready for soft sound. [5], The rotating stage was a success. Its been frustrating not to find much history written about it. Good nostalgia? After asking around and auditioning musicians, Kantner and Balin . King said he was playing for the 1st time in 13 years broke into tears when he felt MASSIVE love! Of course it WAS 48 years ago! So the story goes. Due to the tremendous support of local agencies, foundations, businesses, and individual donors coupled with the diligent efforts of our volunteer board of directors, committees and volunteers, our yearly event becomes a memorable reality, and a pure grassroots extravaganza! Saw two people I went to school with . The Atlantic City Pop Festival took place in 1969 on August 1, 2 and 3rd at the Atlantic City race track, two weeks before Woodstock Festival. Great times and some of my friends then went to Woodstock and I wanted to go but that was the weekend I was inducted. Also other data will not be shared with third person. It was unusual in the wide variety of musical acts it attracted and in its atmosphere. 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival poster Philip Rauls 40th anniversary essay. General, VIP, and Lodging on sale now at winterwondergrass.com . Music Highlights from Traffic Jam'In . He left behind a legion of friends across . As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! I remember all this like it was yeaterday. Music 5K Vendors Contact TRAFFIC JAM'IN 2022 JULY 8 & 9. Great story, but Richie Havens did not play the AC Pop Festival. And relatively few still photos exist. Ditto for the Moody Blues. It was fortunate that the fence that had been erected to keep the crowd from the field was torn down by the crowd on Friday night. Sept. 1. Related: Woodstock performers: Where are they now? The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. [6], John Laycock of the Windsor Star praised the festival, writing that "The Organization Men of Goose Lake have resurrected the spirit of Woodstock without the discomforts" and that "the giant amphitheatre was superbly equipped." Almost got run over in my sleeping bag when people started driving across the grass to avoid the stalled traffic. Marquette, MI. Can anyone else remember any other bands that played on Sunday. Best line up ever. Bands that did perform: The Doors,Them, AliceCooper, Rockin Foo, J Geils Band, Peter, River, Truth, The Bumps, and Zu. June 29 August 24, 1969: consisted of six free Sunday afternoon concerts held between June 29 and August 24. Creedence Clearwater Revival was deafening, even at an outdoor racetrack. GRASS LAKE Heritage Festival. We crossed the border and headed east towards Toronto. Photo from Duane Blalock. I was at the Saturday show-lot of B groupsBB King, Biff Rose, Tim Buckley, Butterfield Blues Band, also, American Dream, Jefferson Airplane. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a Page. Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. No, she was mildly booed after leaving the stage. A bit outside the track, there was an area that you set up your tent and parked your car right next to it. TICKETS & INFO. Joe Cocker was even more animated than at Woodstock The Byrds played without Crosby. Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival. Growing to some 55 booths in 2011, the crafts show on the street in downtown Grass Lake continues to be a popular attraction for many as the multitude of booths displays a host of crafts from a bygone era as well as more contemporary styles, while the car show displays the classics of the early 1900's to the more recent 1980's from classics . We had the best time of our lives. 51 1969 Festivals +1. One night a group of people who called themselves Ripple City organized a big smoke-in had everyone sharing their stash and all lighting up at once. ROCK ON!!!!!!!! [3] From Wikipedia: Throughout much of the festival, a crowd gathered outside the venue and demonstrated against having to pay to hear the acts. If the fence had been up on Saturday there may have been injuries with the crush of people that would have likely occurred with people trying to get out of the stands onto the field to get away from the tear gas. It was the 1st or 2nd year they also had rock and blues artists. The promoters created a "carnival-like" atmosphere that featured booths catering to "flower-children." Johnny Winter was advertised to play, but never made it. I know this cause we did it. YES! The next night after Mike Bloomfield and Harvey Mandel jammed with Canned Heat, both were offered Vestine's spot in the band's line-up, which Mandel accepted) Line-up: (July 29, 1969 - May 1970) Bob (The Bear) Hite - vocals, harp. I met Todd Rundgren in the crowd ! All Rights reserved. That concert was fantastic! My friends and I all decided to go to Woodstock (where is this Woodstock???) With his father, he finds investors to buy a sleepy pizza joint at 3138 Fillmore, in the Marina District, renames it the Matrix and decorates the club with murals in a new, hip style. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. [1] There was heavy security at the festival, [2] and the stage the acts performed on was created by Buckminster Fuller. The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 79, 1970 in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era",[1] and featured many of the top rock music bands of the period. The poster for was created by rock artist Linda Segul. One of my most cherished memories. Grass Lake, a once sleepy farming community has grown to be a thriving area with over 6,000 residents, many new businesses, a revitalized downtown and village, a state-of-the-art high school, enlarged elementary and middle school facilities, a new sports and trails park in Grass Lake Township, several new housing developments, a dental center and two medical centers. The northeastern basin is deep and harbors nice smallmouth bass and occasional walleye. Chip Monck was also the announcer at Woodstock you can hear him in the movie Woodstock. He was just hanging out with the crowd. Attendance was approximately 300,000. I remember Joni walking off because no one was listening Hey I realized she sang the verse twice what should I have done yelled Hey Joni you screwed up Such a diva huh? Events happening in Grass Valley, CA. It might have given us at least a taste of what Woodstock was like for the thousands who showed up at Max Yasgurs farm two weeks later. I left Memphis and hitchhiked back to New Jersey where I picked up a few things from my parents home and headed to Greenwich Village and then to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was so late that I missed the last train to the suburbs (Media, PA). (Probably the same people who booed Dr. John, who was also phenomenal.) Festival will be held at the Grass Lake Community Events Park; 5K Run / Walk will be held Friday, July 8th (Register here)Car Show will be held Saturday, July 9th from 12PM to 4PM (Registration is $5) . Original 1st printing 81/2 x 11 concert/event flyer for the first Bullfrog Lake Music Festival, held near Estacada (Clackamas County), OR from 7/4-6/1969. While the Woodstock Music and Art Fair is the most famous of music festivals, few realize that it was just one of dozens in 1969 and that many of the same Woodstock artists performed at those others. Harvey (The Snake) Mandel - guitar. Santana Jefferson Airplane Janis Little Richard loved every minute Beg to disagree about one thing we had a contact high all weekend. I was there as well, probably more great Bands played there in 3 days than any other festival ever. Great memories that summer! I remember Carlos saying that as well, but I think they were actually billed as the Santa Ana Blues Band! Marie Krolikowski. In the middle of nowhere somewhere around London Ontario, he yelled stop this is where Im going. She turned and smiled at me as I snapped her photo. Thanks for your comment. Josephits been a while since you posted, but I can fill in some blanks about AUM. Something happened, I dont know what but I remember him getting angry. I was there all 3 days and as a drummer I was in heaven. I did regret not seeing the Who, but since I had seen them live a few times already, I didnt feel completely cheated out of the experience. This year the number of attendees over the two day festival is expected to exceed 10,000. I was 17, then. Paul Manson passed away on the last day of 2015, spending an even 60 years on the planet. I played in an area band called Colorless Rainbow and had to be the best summer of my life! ..news from the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Im guessing the poster is yours, too, Jeff? The promoters stupidly put her in between high-energy rock bands. I was able to work, catch a bus enjoy some great music and get back to go work. I went with girlfriend from Cape Cod on a 175 Bridgestone motorcycle and we arrived and camped on the grounds for two nights. Your comments are quite correct, unlike some I have read. (after the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Marysville, WA cancelled). Most who attended the festival camped on the adjacent 10,000-acre lakefront. It didnt close the Interstate due to people trying to get to the fest. Thanks for the memories. They even let us tent camp on the track greenspace overnight. The organizers would not let them play. The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. "It was the festival of no sleep," Baton Rouge native Paul Waguespack says. Nobody said Woodstock. I also took some silent footage but I have no idea what happened to it. What a magical weekend that was! But Johnny Winters would have played (AGAIN) that year! Initially, police and local authorities were concerned about drug usage and traffic problems on nearby Interstate 35. Hitched a ride to Castor & Cottman in Philly as bud was nowhere to be found. Had to walk home in the middle of the night as no one would give me a ride. Three days of little sleep, bad/no food, too much partying, in-fighting among the group of friends over paying for the van and the rest did me inwhen I got back home, I was sick for days. Got No Shoes, Got No Blues, a video of some of the musical acts at the festival, was also available, as well as reproductions of festival posters and programs. Cool festival! I was a bit nave and didnt know I should have gotten there a day or two early. I went on Saturday and saw Butterfield, BB, the Byrds and get thisBooker T. & the MGs. It was the only performance photo I took, unfortunately. At one point on the opening day, in fact, a stage announcement was made to the effect that those who were worried about being busted for drugs could chill; there were probably a few narcs among the crowd but they were unlikely to cause any problems. Lang was . They surveyed the lot of us then asked, You havent got any marijuana in, there do you? Oh no, sirs! Bob the bear Hite and Canned Heat always a great band live! Must have had a good time in AC. CSN were billed on the marquee, but sadly for all, didnt show. But no one had recorded the music. The crowd felt bad and cheered her back to the stage. It was just as hot out as it was at Woodstock that weekend. My girlfriend/future wife and our best friends went and they told me all about the festival. Back then it wasnt a cliche song and I think they were the only group there that had a current Top Ten hit on AM radio, which was the standard then. B.B. After The Doors played, Led Zeppelin. No groovy babies were born. And Joni Mitchell didnt write a song about it even if she did play at AC Pop (briefly; see below), unlike Woodstock. Id love to see those AC pictures. Unfortunately, he died of a drug overdose years later and the footage is probably lost. Grass Roots, Cuff Links, Mel & Tim 12/31/1969 Detroit, MI, Eastown Theater Savage Grace, Head Over Heels, Bobby Franklin Insanity Legend: . Chris Gray, The Forgotten Festival: The 1969 Texas International Pop Festival, Houston Press (http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-09-03/music/the-forgotten-festival/), accessed November 27, 2011. 'Enjoying the MeadowGrass Music Festival' Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative. And that was it for the Atlantic City Pop Festival of 1969, to be nearly forgotten almost immediately except by those who were there. Well, over the 4th of July weekend, 1969 There was the Newport Jazz Festival. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It could be almost as rare as the Altamont poster. I collect sixties posters and this one is truly rare. Click here for the Car Show Car Show Gallery! Amazing show and weekend! Im English was working at Shelburne Hotel on the Boardwalk and one of the guys had a car. Procol Harum kind of made up for it. With his amazing voice he instructed the crowd to stay calm to cover their faces with whatever they had (like a jacket or t-shirt) etc. We sat in the AC Racetrack stands, and it was pretty orderly. Dean Cooksley on Bullfrog Lake Music Festival; AC Smith (aka: . Had a ball. Took us there on Sunday. Nobody chased me but I soon got mixed up and ended up near the detroit-windsor border where I picked up a hitchhiker wearing Army fatigues. Some Virginia musicians I knew played there. Performers: White Fox, Snowrabbit, Deacon John and the Electric Soul Train, Whizbang, Axis, Sweetwater, Lee Michaels, Oliver, Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys, Spiral Staircase, Its A Beautiful Day, Country Joe and the Fish, Byrds, Youngbloods, Canned Heat, Pot Liquor, Chicago (Transit Authority), Tyrannosaurus Rex, Santana, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin. Your email address will not be published. I dont remember who most of the bands were except for a few that I had followed because I thought they were important such as Richie Havens and Frank Zappa. Section 107 related to Copyright and Fair Use for Non-Profit educational institutions, which permits the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), to utilize copyrighted materials to further scholarship, education, and inform the public. I often tell people that it was probably better than Woodstock, because many of the same people were there, and the sound system worked, plus I had a seat with some protection form the rain. She then announced that no one was listening and left the stage. Talk of law suits against Valley State College seeking liability for property damage was bandied about, and, eventually, an ordinance was presented to the City Council that sought greater authority to control such events as the Devonshire Downs Newport 69 Pop Music Festival.. Sorry, Cheryl, but Jimi Hendrix wasnt on stage or anywhere near Atlantic City that weekend. No lose for me. Thanks for writing about this festival. In August 1969, a groundbreaking rock festival took place, one of the best ever, witnessed by many thousands of people and featuring an amazing cast of diverse bands.No, I'm not talking about Woodstock, although that one wasn't bad either. I saw a kids bicycle and Hey I had to do what I had to do. On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. This is an aerial photo of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival held on 600 acres of cow pasture leased from a farmer at White Lake in Bethel, Sullivan County, N.Y., in Aug. 1969. According to the NYT, on July 6 The Newport Jazz Festival was invadedby several hundred young people who broke down a section of the 10-foot wooden fence surrounding Festival Field and engaged in a rock throwing battle with security guards. NYT Newport Jazz report. Winters jammed with the guitar players and scatted with Janis. Its lineup included, besides jazz, Friday evening appearances by rock groups Jeff Beck, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull. And some of them, boys and girls getting nekkid? I was there with a friend! The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in . Richard Songer, Russ Gibb, Tom Wright. Byron Ga 1970 Atlanta 2nd Pop Festival was the best .. Jimi Hendrix was at peak. Kev Nichols & Blue Tuesday. They also tried to breach the gates and security fences. 1969 Midwest Rock Festival. I have referred to it often as the precursor to Woodstock. And of course he played it at Woodstock two weeks later. Sponsors About Gallery Car Show Music 5K Vendors Contact . Miles definitely did not play Atlantic City. (C) Can you confirm what commenters, and I, remember: The Who played, though not listed on Program or showing up on semi-official Playlists? His first book was 'Got a Revolution! Panfish tend to be numerous and stunted but are . Better lineup than the Lewisville International Pop Festival? Some of the performers were Nina Simone, B.B. Despite a poor sound system, a lack of food, water, and restrooms, and brutal security by the Hells Angels, it was deemed a resounding success by the attendees and musicians. She wrote the song and Crosby, Stills, and Nash made a hit of it. He is still performing today (somewhat mellowed since then) and lives in Austin, TX. By the way, they were quite good. It was an awesome weekend. [8] Rod Stewart enjoyed his Friday night performance so much that he stayed to watch Alvin Lee perform with Ten Years After the following night.[8]. We came late because she was was working that night at the Dairy Barn in Woodbury Heights so we only saw a couple of bands. The grassy area was called the greens, and as tailored as they were, the ACR people let us camp there two nights in a row, Bless them. I was there too. I guess neither of us were the adventurous type. As we pulled back onto the highway, the troopers had their lights still flashing and followed us for a while. I remember Lothar and the Hand People. Really cool band named AUM stood out as well. Gave me one of the bags which must have weighed a few pounds. But this article is about ATLANTIC CITY, not Atlanta. The Denver Police were forced to employ riot tactics to protect the gates. Your e-mail address will not be published. Slept at the race track. LOL Good time, good people GREAT MUSIC!! Learn how your comment data is processed. Yes, thats correct, I remember Johnny Winter played last. Previous Post Beatles Say Legalize Grass Next Post 1969 Seattle Pop Festival. Yea it was the best no rip off at Woodstock we paid 9 dollars for water.Mud AND SHIT MIX WAS TOUGH. I was at Atlantic City and saw Janis set. He threatened to herd alligators toward the crowd, gathered on a grassy field at the Palm Beach International Raceway. He came out wearing white and played the Star Spangled Banner. She was still pretty unknown and was upset that the audience wasnt really listening to her. Maybe at another festival but not that one. So, kind of like the Laura Nyro scenario at Monterey, right?? This epic festival is looked on fondly by an entire generation and became a legend of US counter-culture. He left behind a wife, son, daughter in-law and grand-daughter. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. The festival lost money, but was generally considered a success by those who attended. The Market is located within the new Pavilion at Grass Lake Community Events Park, 120 Brown Street, (next to the Car Wash) in downtown Grass Lake. He had no special privilages. Anyway, the best festival I have ever been to. Only shaky, amateur-shot 8mm silent-film clips are found on YouTube. We were stuck in that awful traffic jam on Friday night and never got within ten miles of the concert site before leaving Saturday afternoon. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. In a sense, there was camping, only it was at Wharton Track..adjacent to Lebanon State Forest, just off route 206. And yes, I still have my tickets stubs from Days 2 & 3 a little wrinkled, & Priceless! It was what made folks want to go to Woodstock for more and was responsible for huge word of mouth PR for Woodstock and, Yes, Lothar and the Hand People and his wonderful Moog Synthesizer was definitely there as an early act. RM 2GA89M4 - Saugerties, New York. A drought of rain and grass made it miserable except for the music. For many, Memorial Day Weekend signifies the kick-off to summer. Is it a free family friendly two-day event you will not want to miss? This event will also include: silent auction, petting zoo, military exibits, 3 local museums will be open. With a budget of only $120,000, the promoters booked twenty-six of the biggest names in blues, rock-and-roll, and psychedelic rock. December 6, 1969: Altamont Free Concert: (at the Altamont Speedway in northern California, between Tracy and Livermore) headlined and organized by The Rolling Stones, it also featured, in order of appearance: Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. I also was told that Little Richard was the replacement for Crosby Stills and Nash by my friend that was a musician in NJ (never made it but knew a great deal about music and bands). Attended by some 100,000+ people. The few of us who did this festival and then did Woodstock had a rude shock coming.we went from the best organized rock festival in the era to one of if not the worst one two weeks later. On Sunday, after all possible tickets had been sold, the promoter announced from the stage that he was declaring it a free festival. Being a little inebriated most of the time, I remember only bits and pieces of it at age 19. Atlantic City Pop Festival Aug 1,2,3 1969.m4v. People climbed up the very tall stadium flagpoles and stuck there heads in the very, very large stadium speakers. We were 15. Green Lake Township, MI. There is no question I was very fortunate to grow up with those bands of the 60s and early 70s. She was swallowing from a bottle of bourbon and I was astounded at how elderly and dissipated she looked. Lothar and the Hand People did a great version of Danny and the Juniors hit At the Hop. So did Joni Mitchell, who famously skipped the Upstate New York gig, although she probably wished shed passed on this one too: After singing a few tunes, Mitchell complained that no one was listening to her and walked offstage in tears, never to return. Was there on Saturday. I remember being on the track when Jefferson Airplane was moving their equipment and also that Inagadadevita that just kept going. But I went to this with a friend from the Associated Press and got a birds eye view. Big mistake asking her to follow them. I mean the Atlantic City Pop Festival. A week later, Robert Wilkinson, a Los Angeles City Councilman representing Northridge, led the call for immediate inquiries to determine what can the city do to prevent another disgraceful melee such as occurred outside Devonshire Downs last week. The events promoter, Mark Robinson, along with his attorneywho happened to be his father, Mark Robinson, Sr.were hauled into an emergency session of the police commission, as was Robert Deem, the Downs manager, and Captain Al Lembke. . A ticket for all three shows cost $15 (or single days for $6) and allowed the holder either a seat in the stands or the right to roam the open field in front of the stage. Thanks for this article. I went to Woodstock too no Beatles or Jesus but they were right about the party. 1970. That was it other than many hours of amazing classic music. It was an amazing weekend of music. (Related: 'Michigan's Woodstock' transformed Goose Lake . In front of us was Jeff Buckley! Come visit the village of Grass Lake! The Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival, Bath Pavilion Recreational Ground in Bath, Somerset, England. The cops that pulled us over somewhere in NY thought so too. We chatted for an hour, what a friendly and knowledgeable guy he was, made my trip. 1969 near White Lake a hamlet of Bethel, New York. The driving behavior wasnt unusual for those less crowded times and it would be another half dozen years before I realized how stupid some of my behavior had been, not just for me but dangerous to other people too. An Aquarian Exposition: Three Days of Peace and Music, was a three-day concert (which managed to roll into a fourth day) that took place on August 15 through 18, 1969, at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the town of Bethel just outside White Lake, New York. Zappa earned my kudos as a lead guitarist that day. I was there for all 3 days. This is often considered the first modern rock festival in Britain. : 3 Days of Peace and Music. The Electric Factory people had much experience putting on music & did a great job. He decided before returning to England to leave the Beatles permanently. Some bad voodoo there. Remember he jumped off stage and landed on his back I thought it was 4 songs and as a Canadian who already loved her music, tI was heratbroken. May love and peace follow you for all your lives! The bands played. All three bands came out on stage and jammed. Hendrix absolutely was there. Medium flatstock flyer is in near mint (A-) condition . I saw them one other time, opening for Creedence at Fillmore East. Thats exactly how I remember it too, Alby. The musical acts were not paid much to perform; Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin were paid the most$10,000 each. December 3, 2022 | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. The articles first sentence states that hippies and some of the not-so-hip took to the hills during the Memorial Day weekend to follow the Sunrise to Sunset Rock Festival as it moved from Marysville to this tiny King County community, scene of a piano drop last April. Joni didnt feel loved and walked off the stage. The reason is that they actually were once called Santana Blues Band. NJ Transit ran buses from AC to the track and back. Flying Burrito Brothers (replacement for above), Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA. Unsurprisingly, it remains the most famous music festival in rock 'n' roll history. They went to the concert, while Janet and I chose to laze on the beach. The Woodstock Festival (a.k.a. The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in Woodstock, New York. Weird how everyone remembers Woodstock instead: must be the much-shown film. The Who, 10 Years After, the Airplane, CCR, Joplin, Sly & Family Stone, Chambers Bros, who got an enormous dance line, 100s of people coursing through the stands. We called it Tranquility Base as the festival was 12 days after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It was History. [2] The lead promoter was Richard Songer, a wealthy 35-year-old man who had been successful in the construction business. There were restrooms and showers every 500 feet, medical staff, motorcycle and dune buggy trails, a lake with a beach,[2] and also the "longest slide in the world". Summer of Soul (.Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Directed by Questlove. Songer teamed up with experienced Detroit disc jockey and promoter, Russ Gibb,[3] and his associate, Tom Wright, to help plan the festival. Crosby was a disruptive force in the band . God I wish there was visual documentation of this monumental musical event! I was there but there but theres so little written and known about this festival I thought maybe I was high and dreamed it LOL. Appropriately enough this event was at a stock car track. Od roku 1983 do revoluce se zajmm o vemon dostupnou alternativn scnu. Mark your calendars (and prep your lift tickets) for the free Thursday Kickoff Show, at the base of Palisades Ski Resort in the Plaza, followed by a weekend of music, brews, and mountains with bluegrass and . Is your name Mark? Did Gram Parsons play at that show, then?? Od 10 let se vnuju hudb, he na kytaru a poslechu hudby. I hardly remember anything except the Airplane, one of my all time favorite groups. Nearly 30 years later I happened to be in a Johannesburg bar when Richie Havens and his accompianist turned up unannounced and played a set. AC was the better festival in almost every way, including musically. Music was first rate. Before they pulled away, one said over the loud speaker, You look groovy and gave us the peace sign. Hendrix. Dr.John and his entourage taking the stage. We camped very close by. I have told many people about AC FESTIVAL not a single person ever heard of it. I remember a lot of woo woo sounds and not what I considered real music at the time. Good times. Atlantic City Pop was more secure, the fences werent temporary, large chain link fences with turnstiles and such. I was there, too. Activities, Vendors, and More! Promotional poster for the Goose Lake International Music Festival. The Aug. 7-9, 1970, festival brought some 200,000 members of the 1960s youth counterculture to Jackson County from all across the country. Search for Festivals, Craft Shows, Holiday Celebrations, Music Festivals, Family & Kids Festivals, Marketplace Expos, Art Competitions . AMAZING. Designer unknown, poster lists appearances by Jefferson Airplane, Jugerknot, Jimy Holden Trio, Portland Zoo and more (also appeared- (not listed) Sons of Champlin, Ace of Cups and more). when I heard airplane was there I knew I had to go. It was not declared a disaster area. I still have the scar and fine memories of the music and lightshow from that weekend. I remember Joni Mitchell walking off the stage. hot pink Janis mooned right at me. Yeah but that was some instrumental. (I missed the one flight out to go see LefZeppelen @ Torontos ROCKPILE [stayed 4 Hendrix]. 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