acid in the mud?

[alocispepraluger102]

Yasgur's farm up for sale

Associated Press

August 8, 2007 at 5:14 PM EDT

BETHEL, N.Y. — The famous farm near the alfalfa field that drew 400,000 people to Woodstock for three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is up for sale.

The asking price: $8-million (U.S.).

Roy Howard, the current owner, is packing it in after years of tangling with local officials over permits for reunion gatherings to mark the 1969, three-day Woodstock music festival that helped ignite a generation.

Up for sale is the 2,000-square-foot house that belonged to dairy farmer Max Yasgur, along with a larger farmhouse, a barn and 103 bucolic acres about 125 kilometres north of New York City.

A couple embrace on a muddy hillside in Bethel, N. Y. during the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Aug., 1969. This image was featured in magazines, on posters and on thecover of the Woodstock concert album. CP Photo Archive

A couple embrace on a muddy hillside in Bethel, N. Y. during the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Aug., 1969. This image was featured in magazines, on posters and on thecover of the Woodstock concert album. (CP Photo Archive)

The Globe and Mail

Included are a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, double convection ovens, Viking stove, antique soapstone sink, 22-foot vaulted ceilings and expansive views of the Pocono Mountains. There's also a double whirlpool tub, steam shower and bidet.

The nearby alfalfa field where the concert was held isn't included in the sale. It's owned by cable magnate Alan Gerry, who turned it into the 4,800-seat Bethel Woods Center last summer.

Mr. Yasgur lent out the alfalfa field for the concert after promoters were rejected by officials in the nearby town of Woodstock. About 400,000 people packed the field Aug. 15-17 for the festival that drew the biggest names in music.

Mr. Yasgur and his farm were celebrated in Joni Mitchell's song Woodstock, popularized by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with the line: “I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm. I'm going to join in a rock 'n' roll band.”

[Chuck Nessa]

Lots o' luck,

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Lots o' luck,

I take it that, even with two big houses (and a barn) on it, this is a high price for NY state.

MG

[MoGrubb]

No offense to anyone, but, I couldn't care less. Woodstock and that whole generation didn't/hasn't done squat to further jazz, has had only negative consequences. Fuck Woodstock and its historical significance.

[MoGrubb]

Should I delete the above post? I hate to be a thread killer, like that anyhow.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Thread killer!

MG

[MoGrubb]

Thread killer!

MG

I thought maybe my opinion might be too personal and nobody wants to hear that shit.