Source: AARP Bulletin Today | August 10, 2009
• Taking Woodstock
Bill Newcott on the new film directed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee.
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Taking Stock of Woodstock The Woodstock Music and Art Fair made massive headlines 40 years ago, and now this summer it has returned once again to our consciousness. But what did it really mean? More >>
A Different View For African Americans, the much-heralded festival was no cultural watershed. It was cool, but not that cool. More >>
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The Couple They were the young lovers wrapped in a mud-splattered quilt standing among a sea of bodies. The photo that ended up on the Woodstock album and movie poster. More >>
Where Are They Now? Some of the biggest names in rock and folk music performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Here’s a look at 10 of the acts from 40 years ago—and what they’re doing now. More >>
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Slideshow: Woodstock Redux In August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair drew hundreds of thousands of music fans and dozens of performers to a concert that has been called one of the greatest moments in rock history. Listen to some of the voices and music as you view memorable images from that celebrated summer weekend. More >>
We Asked, You Shared The music. The mud. The missed opportunity. Here are some of your memories of Woodstock. More >>
Woodstock Envy After decades of pretending and trying to out-cool her peers, Mollie Fermaglich finally admits: I didn't go to Woodstock. I missed what might have even been the concert of the millennium. But maybe that's not the end of the world, after all. More >>
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