40 years ago today

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Author Message crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 431 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2009 - 12:53 pm:    I was at this show. I had just turned 14. The summer of 69. BLIND FAITH w/ERIC CLAPTON, STEVE WINWOOD, GINGER BAKER, & RICK GRECH - DELANEY AND BONNIE AND FRIENDS - August 16, 1969 at Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara 57basstra Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 1046 Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2009 - 2:13 pm:    cooooooool jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1606 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 1:19 am:    I have this dvd from their concert in Hyde Park, London in 1969 http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00083G3DM/interactiveda3101-21 Jazzyvee john_judge Intermediate Member Username: john_judge Post Number: 148 Registered: 4-2009 Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 4:41 am:    HMMMMMMM, showing my age here, 40 years ago today I wanted to see Jimmy Hendrix again, I was age 15 and actually got to meet him because of a friends brother Ronny Gonzolis who I wish to thank, worked as a stage hand at Woolsey hall New haven CT. I love the show and had heard that Hendrix was performing at a Concert that was to be called Woodstock, so myself and 3 other friends drove with a friends older brother to purchase an $ 8.00 ticket. Well when the concert was under a week away, they announced that it was going to be a free show, so we left that Wednesday night and got there thursday due to traffic was backed up all the way across the George Washington bridge, but it was worth it because my $8.00 investment allowed me to see many Bands and the fact that I had a very trusting Mom to allow me to go. A few things happened to me that weekend, had a great time hearing Music, had my first dose of Electric Cool aid because everything there was spiked and got woken up around 6am this morning by Jimi playing the Star Spangled Banner. When I got home I had lost my summer Job because I didn't show up for work and to this day in a fireproof Box I have this to show for it because it never got used, I left it home at my Mom's house and never took it with me. When they sold my mom's house my sister found a box in my old Bedroom that my mom put together with all my stuff in it, and this was there in mint Condition with a fairly low ticket number Yes it was Peace, Love and Music and more and I am thankful I got to experience it all, came home stinky muddy and smelly but I do it again if I could. crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 432 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 6:36 am:    I wonder why Blind Faith wasnt booked to play Woodstock? jerryme Intermediate Member Username: jerryme Post Number: 134 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 7:59 am:    Wow John... Incredible and thanks for sharing! Colin artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 796 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 8:24 am:    Nice! Those were the days! And glad to be continuing on today ;) (Message edited by artswork99 on August 17, 2009)