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Abraham, Morris, 117–18, 123–24

Abruzzi, Bill, 151, 167, 245

acid, 11–13, 22, 101, 167, 187, 192, 210–15, 217, 231.
See also
bad acid trips; drugs

administrator.
See
Mitchell, Joyce

advance ticket sales, 48, 85

advertising, 49, 62, 132–34.
See also
publicity

Agri, Ticia Bernuth, 69–71, 92, 115, 169, 271

Altamont music concert, 258–59

Altman Stage Lighting, 159

Amatucci, Daniel, 121, 124–25

American Liberation Front, 101–2

Anderson, Wes, 264

antiwar movement, 38–39

Apple Corps Ltd., 132

Aquarian Exposition concept, 52–53, 105.
See also
Woodstock Music and Art Fair

Arena Associates, 58

Aronowitz, Al, 145, 189–90, 210, 249–50

art, 105–6, 149–50

artist management, 260–61

artist relations.
See
Morris, John

Ashley, Ted, 163–65, 253

Atlantic Records, 157

audience size, 53, 160, 246

 

Babbs, Ken, 141

backstage area, 186–89, 210–13

bad acid trips, 100, 186–87, 205–8.
See also
acid; drugs

Baez, Joan, 3, 83, 185, 188, 192

Balin, Marty, 188, 222, 253, 259.
See also
Jefferson Airplane

Band, The, 37–38, 83, 165, 232–33

bankruptcy, 33, 247, 253–54

Baron, James, 26–34

Barsolona, Frank, 103–4

Baxter, Charles, 138

Bearsville Studio, 46–7

Beatles, 84, 132, 265

be-ins, 24

Bell, Dale, 148, 165–66, 271

Bell Records, 47

Bensonhurst, 7–16, 41–42, 116

Bernuth, Ticia.
See
Agri, Ticia Bernuth

Berry, Chuck, 27

Bethel, New York, 118, 121, 124–28.
See also
Yasgur’s farm

Binder, John, 165

births, 202

Bitros, Gisella, 85

Blondie, 41

Blood, Sweat, and Tears, 84, 233–34

Blue Cheer, 27, 32

Blues Image, 27, 33

blues music, 131

Blumer, Lee Mackler, 82, 96, 156, 248–49, 271

booking, talent.
See
talent booking

bookkeeping, 64–65

Bottle Rocket
film, 264

box office.
See
ticket sales

Brest, Paul, 18

Brevitz, Marshall, 27–34

Bright, Kimberly, 79

Brink’s trucks episode, 31

Brooklyn, New York, 7–16

Brown, Arthur, 17, 27, 32

budgeting, 64.
See also
financial issues

Buffalo Springfield, 55

business administration, 49

Butterfield, Paul, 38, 144, 236–37

Byrd, David, 105

Byrds, The, 34, 55

 

camping, 57, 72, 73, 100, 137, 142, 152, 197.
See also
Hog Farm

candles, 191

Canned Heat, 55, 83, 213

Capitol Records, 41–43, 49

Casaday, Jack, 188

Cash, Johnny, 83

catering, artist, 32–33, 139.
See also
food concessions

Charles Austin Group, 27

Chelsea Hotel, 65, 249

Clayton-Thomas, David, 234

cleanup issues, 240–46, 249–51.
See also
garbage removal

Cobb, George, 135

cocaine, 174–75.
See also
drugs

Cocker, Joe, 55, 102, 103, 223, 226, 260–62, 272

Coconut Grove, 17–34

Head Shop South business in, 18–24

Miami Pop Festival, 17–18, 24–34, 54, 58

Cohen, Bert, 80–81

Cohen, Steve, 80–82, 129, 158

Collins, Judy, 188

Coltrane, John, 3, 7, 10

communications issues, 128, 130, 151, 181, 198, 201

community development, 198–205, 265

community relations, 73, 82, 90–98, 151–52, 241–42.
See also

Ganoung, Don; public relations

Concerned Citizens Committee, 95

Concert Hall Publications, 62

concessions, 78–79.
See also
food concessions; Goodrich, Peter

Constanten, Tom, 216

Cook, Stu, 217

Copeland, Pan, 39

Cordell, Denny, 103

Cort, David, 201–2

Costello, Pat, 86

counterculture, 14, 28–29, 53, 90–98, 198–202

counterfeiting, ticket, 30, 85

Country Joe and the Fish, 229–31.
See also
McDonald, Country Joe

Cox, Billy, 2, 237

crafts, 78–79, 106

cranes, 158–59

Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The, 17, 27, 32

Creedence Clearwater Revival, 55, 83, 102, 131, 217

Criteria Studio, 27–28, 32–33

Crosby, David, 21, 26, 55, 234–36, 272

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 3, 33, 55, 177, 234–36, 260, 262

Crow, Sheryl, 262

Cutler, Sam, 259

 

Dacey, Bob, 28

Daltrey, Roger, 222.
See also
Who, The

Danko, Rick, 37–38, 83, 187–89, 232, 272.
See also
Band, The

Davis, Clive, 188

deaths, 202, 259–60

Del Zoppo, Alex, 187

Democratic National Convention, 39, 71

Denver Pop Festival, 102, 109

Diamond Horseshoe hotel, 122, 168–69

Diltz, Henry, 148–49, 186–87, 205, 209, 220, 242–43, 272

documentary films

Miami Pop Festival, 28, 30

Gimme Shelter,
259

Newsreel group, 92

Woodstock
(
see Woodstock
film)

dolphins, 21, 26

Donovan, 83

Doors, The, 25, 83

Dorman, Lee, 232

Douglas, Alan, 146–47, 209–10, 272

dove image, 104–5

draft deferment, Michael Lang’s, 15–16

dressing room, 185–86, 214–5

Drevers, Jay, 129

drinks, 78–79.
See also
food concessions; water supply

Driscoll, Tom, 58

drugs, 72, 99–100, 178.
See also
acid; cocaine; marijuana; STP

Dylan, Bob, 10, 15, 37, 83, 144–46, 253

 

Eager, Sam, 74

Earthlight Theatre, 116, 152

Eastman, Linda, 30

Edmunston, Tom, 149

Ek, John, 31

electrical issues, 157, 214–15, 223–25

Elliot, Rona, 96, 126, 130, 152, 272

El Monaco Motel, 116, 122, 129, 152, 250–51

Emerman, Mack, 28, 33

Ertegun, Ahmet, 157

Evil (band), 27

 

Fabbri, John, 136, 163, 224

Fariña, Mimi, 187, 194

Fass, Bob, 90–91

fatalities, 202, 259–60

Fear Itself, 35, 39

fees, talent, 55, 82–86.
See also
talent booking

Feiten, Buzzy, 236

Feldman, Charlie, 246

fencing, 153, 157–58, 168, 173

Fillmore East, 43, 60–61, 82

films.
See
documentary films

financial issues, 55, 64, 82–86, 194–95, 213, 240–41, 243, 246–49, 251–56.
See also
Woodstock Ventures

Finer, June, 202–4

Fink, Joe, 136–37, 155–57

fireworks, 30

Florida, 18.
See also
Coconut Grove

flower drop, 228–29

Flowers, Snooky, 217–18

Fogerty, John, 217

folk music, 15, 82

food concessions, 78–79, 106–7, 112, 138–39, 154–55, 168, 198, 199, 226.
See also
catering, artist; free kitchens; Goodrich, Peter; Hog Farm

Food for Love, 138–39, 154–55, 168, 199, 226

Foreman, Michael, 62

Foster, Paul, 141

Fouratt, Jim, 97

free camping.
See
camping

free concert announcement, 175–76

“Freedom” song, 182–83

free kitchens, 98–101, 143–44, 155, 201, 204, 225–26.
See also
Hog Farm

free stage, 72, 98–101, 157–58, 186.
See also
Hog Farm

Friedman, Jane, 86–87, 97, 132, 205, 272

 

Ganoung, Don, 73–74, 96, 110–11, 125, 136, 151–52, 153, 163, 272

garbage removal, 129, 151, 195–198, 240–46, 249–51

Garcia, Jerry, 3, 25, 187–90, 195, 215.
See also
Grateful Dead

gate crashing, 71–72, 102, 175–76

Geffen, David, 55

Gimme Shelter
film, 259

Glick, Jeff, 19

Goldmacher, Don, 202–3

Goldstein, Stanley, 28, 31–33, 49, 54, 56–57, 63, 65–68, 73–74, 98–101, 108, 110, 113, 115–17, 141–43, 161, 198, 206, 225–26, 242–43, 272

Goodrich, Peter, 70, 78–79, 112, 138, 154–55, 203

Gould, Jonathan, 179–80, 272

Graham, Bill, 43, 60–61, 76–78, 82, 83, 88, 104, 139, 168, 177, 214, 221, 273

Grant, Jim, 100–101

Grateful Dead, 24, 26–28, 83, 164, 190, 195–96, 212, 215–17

Grease Band, 103, 223, 226

Green Day, 262

Greenwich Village, New York, 13–14

Gross, Richard, 124

Grossman, Albert, 37, 46–47, 82, 83, 164, 229, 246–47, 253, 273

Gulfstream Race Track.
See
Miami Pop Festival

Guthrie, Arlo, 83, 191–92

 

hallucinogens.
See
acid; drugs; STP

Hanley, Bill, 61–62, 157–58, 175

Hardin, Tim, 38, 39, 82, 181, 186, 189, 273

Harris, David, 194

Harry, Debbie, 41

Hart, Malcolm, 146–47

Hartley, Keef, 131, 212

Hassett, Brian, 266

Havens, Richie, 6, 83, 164–65, 172–73, 181–83, 273

headliner system, 85

Head Shop South, 18–24

health issues, 53–54, 127, 197–98.
See also
medical issues; sanitation

helicopters, 29, 127, 138, 164, 173, 179–80, 187, 201–4, 232

Hells Angels, 259

Helm, Levon, 37–38.
See also
Band, The

Hendrix, Jimi, 1–2, 5, 27–30, 32–33, 40, 82, 84–85, 181, 237–39

Herrera, Fred, 187–90

hippies.
See also
counterculture

Hoffman, Abbie, 3, 25, 39, 90, 158, 162, 186, 192, 196, 199, 201, 203–6, 219–21, 265, 273

Hoffman, Anita, 162

Hog Farm, 3, 98–101, 129, 134, 139–44, 187–88, 199–204, 225–26, 244–45.
See also
camping; free stage; free kitchens

Holzman, Jac, 188

Hooker, John Lee, 17–18, 27, 31

Hopi artists, 134, 139–40

Howard, Lee, 1387

Hudson, Garth, 37–38

humor, Hog Farm, 143

Hunter, Meredith, 259

 

Imhoff, Barry, 139

Incredible String Band, 82–83, 184–85, 212

information publications, 93–94

Intermedia Systems, 137–38

Iron Butterfly, 84, 232

It’s a Beautiful Day, 88

 

Jacobson, Ron, 86

jazz music, 10–11, 22, 39–43

Jeff Beck Group, 131

Jefferson Airplane, 55, 83, 188, 210, 221–22, 259

Jeffrey, Michael, 84–85, 237

Jeffreys, Garland, 39–40, 55, 275

Jennings, Eugene, 162

Jennings, Frank, 95

Jimi Hendrix Experience, 27–30, 32–33.
See also
Hendrix, Jimi

Joel, Billy, 260

Joerger, Jeffrey, 138, 154–55, 199–200

Joint Productions, 26–34

Jones, Rickie Lee, 261

Joplin, Janis, 40, 83, 165, 188, 214, 217–18, 249

journalists.
See
press

Just Sunshine record label, 260

 

Kanter, Paul, 212, 222.
See also
Jefferson Airplane

Kaufman, Lenny, 154, 157

Kaukonen, Jorma, 222

Keef Hartley Band, 131, 212

Keider, Don, 22, 39–40, 42–43, 275

Kelley, Alton, 138, 141

Kennedy, Rob, 166–67, 177–78, 273

Kent State University shootings, 260

Kesey, Ken, 101, 141

Killkenny, Ossie, 262

Kornfeld, Artie, 3–4, 22, 41–49, 51–52, 62–65, 80, 86, 102–6, 113, 146, 163–65, 183, 246–49, 251–55, 260, 262, 273

Kornfeld, Linda, 43, 262

Kramer, Eddie, 30, 32, 157

Krassner, Paul, 25, 158, 198

 

Lala, Joe, 33

land rentals, 128

land restoration, 242.
See also
Yasgur’s farm

landscaping, 68

Lang, Harry and Sylvia, 7–9, 11, 28, 169, 187

Lang, Iris, 8–9, 18

Lang, Michael.
See also
Woodstock Music and Art Fair

Coconut Grove Head Shop South business of, 18–24

early life and family of, 7–16

life of, in Woodstock, New York, 35–44

Miami Pop Festival of, 17–18, 24–34, 54, 58

post-Woodstock life of, 257–66

reflections of, after Woodstock, 1–6

Woodstock recording studio and music festival concepts by, 44–49

Lang, Sam, 21

Langhart, Chris, 61, 80–82, 122, 128, 138, 150–51, 203, 273

Law, Lisa, 143–44, 273

Law, Tom, 142, 238–39, 273

Lawrence, Mel, 58–60, 63, 66–69, 79, 96, 110–11, 114–19, 124, 128–30, 175–76, 195–99, 211, 239, 242, 273

lawsuits.
See
legal issues

“Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” song, 193

Leary, Timothy, 25

Lebel, Jean-Jacques, 158

Led Zeppelin, 177

Lee, Alvin, 131, 231–32

Lee, Larry, 2, 237–38

legal issues, 152–53, 161–62, 243–44.
See also
permits

Lemisch, Ellen, 19–22, 198

Lennon, John, 83–84, 132, 265

Lenox, Bob, 39, 42, 275

Levine, Renee, 64–65

lighting, 60–61, 158–60, 224.
See also
Monck, Chip

Liis, Ron, 149–50

Livingston, Alan, 47

Lourie, Miles, 44–45

LSD.
See
acid

Lyons, Leo, 231

 

McCartney, Linda, 30

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