| Subject: Re: Celebration of life |
Author:
Paul
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Date Posted: 18:33:22 02/10/08 Sun
In reply to:
sharon
's message, "Re: Celebration of life" on 23:45:30 08/11/07 Sat
>Yes, I sure do remember it. It was July 14, 1971. I
>was only just out of 11th grade and it was wild. I
>remember Cocaine Alley where every drug imaginable was
>for sale. I remember seeing a black dude wearing only
>cutoffs, boots, and a top hat with a piece of
>cardboard advertising "New York Smack". I also
>remember Melanie, diggin in a matchbox to get a pill,
>singing sweetly. I remember hearing Brownsville
>Station and John Sebastion. I remember it poured rain,
>once. I remember the dust and the heat.>>>Does anyone
>know what year that the rockfest
>>>>"CELEBRATION OF LIFE" a week in the country June
>>21-28
>>>>somewhere around New Orleans on a Island in the
>>>>Mississippi river.And if iot took place.
>>>
>>>Celebration of Life was in 1971. I just got out of
>>>high school that year.
>>>I went to the festival and it was definetly an
>>>experience. I remember the tents with signs for
>>>Orange Sunshine for 1 dollar, and the mud people
>>>walking down by the river. It was hot.
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>>I also was there selling fudgesicles at a concessions
>>which got me in free. I remember meeting fire ants for
>>the first time, the most gorgeous sunsets and waiting
>>in line at a water truck for fresh water. Also
>>remember many people wearing only boots, as it was a
>>big mud mess after the afternoon rainshowers. Remember
>>Melanie singing and everyone lighting candles which
>>was the highlight for me.
If this is the festival I was at, I remember melanie. i also remember the Chambers Brothers. They played one night and came back the following night wanting to do gospel but the crowd pressured them into doing rock.the favorite band that i remember is Glass Harp. surprisingly or not I do not remember much of this festival/
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