Every year around dusk on the evening of July 5, we gather to story ourselves. By story ourselves, I mean we tell each other our stories of gatherings past. The last few years, the format has been that we start with 1972 and allow anyone in the crowd to share their story of the first gathering in 1972. Then we move on to 1973 and so forth. As you can imagine the number of folks who were at the gathering in 1972 are growing fewer in numbers and, for many of our earlies, health issues preclude their attendance.
Stories are critical to our identity as a family, help us learn about our history so we can influence our future, and help create a rolling and every evolving hipstory.
We story our past to create our future. I hope to see you on the land in 2015 and be part of this amazing tradition. However, to help you get in the mood for learning our hipstory, here are links to some stories of 1972.
Jody Bateman's, Wherever Two Are Gathered and Further Letters on Rainbow's Origins
Tim Cahill's article in Rolling Stone Magazine, Armageddon Postponed.
Phil Coyote's memories of the first gathering.
Woodstock Museum's Videos:
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