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Kevin Collins, kevin@kcollins.com Ah yes- fantastic- the last three bands of the first day was incredible. Indelible image- Sting pointing up at a full moon during 'Walking on the Moon' From: Kevin Nelson, kevin_nelson@non-hp-sandiego-om2.om.hp.com One of the best times of my life. I was a young kid working as an Apple service tech for a large SoCal Apple reseller at the time, so it held special feelings for me (GO WOZ!). I had friends from all over California converge on my house as I was designated the staging point. It looked like a Dead concert in the making. People everywhere on Harleys, an old school bus, a refrigerated shrimp delivery truck (?), clunker cars, everything. The neighbors freaked out and called the cops which then in turn freaked out my parents. The whole thing was a blast before it even started. We finally all got rolling after many beer and beef jerky shopping trips. The whole caravan making the trip from San Diego to Berdoo via I-15. We almost lost the shrimp truck along the way because of the steep grade, but alas a mechanic was to be found in the group. We finally rolled in LATE the night before and found what we figured was a close parking lot. Out came the bedrolls etc. and we all finally wound down and crashed out. At first light we figured out that our close parking lot was MILES (OK, maybe not miles) from the entrance & we started hiking. About an hour into line the chicks started passing out from the heat & who knows what they had ingested? All in all, quite the scene. Finally we got into the show and it was one of the most incredible things I had ever seen. People for as far as you could see. Everyone happy & diggin each other. The music was never ending as was the heat. Thanks god & the event planners for putting up the sprinkler towers. It was my life saver and my shower for three days. Thanks for the memories. Kevin Nelson From:
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scott ballard, s.ball@iwaynet.net From: Johnny Angel, jab_77@hotmail.com Hey Man You guys forgot some acts from the first (best) US Festival. Flock of Seagulls played on the first day, and the Police played on the second day. You left them both off the list of performers. John From:
Allen Stith, gto69surfcity@email.msn.com From:
Tom Roberts, tom.roberts@utoledo.edu Open
Letter to Steve from an Unrelated Wozniak
One of the
coolest things I've ever done, I did several weeks ago. We were asked
to play at the Woodstock III concert (A Day In The Garden) as part
of an Infoseek Webcast that one could tune in to using the Real Player
software. It was held on Max Yeasger's original farmland. A 3 day
festival very similar to the US Festival. The first day was pop music,
the second day was "classic rock", and the third day was "alternative-rock."
Needless to say, we played on the third day. There were about 50,000
people there, and a movie crew filmed us playing. I got to meet Joey
Ramone after the show. He interviewed me for the Webcast. I was also
treated to a tour of the Infoseek location trailer (the webcast mothership
if you will). It was really quite impressive. But the thing that I'm
reminded of now is, while I was in the Infoseek trailer I happened
to mention that I knew you. Almost immediately everyone just sort
of stopped what they were doing and started remaniscing about the
US Festival and laughing and just generally carrying on about how
thems was the good ol' days when people knew how to put on a good
concert, etc. I had struck an Infoseek nerve. Apparently, your show
was the template for this new Woodstock thing. So, if it means anything
coming from me... damn good job. |