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From
John Morris. Woodstock stage manager and announcer
From:
JOHN MORRIS
To:
Brad Littleproud
Subject:
Re: Chipmonck asked me to contact you: From B. Littleproud (Woodstock
Preservation)
Date:
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:28:59 -0700
DEAR
MR. LITTLEPROUD, AFTER HAVING VISITED YOUR WEBSITE AND READING SOME OF THE
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION YOU HAVE PRESENTED,I CAN WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH
YOUR POSITION.
YOUR
REQUEST THAT THE GERRY FOUNDATION RELOCATE STRUCTURES AND PARKING AWAY
FROM THE MAIN PERFORMING AREA TO THE OTHER SIDE OF HURD ROAD SEEMS TO BE
TOTALLY REASONABLE,AND ACCOMPLISHABLE WITHOUT MAJOR COSTS, THE THING THAT
I FOUND MOST OBJECTIONABLE IS THE PROPOSED FENCE. IT IGNORES ONE OF THE
BASIC INGREDIENTS OF THE COMPOSITION OF WOODSTOCK.NAMELY THAT THE FENCE
NEVER GOT UP,WHICH IS WHAT MADE IT A FREE FESTIVAL ! THAT ACCIDENT OF
HISTORY ASIDE, A CHAINLINK AND BARBEDWIRE PERIMETER FENCES SO ANTITHETICAL
TO ANYTHING "WOODSTOCK" AS TO BE EITHER LAUGHABLE OR JUST
BLATANTLY STUPID. THE FESTIVAL WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE KINDNESS OF
PEOPLE TO EACH,OF THE ABILITY OF AN EXCEEDINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
FROM A MYRIAD OF BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES TO MELD TOGETHER,SHARE WITH
EACHOTHER TO HAVE TO QUOTE MAX "THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC...AND
JUST THREEDAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC". I APPLAUD THE FOUNDATIONS EFFORTS
TO BRING A CENTER TO BETHEL,AND YOURS TO HELP PRESERVE THE SPIRIT AND
AMBIANCE OF THE EVENT . I WISH YOU BOTH WELL AND HOPE THAT AS WITH THE
AUDIENCE THAT WAS THERE,YOU SHARE AND COOPERATE WITH EACHOTHER FOR THE
BENEFIT OF ALL. BEST.
JOHN MORRIS
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