Rewriting The Book
As revealed later during the many tales which came out of Woodstock, the majority of attendee who managed to arrive at the festival amazingly should not have set foot inside the place to begin with! Festival organizers were assured that they would be able to limit the crowds to a figure close to 200,000, selling tickets to each person at $7 an entry. As mentioned before, the actual swarm of festival-goers swelled to a far higher level when the fencing placed around the event was flattened by stampeding invaders who were simply allowed to pass free of charge.
Rewriting The Book
Part Of The Scene
The counterculture of the 60s is renowned for its fashion movements. Headbands and free-flowing locks became a staple, as this young free spirit proudly displayed. Another massive trend was self-sufficiency and arts and crafts. Plenty of Woodstock attendees were committed to raising their own makeshift shelters and decorating them with creative works of art. Close to the venue was a lengthy line of abandoned cars whose owners had abandoned them to live freely for a couple of days!
Part Of The Scene
