being there

I was 15 in 1969 and had admission tickets, back then they were sold on WNEW radio. we had tickets for the Art show admission, not the Music show. I was an artist and those were the only tickets we could get. anyway by the time we got there, taking the back roads, the tickets didn\'t matter much. so we parked the car near the Press area which was on the road up to the amusement area, they had some rides and a Snow Cone Vendor. well, on Friday nite, just around sunset, Sly and the Family Stone came on, took us some time to get settled up the hill, CCR came on with Born on the Beyou, played for 3 hours, then Janis came on with a backdrop by Jonathan Light Show, she did songs without Big Brother. the evening slowly ended, back to the car and the rain came. a total mess in the morning. walking around all day, heard \"don\'t eat the acid\" warning around the time Country Joe came on. day went slow, sound system was bad, Richie Havens was amazing, sun was out . evening with CSN&Y slowed the pace. Sunday morning was the best, hazy damp and Hendrix.
well, this was the best I could remember, some stuff may be out of sequence, except it was an experience I live with every day. still wearing the peace sign my dad had made for us , well I wish I had my tickets today cause so many people dont beleive I was there, well I was and nobody used the Port-a Potty, we used the woods. also, the people that owned the house on the corner of the road leading up to the grounds, let everyone use their water tap. trucks with watermelons arrived on Saturday, Nuns were giving out sandwiches, State Troopers were very kind.
well, 40 years ago , it has gone by very fast. I could write volumns of those 3 days.......................