From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq420@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 420 (GOLQ420)
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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 14:07:42 -0500 (EST)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #420 (GOLQ420)
Congratulations to 4 entrants who tied for first place with almost-perfect
scores: Delphi Trivia Club, Really Rockin' in Boston, Village Idiots, and
Will McCorry. Just behind were Tri-State Trivia and The Coasters. Song #T2
was a complete stumper.
In addition to several other tributes to the recently departed, there were two
such people who were referenced three times each:
1) Bassist Bob Moore, who died 9/22/21 at 88. He played on a zillion records
(Wikipedia says over 17,000), but I selected 3 for this quiz: #05, 14, 17.
He also had one charting song under his own name ("Mexico").
2) Songwriter/singer Lori Burton, who died 5/19/21 at 80. I included 3 songs
that she co-wrote with Pam Sawyer (#12, 18, 25). She released a handful of
singles & an LP under her own name, plus one (with Sawyer) as The Whyte Boots.
The other minor theme was inspired by this being quiz number 420. Thus, there
were 8 songs containing references to "grass" or "weed" or "smoke" (in title,
artist, or lyrics): #02, 04, 08, 12, 14, 18, 19, 24. Song #T1 also fits this
theme (see notes). For the record, I only tried the alluded-to item twice in
college, so I'm a complete poseur on the topic! RRiB & The Coasters ID'd the
grass/weed/smoke/marijuana theme, but no one mentioned the "420" connection.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)
As if to punctuate the "420" theme, actor Howard Hesseman passed away on 1/29/22
at age 81. Both he and his most famous character, Dr. Johnny Fever of "WKRP in
Cincinnati," were avid partakers.
The Puzzler Solution can be found at the end. Kudos to Will McCorry,
The Coasters, and The EJs for solving it. And thanks again to Bob Bluestein for
creating it.
As always, thanks to everyone who entered.
The February 2022 quiz (GOLQ #421) by Regina Litman has been posted.
-- Howard Teitelbaum
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After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers:
+ indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
(For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have
been replaced with "&".)
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
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T01 500+. DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid88&rochester.rr.com, 6 64+
rcwkid99&me.com>
T01 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 6 60s, 70s
T01 500+. VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 --
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
T01 500+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 64
05 490+. TS Tri State Trivia (Dino Dinardo <djdinardo&comcast.net> 6 --
John Slover <giantk1ng&aol.com>
Hattie Winterfeld <hatcats&yahoo.com>
Mike Pell <mikepell321&aol.com>
Mike Gessner <mmgessner&hotmail.com>
Frank Glaz <lowtekman5&aol.com>)
06 480+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 69, 72,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 69, -, 69
07 380+. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Kyra, Everett, Vinnie, 6 35+
Mitch <ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
08 380-. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
09 260+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 75
10 198+. VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 2 boomers
11 140+. AS Team Asia (Mitch Herczeg) <yherczeg&gmail.com> 1 --
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Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
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The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown:
#01-#25 #T1-#T2
. no answer .
0 incorrect answer x
1-19 partial credit -
20 full credit +
Song# TT
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
TS 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
CO . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
EJ 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 +.
MW 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 -.
NA 20 . . 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 20 . . . . 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 20 +.
VS . . . . . . 18 20 . . . 20 . 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 . 20 +.
AS . . . . . . 20 . . . . 20 . 20 . . . . . . 20 20 20 . 20 +.
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
Song# TT
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #420 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
where:
"peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart.
"peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart.
(Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65,
so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").)
"xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
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Tell me what I've done wrong
Why should he hold you tight
While they're playing our song?
#01) Anka, Paul: "Dance On Little Girl" (1961) [10] {-} <73><268>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LRfFCVwRFk
Time will bring the fire and flame
Surely as it brought the rains
But in the gardens of the moon
Time is held within the silver spoon
#02) Bubble Puppy, The: "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass" (1969) [14] {-} <157><373>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ekAvXk7Mc0
Nitpickers (moi?) will note the group's innovative spelling of "sassafras."
I know you've grown familiar to her touch
But she's still a stranger
Don't give up the sweetness we shared
Baby (baby, baby) you're heading for danger (danger, danger)
#03) Chiffons, The: "Stop, Look And Listen" (1966) [85] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fIffuRjPc
Life is never what it seems
We're always searching in our dreams
To find that little castle in the air
When worry starts to cloud the mind
It's hard to leave it all behind
And just pretend you haven't got a care
#04) Clark, Petula: "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener"
(1967/68) [31] {-} <140>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIW82bP-0Us
You tell me to find someone else to love
Someone who'll love me too (love me too)
The way you used to do (used to do)
#05) Cline, Patsy: "I Fall To Pieces" (1961) [12] {-} <67><256>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG93JYMob9U
Featured Bob Moore on bass.
Get somebody else and you'll do fine
Cast your tears into the sea
Don't waste those big tears on me
#06) Dino, Desi & Billy: "Not The Lovin' Kind" (1965) [25] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBBRhA2Nrw
Billy Hinsche of the trio died 11/20/21 at 70. Post-DD&B, he toured
regularly with the Beach Boys from the '70s thru '90s.
I'll be yours through endless time
I'll adore your charms sublime
#07) Everly Brothers, The: "Devoted To You" (1958) [10] {2} <41><241>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlu7-VCcI-w
Oh, why didn't I try telling her
She was all I had?
Why didn't I try telling her?
Now she's gone and I feel oh so bad
#08) Grass Roots, The: "Things I Should Have Said" (1967) [23] {-} <68><337>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv8srxBRb9M
He didn't do his homework
He never passed a test
Lunch was the class
That he loved the best
#09) Hawkins, Dale: "Yea - Yea (Class Cutter)" (1959) [52] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXRPTI_Q62U
Early pressings gave the title as just "Class Cutter"; the link above shows
both versions of the label.
When she got the letter from her soldier boy
His words of love made her heart beat fast
But little did she know it would be the last
#10) Jackson, Stonewall: "Mary Don't You Weep" (1959/60) [41] {-} <287>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhisv3i6KP8
Died 12/4/21 at 89.
Walks in the rain
Warm summer nights
Remember the kisses
And not just the fight
#11) Jay & The Americans: "Think Of The Good Times" (1965) [57] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lXKaSe1I5M
Jay Black (David Blatt) died 10/22/21 at 82. He replaced the group's
original lead singer (John "Jay" Traynor), and was the lead on all their
hits from 1963 onward.
The old house is still standing
Though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
#12) Jones, Tom: "Green, Green Grass Of Home" (1966/67) [11] {-} <38><141><243>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISIi2lb_lJ0 (Johnny Darrell, 1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2JueQxNq9c (Porter Wagoner, 1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmT1ptv3VEc (Tom Jones, 1966)
Song was first recorded by Johnny Darrell in 1965. Porter Wagoner's version
later in 1965 was a #4 country hit.
If you want my kisses, baby
Ah, you better want them all the time
'Cause from now on you'll kiss no lips but mine
'Cause all your cheatin' days are through
Can't take no more, I'm telling you
#13) LaBelle, Patti, & The Bluebells: "All Or Nothing"
(1965/66) [68] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxzvID-jgIg
Written by Burton & Sawyer.
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
#14) Miller, Roger: "King Of The Road" (1965) [4] {-} <68><136><256>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neVBvyuSqkk
Featured Bob Moore on bass.
Play the drum a little louder
Tell me I can't live without her
#15) Monkees, The: "Listen To The Band" (1969) [63] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HyGSLLjNlg
Mike Nesmith died 12/10/21 at 78. He wrote & sang many Monkees songs, but
this was their first A-side to feature his lead vocals.
I worked like a slave for years
Sweat so hard just to end my fears
Not to end my life a poor man
But by now, I know I should have run
#16) Moody Blues, The: "Ride My See-Saw" (1968) [61] {-} <94><348>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LflC_zm_zCY
Graeme Edge, the group's drummer since its inception, died 11/11/21 at 80.
He was also a poet, and wrote a number of spoken-word interludes on their
albums (although other group members often recited them).
Don't be a stingy little mama
You're 'bout to starve me half to death
Now, you could spare a kiss or two
And still have plenty left
#17) Presley, Elvis, with The Jordanaires: "A Big Hunk O' Love"
(1959) [1] {10} <63><117><271>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19hC3O5dYb4
Featured Bob Moore on bass.
A chick came walkin' through the door
That I had never seen before
#18) Robins, The: "Smokey Joe's Cafe" (1955) [79] {10} <34><102><196><285>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuuBen1QZis
Written by Leiber & Stoller; several entrants mentioned the musical revue
by the same name, which features dozens of tunes written/co-written by L&S.
Just like push can turn to shove
Like can turn to love
And it's my philosophy
#19) Robinson, Smokey, & The Miracles: "If You Can Want" (1968) [11] {3} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4q_z8AlRkk
You say you'll always be needin' me
Well, I'm gonna see that you do, baby
I'll be somebody, somethin'
#20) Royal Guardsmen, The: "Baby Let's Wait"
(1968/69) [35] {-} <96><172><260><381>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImrZK7ER7ho (Young Rascals, 1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMh14NRXmTM (Royal Guardsmen, 1966)
Written by Burton & Sawyer. First recorded by The Young Rascals on their
debut album. The Royal Guardsmen released their version as a single later
in 1966, but it failed to chart; it was re-released successfully in 1968,
on the heels of their various Snoopy-themed hits.
RRiB noted: "Along with #24, two songs that probably received more airplay
in Boston than most other markets."
You claim you still care for me
But your heart and soul needs to be free
And now that you've got your freedom
You wanna still hold onto me
#21) Supremes, The: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1966/67) [1] {1} <206><320>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDda0TNKqhY
Mary Wilson died 2/8/21 at 76. She was the last original member when she
departed in 1977, which essentially ended the group's existence (not
counting a few brief subsequent reunions).
Quit beatin' your chest
And actin' like you're gonna bite a big hole outta me
Quit messin' and testin'
'Cause this ain't at all impressin' to me
#22) Thompson, Sue: "Paper Tiger" (1965) [23] {-} <70><235>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edcwX66zTvI
Died 9/23/21 at 96.
I'm not from royalty
I'm an ordinary guy
From a little family
And the riches pass us by
#23) Tokens, The: "I Hear Trumpets Blow" (1966) [30] {-} <91>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRJEoGy9CmY
Phil Margo, the group's baritone, died 11/13/21 at 79.
No matter what you say
He won't come runnin' back to your arms
It's all over, baby
#24) Wildweeds, The: "No Good To Cry" (1967) [88] {-} <114><198><307>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYCIQgN3lZ8
Tom (NAVAIRHEADS) noted: "One of my all-time favorite songs. Wildweeds
were local to the Hartford, CT area and played a mixer in a small room, for
maybe 100 people at the most, at my Springfield (MA) College, while this
song was Number one on the Hartford/Springfield pop charts. Our school had
contracted them several months before the record came out, and they were
unknown, so we got them quite inexpensively. I stood in front of them with
my mouth agape while they played this song, which sounded as good, live, as
on the record. Group never made it nationally, which was a shame."
Also, see RRiB's comment re: song #20.
Yeah! I admit you got the biggest brown eyes
And you know how to part your lips to tantalize, sure
Yeah! You can get any man you want goin'
And you do it, and don't say you don't know you do it
#25) Young Rascals, The: "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore"
(1965/66) [52] {2} <103><177><313>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YgEGRo1554
Written by Burton & Sawyer.
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Tie-Breakers
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Come down off your throne and leave your body alone
Somebody must change
You are the reason I've been waiting so long
Somebody holds the key
#T1) Blind Faith: "Can't Find My Way Home" (1969) [-] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jlLBs6YawM (original LP version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSn2Y-b6wI (Steve Winwood live)
This short-lived supergroup produced one album, went on one tour, then
disbanded. The first link shows the US album cover, which replaced the
original controversial cover art. More on that topic here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith_(Blind_Faith_album)
Although it doesn't explicitly mention smoke, grass, or weed, this song
clearly fits the "420" theme, per its chorus: "And I'm wasted and I can't
find my way home."
Well, I wonder, I wonder
Could it be my Ma?
Callin' me so loud and clear
From the house so far
#T2) Little Joe The Thriller: "The Echoes Keep Calling Me" (1957) [-] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ipgYTQg2Qg
The follow-up to "Peanuts"; not only are there stylistic similarities to the
earlier song, but Peanut herself is mentioned several times. Not sure if
the group had officially disbanded, but note the change in artist billing
(vs. "Little Joe & The Thrillers"). This song stumped everyone!
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The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized.
The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes,
tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Avg. Song
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20.00 #12) Jones, Tom: "Green, Green Grass Of Home" (1966/67) [11]
20.00 #21) Supremes, The: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1966/67) [1]
20.00 #25) Young Rascals, The: "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My ..." (1965/66) [52]
19.82 #07) Everly Brothers, The: "Devoted To You" (1958) [10]
18.64 #T1) Blind Faith: "Can't Find My Way Home" (1969) [-]
18.18 #08) Grass Roots, The: "Things I Should Have Said" (1967) [23]
18.18 #14) Miller, Roger: "King Of The Road" (1965) [4]
16.36 #04) Clark, Petula: "The Other Man's Grass Is ..." (1967/68) [31]
16.36 #16) Moody Blues, The: "Ride My See-Saw" (1968) [61]
16.36 #17) Presley, Elvis, with ...: "A Big Hunk O' Love" (1959) [1]
16.36 #18) Robins, The: "Smokey Joe's Cafe" (1955) [79]
16.36 #20) Royal Guardsmen, The: "Baby Let's Wait" (1968/69) [35]
16.36 #22) Thompson, Sue: "Paper Tiger" (1965) [23]
15.45 #05) Cline, Patsy: "I Fall To Pieces" (1961) [12]
14.55 #01) Anka, Paul: "Dance On Little Girl" (1961) [10]
14.55 #10) Jackson, Stonewall: "Mary Don't You Weep" (1959/60) [41]
14.55 #11) Jay & The Americans: "Think Of The Good Times" (1965) [57]
14.55 #15) Monkees, The: "Listen To The Band" (1969) [63]
14.55 #19) Robinson, Smokey, & The Miracles: "If You Can Want" (1968) [11]
14.55 #23) Tokens, The: "I Hear Trumpets Blow" (1966) [30]
14.55 #24) Wildweeds, The: "No Good To Cry" (1967) [88]
12.73 #03) Chiffons, The: "Stop, Look And Listen" (1966) [85]
12.73 #06) Dino, Desi & Billy: "Not The Lovin' Kind" (1965) [25]
12.73 #09) Hawkins, Dale: "Yea - Yea (Class Cutter)" (1959) [52]
12.73 #13) LaBelle, Patti, & The Bluebells: "All Or Nothing" (1965/66) [68]
10.91 #02) Bubble Puppy, The: "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass" (1969) [14]
0.00 #T2) Little Joe The Thriller: "The Echoes Keep Calling Me" (1957) [-]
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PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this Woodstock-themed Puzzler!
The clue answers:
A) Creedence Clearwater Revival started their Woodstock set with "Born
On The BAYOU".
B) Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi were vocalists in the band MOUNTAIN,
which released its big hit "Mississippi Queen" a few months after
the festival.
C) Country Joe McDonald and The Fish's audience participation "'Fish'
Cheer" ("Give me an 'F', ..." [except that F-I-S-H was replaced
with a different "F" word]) was followed by their anti-war protest
song "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-DIE Rag" ("And it's one, two, three,
what are we fightin' for?").
D) This puzzle's THEME is "Woodstock".
E) Doug CLIFFORD was Creedence's drummer.
F) Stu COOK was Creedence's bass player.
G) White Lake, a hamlet in the town of BETHEL, New York, was the site
of the festival.
H) "Darling Be HOME Soon" was a '67 hit for Sebastian's Lovin' Spoonful.
I) SWEETWATER arrived at the festival late, having been stuck in traffic.
J) In The Who's "Pinball Wizard", the singer has played the silver ball
from SOHO down to Brighton.
K) The Grease Band was Joe COCKER's backing group.
L) John and Tom FOGERTY were half of Creedence.
M) Santana hit #9 with "EVIL WAYS", released a few months after Woodstock.
N) In Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Woodstock performance of "Wooden
Ships" (co-written by David Crosby and Stephen Stills), the line
"Say, can I have some of your PURPLE berries?" was sung. In Jefferson
Airplane's performance of the song (of which Paul Kantner was the
third co-writer), the line sung was "You must try some of my purple
berries".
O) "I WISH I Could Have Been There (Woodstock)" was on John Denver's
'70 album "Whose Garden Was This".
P) In Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", the dormouse said "FEED your
head".
Q) The statement was a CLUE.
R) Jefferson Airplane released "VOLUNTEERS", which contained "Wooden
Ships", three months after Woodstock.
The grid solution:
"While you were playing you could feel the presence of invisible time
travelers from the future who had come back to see Woodstock."
The letters in one of the columns of the grid rearrange to spell out
MELANIE, who took The Incredible String Band's slot when the British
psychedelic folk band refused to play during a rainstorm. Melanie
later wrote "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)" about her feelings as she
looked out upon the sea of people in the audience. The letters of
a second grid column rearrange to spell out THE DOORS, who declined
an invitation to perform at Woodstock and later regretted it. Drummer
John Densmore did attend, but did not perform.
One of the clue answers' columns spells out MITCHELL. Joni canceled
her planned Woodstock performance to avoid missing a scheduled
appearance on The Dick Cavett Show. A second column spells out NASH.
Graham was Joni's then-boyfriend and relayed to her his account of
the festival. This, along with television reports, inspired her to
write the song "Woodstock", which was recorded and released as a
single months later by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. A third column
spells out part of the song's lyrics: "We are stardust / We are golden /
And we've got to get ourselves BACK TO THE GARDEN".
Bonus question answers:
1) JETHRO TULL didn't perform at Woodstock because Ian Anderson
"didn't want to spend [his] weekend in a field of unwashed hippies".
2) QUILL played to an enthusiastic crowd, but because of a recording
problem, the band did not appear in the documentary film "Woodstock",
and that lack of anticipated publicity contributed to the group's
disbanding next year.
3) Jimi HENDRIX and his temporary group "Gypsy Sun and Rainbows" ended
Woodstock with "Hey Joe" as an encore.
4) Singer Joan BAEZ was six months pregnant at Woodstock.
One final anecdote from Woodstock:
As the Grateful Dead were beginning to play the final song of their
set, some random person wandered up to the microphone and started
rambling on and on that aside from the Atlantic and Pacific, there was
a third coast in the middle of the country. Eventually, someone lit up
a joint and walked up and handed it to him. The intruder took a big
hit, passed it back, then disappeared into the unknown from which he
came. Unfazed, the band continued on with their over-half-an-hour-long
performance of "Turn On Your Love Light".
Wishing you peace and music.
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Howard Teitelbaum <golq420@golq.org>