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Woodstock reprise



 >From: Joe Kohn <joko@nospam.crl.com>
 >Subject: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
 >Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060  [Login: guest]
 >
 >> You must be new to Apple II, Brian. This is the way we are. You bet
 >we were
 >> there, and it was great. (oh, we were at Woodstock, too...)
 >
 >Three Days of Peace and Music and the Apple II, or
 >What Woodstock would have been like if only Apple II users attended...
 >
 >Country Joe: Gimme an A, Gimme a P, Gimme another P, Gimme an L, Gimme
 >an
 >             E, what's that spell, what's that spell, what's that
 >spell?
 >
 >The Announcer: Don't boot up the brown disks.
 >
 >Wavy Gravy: Good morning, fellow programmers. We're having breakfast in
 >            bed and Jolt Cola for 1/2 million.
 >
 >Grace Slick: "After a night of Electric Duet, here's some morning
 >maniac
 >             music" as the Jefferson Airplane launches into "We are all
 >             volunteers in the eyes of Woz."
 >
 >Announcer: Get down off the Apple-branded Bose speakers!
 >
 >Joe Cocker: Would have sung "Hacking With a Little Help From My
 >Friends."
 >
 >Ten Years After: Would have sung "Goin' Home, To Cupertino."
 >
 >Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young and Heineman: "We've never shown our
 >program
 >                                          to anyone before and we're
 >                                          scared sh*tless."
 >
 >Jimi: Would have played "The Apple II Anthem."
 >
 >Max Yazgur: "I've never seen so many Apple II users before. You're
 >            beautiful."
 >
 >Arlo Guthie: Would have sung "Flying Into Los Angeles, Bringing In a
 >             Couple of megs of RAM."
 >
 >Mountain: Would have played "Theme From An Imaginary Program (KABOOM)."
 >
 >The Who: Would have played "We're Not Gonna Take PCs."
 >
 >Janis: Would have sung "Down On Macs."
 >
 
Judging from what I read here, I suspect Joe has the soundtrack like me.
 
I was the right age but not the right temperment.  Plus I was several thousand
miles away.  I did know a few people who tried to get in but were unsuccessful.
That was a truism for most who went, they never got near the music stand.
 
Bruce