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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