Hello Friends,
The performer who opened the Woodstock Festival was Richie Havens, a friend; Jimmi Hendrix performed in the same NYC club where I cut my entertainer's teeth. Others performed in Greenwich Village during my time there. It means I have great memories of an exciting time for music in America. When Woodstock was performed, however, I had enlisted in the U.S. Army (Jimmi Hendrix was a Veteran, too, BTW). The most famous performers I met or rubbed elbows with were Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Dave Van Ronk, Richard Pryor, Jose' Feliciano, The Lovin Spoonful, Neilson, and some I probably did not recognize or later became performers. After four years of active duty in the Army and a failed marriage, I returned to NYC only to find all my associates and contacts had moved on. Yet, I still have my fond memories. And, occasionally, I performed at a festival where I crossed paths with old acquaintances. I am content.