Woodstock #4... how about a new idea?

Yes! A 40th anniversary of Woodstock this May? No!

it hasn't been planned, or booked or financed but that doesn't mean that there aren't people trying to make it happen. 

are you excited? especially since the promoters are trying to get original acts from the original Woodstock to perform, like Joe Cocker and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. How is this not happening? 

don't you remember the easily forgettable 25th anniversary Woodstock? How could you forget the horrific events that occurred during the 5th anniversary of the 25th anniversary of Woodstock? I believe there were riots, fires, mass violence and danger that goes beyond the thrill of rock and roll. 

let me get serious for a moment....

Does this seem like a bad idea? No, it's a festival and festivals like Coachella or Bonnaroo have been widely successful without creating havoc. Is it a good idea? to some it might be, others might not care and in the background, somebody is making money. 

the organizers of this event, if it does occur might try to promote the idea of peace, love and rock and roll but in a musical climate were politics and social awareness seem taboo what would be the message - hope, political correctness and pop? I am not bashing hope, being PC or pop music but the only time musicians have the brass to say anything political these days is during a presidential voting year. And bringing back Joe Cocker wouldn't do much to create the original feeling of love, CSN & Y cannot recreate peace and I doubt much of today's generation could name 5 tunes by either of those artists. In the end isn't it about making money? 

is there a need for another Woodstock when there are plenty of other options for music festivals like SXSW, Coachella, Bonaroo, Lollapalooza, Langerado (cancelled this year) and the Newport Folk Festival? 

Woodstock is a memory, a story, and a myth slightly disfigured by the commercialism of the two previous concert events but the original still has a place in the cosmic landscape of musical relevance and the 60's. I think we se should try creating new memories and stories that will become the stuff myths and legends are made of. just a thought.