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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jul 28, 2021 16:52:05 GMT
I watched the Woodstock '99 documentary on HBO last night. What an absolute clusterfuck. I remember when this happened, but I guess I never realized just how many people were there. What a horrible job of planning the event, coupled with a complete lack of foresight and vision, and topped off by putting people in charge who take 0 responsibility for their actions and just point the fingers at everyone else, sometimes in disgusting ways. Market it to the couple hundred thousand drunken dude-bros with no concept of accountability of their own and you get a truly magical concert going experience... Not to let anyone off the hook, but with a crowd that size it was always going to be a disaster. Think about the difference in the culture from 1969 to 1999. The original Woodstock was about peace, love, self expression, etc. Woodstock 99 was about...? The ultimate frat party is what it was. These assholes heard the legends of the original Woodstock and thought, "Hey I'll just show up and naked chicks will throw themselves at me...and if that doesn't happen, one way or another I'm getting laid." So yeah, the ultimate frat party. I haven't seen the doc and again by no means am I excusing management of culpability, but that concept was destined to be a nightmare based on its era and who it was marketed to. It was game over as soon as they put nu metal bands on the ticket.
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