West Fest, Celebrating Woodstock 40th Anniversary

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West Fest Comes to Golden Gate Park

http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=7455

by E. "Doc" Smith
Oct. 16‚ 2009

On Sunday, October 25th, many of the survivors of perhaps the world's
best known concert will return to San Francisco for "West Fest", the
40 year anniversary of Woodstock. Woodstock was not just an event, it
was, according to the promoters, "a happening, or a concert with
400,000 people. It was a pivotal moment of realization for an entire
generation, an epiphany, a moment of realization for the entire
country. The hip movement started in San Francisco a couple of years
earlier in the Haight Ashbury and the "Summer of Love" had spread
across the nation. There were now millions of hip people with 400,000
of them converging on Woodstock. Woodstock was a statement to the
world, "humanity had evolved", coming together through peace, love
and spirituality. An event whose original intent was to make money
became the largest FREE event in history. The hip movement had come
of age and was recognized by the world. The principles of love swept
the country and we had become the 'Woodstock Nation." Groovy.

Hundreds of San Francisco stars and musical luminaries will perform
at the October 25th event to commemorate the original principles of
peace, love and spirituality. The Woodstock 40th will begin with a
blessing by the American Indigenous People and several Beat
Generation poets. There'll be many speakers from the Peace Movement,
the Free Speech Movement and the Anti-War Movement along with many of
the acts who originally performed at Woodstock. There'll also be an
"Eco Friendly Green Village" highlighting the products, services, and
information of the emerging green movement.

42 Acts Confirmed

Jefferson Starship; Leslie West (Mountain); Jerry Harrison (Talking
Heads) with Ronnie Montrose; Lester Chambers (the Chambers Brothers);
Country Joe McDonald; Denny Laine (of Paul McCartney, Wings, Moody
Blues); The Original Lowrider Band (with Lee Oskar); Narada Michael
Walden featuring Vernon Ice Black leading 3,000 guitar players and
closing the show with the Hendrix Experience reenactment Superstar
Jam; Greg Errico, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson (From Sly and the
Family Stone); David and Linda La Flamme (It's a Beautiful Day);
Michael McClure (Beat Poet) and Ray Manzarek (from the Doors), George
Brooks, Kai Eckhardt, Jay Lane; Lydia Pense and Cold Blood; Terry
Haggerty (from the Sons of Champlin); Annie Sampson and her band;
Nick Gravenites Band; Harvey Mandel and the Snake band; Barry "The
Fish" Melton (of Country Joe and the Fish); Jerry Miller and Jim
Post; Lost Creek Gang and the Merry Pranksters with Ken Babbs, George
Walker, and Mountain Girl; El Chicano; Alameda All Stars (Gregg
Allman's Band); Edwin Hawkins and The New Edwin Hawkins Singers "Oh
Happy Day"; David Denny (from Steve Miller) with Prairie Prince (of
The Tubes), Diana Mangano (formerly of The Jefferson Starship), Greg
Douglas, Carlos Reyes; PF Sloan; Jimmy McCarty (from Detroit Wheels);
Peter Kaukonen (from Jefferson Airplane); John York (from the Byrds);
Leigh Stephens (from Blue Cheer); Kathi McDonald and Friends; Cathy
Richardson band; Joli Valenti and Tony Saunders; Mitchell Holman
(It's a Beautiful Day), Miles Schon Band; Jose Neto and Friends...

Rock Hendricks (Bobby Womack, The Jackson 5, The funkidelics); George
Michalski; Jeff Jolly; Scoop Nisker - KFOG; David Harris - speaker;
Matthew Rosenthal - Prevent Hate; Bettina Aptheker - Free Speech
Movement; Ben Fong -Torres (Rolling Stone); David Hilliard - Black
Panther Party; Benjamin Hernandez - Hearts and Hands elders; Blue
Thunder - spiritual healer, Teton; Dennis Peron and Richard Eastman
(Marijuana Initiative); David Rovic; Rabbi Joseph Langer ; Ed
Rosenthal; Terence Hallinan (Former SF DA); Gene "DR Hip"
Schoenfeld; Paul "Lobster" Wells (DJ), Aron "Pieman" Kay (from the
Yippies); Alex Reymundo - comedian; Doug Green MC; Some acts can not
be advertised because of contractual obligations.

Poster series artists include: Stanley Mouse, Arnold Skolnick
(original Woodstock 69 poster artist), Chris Shaw, Mike Dolgushkin,
Wendy Wright, David Singer, Mark Henson, Carolyn Ferris, Dave
Huckins, Lee Conklin, Bob Masse, Andrew Annenberg, Victor Moscosco,
Michael Moss, Thomas Yeates, Chrissy Costello, Gilbert Johnson and
Dusty Hughston, Michael Rios, Burry Olsen, Pat Ryan, Ron Donovin -
Fire House Crew..

In honor of Jimi Hendrix, who headlined the festival in 1969, 3,000
guitar players will attempt to break the World's Record for the
Largest Guitar Ensemble playing "Purple Haze" -- all at the same
time! Players are encouraged to register at:
www.steveroby.com/Jimi_Hendrix_Archives/Register.html.

Be on the look out for Open Source Voting's Brent Turner among them!

"West Fest" Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock
42 bands, 3 stages and 26 poster artists. Solar domes, Alternative
vehicles, Electric bikes, Native American Tipi Village, Sustainable
Living Road Show, Conscious Art Gallery, Light Temple, Holistic
Healing Section, Hooper Heaven, Rock'n Green Kids Zone and Eco
Village vendors. Narada Michael Walden featuring Vernon Ice Black
leading 3,000 guitar players and closing the show with the Hendrix
Experience reenactment and Superstar Jam
Admission: FREE
October 25, 2009, 9am to 6pm
Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

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West Fest, Celebrating Woodstock 40th Anniversary, Oct 25th San Francisco

http://newsblaze.com/story/20090920083141zzzz.nb/topstory.html

September 20,2009

Event: "West Fest" Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock.

Attraction: 72 acts, 4 stages, 2 domes and 26 poster artists. Solar
domes, Alternative vehicles, Electric bikes, Native American Tipi
Village, Sustainable Living Road Show, Conscious Art Gallery, Light
Temple, Holistic Healing Section, Hooper Heaven, Rock'n Green Kids
Zone and Eco Village vendors. Narada Michael Walden featuring Vernon
Ice Black leading 3,000 guitar players and closing the show with the
Hendrix Experience reenactment and Superstar Jam

Admission: FREE

When: October 25, 2009, 9am to 6pm

Where: Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA USA

Producer: 2b1 Multimedia Inc. and the Council of Light in association
with Artie Kornfeld, the original producer of "Woodstock 1969"

Non-Profit: 501-(c) 3

Contact: Boots Hughston, 415-861-1520
www.2b1records.com/woodstock40sf or woodstock40sf@yahoo.com

Acts confirmed with more to come: Jefferson Starship; Leslie West
(Mountain); Lester Chambers (the Chambers Brothers); Country Joe
McDonald; Denny Laine (of Paul McCartney, Wings, Moody Blues); The
Original Lowrider Band (with Lee Oskar); Narada Michael Walden
featuring Vernon Ice Black leading 3,000 guitar players and closing
the show with the Hendrix Experience reenactment Superstar Jam; Greg
Errico, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson (From Sly and the Family
Stone); David and Linda La Flamme (It's a Beautiful Day); Michael
McClure (Beat Poet) and Ray Manzarek (from the Doors); Lydia Pense
and Cold Blood; Terry Haggerty (from the Sons of Champlin); Annie
Sampson and her band; Nick Gravenites Band; Harvey Mandel and the
Snake band; Barry "The Fish" Melton (of Country Joe and the Fish);
Jerry Miller and Jim Post; Lost Creek Gang and the Merry Pranksters
with Ken Babbs, George Walker, and Mountain Girl; El Chicano; Alameda
All Stars (Gregg Allman's Band); Edwin Hawkins and The New Edwin
Hawkins Singers "Oh Happy Day"; David Denny (from Steve Miller) with
Prairie Prince (of The Tubes), Diana Mangano (formerly of The
Jefferson Starship), Greg Douglas, Carlos Reyes; PF Sloan; Jimmy
McCarty (from Detroit Wheels); Peter Kaukonen (from Jefferson
Airplane); John York (from the Byrds); Leigh Stephens (from Blue
Cheer); Kathi McDonald and Friends; Cathy Richardson band; Joli
Valenti and Tony Saunders; Mitchell Holman (It's a Beautiful Day),
Miles Schon Band; Jose Neto and Friends; The Mutaytor; Rock Hendricks
(Bobby Womack, The Jackson 5, The funkidelics); Scoop Nisker - KFOG;
David Harris - speaker; Matthew Rosenthal - Prevent Hate; Bettina
Aptheker - Free Speech Movement; Ben Fong -Torres (Rolling Stone);
David Hilliard - Black Panther Party; Benjamin Hernandez - Harts and
Hands elders; Blue Thunder - spiritual healer, Teton; Dennis Banks -
AIM Wounded Knee; Dennis Peron and Richard Eastman (Marijuana
Initiative); David Rovic; Rabbi Joseph Langer ; Ed Rosenthal; Terence
Hallinan (Former SF DA); Gene "DR Hip" Schoenfeld; Paul "Lobster"
Wells (DJ), Aron "Pieman" Kay (from the Yippies); Alex Reymundo -
comedian; Doug Green MC; Some acts can not be advertised until 30days out.

Poster series: Stanley Mouse, Arnold Skolnick (original Woodstock 69
poster artist), Chris Shaw, Mike Dolgushkin, Wendy Wright, David
Singer, Mark Henson, Carlon Ferris, Dave Huckins, Lee Conklin, Bob
Masse, Andrew Annenberg, Victor Moscosco, Michael Moss, Thomas
Yeates, Chrissy Costello, Gilbert Johnson and Dusty Hughston, Michael
Rios, Burry Olsen, Pat Ryan, Ron Donovin - Fire House Crew.

In honor of Jimi Hendrix, who headlined the festival in 1969,
Narada Michael Walden Featuring Vernon Ice Black will lead 3,000
guitar players attempting to break the World's Record for the Largest
Guitar Ensemble playing "Purple Haze" -- all at the same time!

Players are encouraged to register at:

www.steveroby.com/Jimi_Hendrix_Archives/Register.html

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