Arlo Guthrie, 50th Anniv. Woodstock Kickoff, Bethel Woods NY

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Woodstock 2019: Arlo Guthrie charms the Bethel Woods crowd to kickoff anniversary, Poughkeepsie Journal, 8/15/19.

Aug. 15, BETHEL — Sitting on a stool, strumming a guitar, Arlo Guthrie looked out on a few thousand people who sat before him and an overcast sky in the distance that towered somewhat ominously over one of the most famous pieces of property in the world. And then he sang a song, written by his father, that nearly every American has sung, likely with a group, at some point in their lives, probably as a child in grade school. “This land is your land/This land is my land,” Guthrie sang as he delivered the tune written by Woody Guthrie.

On any other day, Arlo Guthrie would have surely been singing about the nation. But on Thursday evening, it seemed as though he was focused on the land around which his performance revolved, the land that 50 years ago was home to farmer Max Yasgur’s alfalfa field and hosted the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair.



Arlo Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix and The Who were among the dozens of performers at that historic event five decades ago. On Thursday, Guthrie kicked off this weekend’s 50th anniversary celebration at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Sullivan County, which now occupies the site. Woodstock was held Aug. 15-18, 1969. On Thursday, Guthrie performed 50 years to the day he played the famous festival. “It’s so much fun to be back here,” Guthrie told the relaxed audience, which was made up primarily of baby boomers. “…Thank you for showing up.”...
More, https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/08/15/woodstock-2019-arlo-guthrie-charms-bethel-woods-anniversary-crowd/2025766001/

Aug. 15, 1969 "Coming Into Los Angeles," Woodstock.

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[Dennis Donovan]

1. A beautiful story of a full circle.

[appalachiablue]

2. For sure, great to see Arlo there. Also in the 2019 Lineup:

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Ringos and Carlos!

[love_katz]

3. I still love him, all these years later.

Bless you, Arlo, and happy birthday, Woodstock.

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. I get chills when I hear those songs sung by one of the best...and you add

"Coming into Los Angeles, so long ago, but when you hear the songs, it is like yesterday....

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6. Arlo Guthrie claims he's no longer a Republican, but he's not a Democrat, either.

Imagine— the son of Woody Guthrie was a REPUBLICAN. It’s definitely colored the way I think about him.

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2018/07/02/im-not-republican-arlo-guthrie-says/
“I’m not Republican,” Arlo Guthrie Says
Urban Milwaukee, 7/2/2018
by Bruce Murphy
Longtime folk musician Arlo Guthrie, long identified with the Hippie era, protest songs and liberal Democrats like George McGovern, wants you to know his politics have been grossly simplified by the media. He is no longer a Republican (though he was for a while) and is certainly not a supporter of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
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In 2008, Guthrie endorsed Ron Paul for president, saying “Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of The United States had he been there.”

In 2009 Guthrie told the New York Times: “I became a registered Republican about five or six years ago because to have a successful democracy you have to have at least two parties, and one of them was failing miserably. We had enough good Democrats. We needed a few more good Republicans.”

But Guthrie, who turns 71 this year, emailed Urban Milwaukee to note he is no longer a Republican. “I left the party years ago and do not identify myself with either party these days. I strongly urge my fellow Americans to stop the current trend of guilt by association, and look beyond the party names and affiliations, and work for candidates whose policies are more closely aligned with their own, whatever they may be.”
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[appalachiablue]

7. I'm familiar with this and it's not concerning to me right now.

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400,000 people attended the three-day Woodstock Music Festival in upstate NY, Bethel, NY August 15-18, 1969

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8. Woodstock 1969, what a crowd!