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I wasn’t born in 1969.

I wish I was.

WOODSTOCK. In the summer of ‘69, music history was made – in fact, it defined an entire generation. Ironically, it all started with a simple idea in a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. 32 acts performed. Nearly half a million in attendance. Today, it is one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. We stopped celebrating music like we used to. Whatever happen to the energy and passion? It died with the Internet, I think. We become passive consumers. We don’t connect with the music. We connect with our iPods. We don’t share the love. We are too selfish. Where’s the joy?

Few years ago,I watched the documentary about Woodstock – and it changed my perspective on music festivals. It was epic, I tell you. I felt the need to be transported back to the past. Lucky for us, Ang Lee recreated the moments that led to this great event. His new film, “Taking Woodstock” has already premiered in the U.S. The film tells the story of the creation of a musical history in the summer of 1969. Tell me, doesn’t that alone excite you? This is a blast from the past pictorial post of Woodstock ‘69. This is how we used to rock & roll – can we bring that back? Enjoy.

The film is rated R in the States, let’s hope it comes to S’pore! *fingers crossed*

(don’t let us resort to piracy, MDA!)