'My daughter's Woodstock'

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON -- At about 8:30 am, the parking lots and streets are filling with cars and people heading to the Lincoln Memorial for the afternoon concert that marks the kick-off of three-days of D.C. inaugural events. As one woman explained to a friend as they walked down 14th Street, not far from the White House, "This is my daughter's Woodstock."

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2009/01/my_daughters_woodstock.html

[Bicoastal]

1. Only less nudity and more standing around in 30 degree weather.

But yeah, something like that...

[Berry Cool]

2. Warning: Do not eat the yellow snow.

Repeat: Do NOT eat the yellow snow...

[LiberalEsto]

3. There's no snow in DC so far

although you never know

[acmavm]

4. Oh for goodness sake, check out the first comment:

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What a way to ruin the Lincoln Memorial. Hope there 2 feet of snow today.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

9. Gee. An illiterate freeper.

What a surprise.

They're such sore, sore losers.

Ruin? HA! Can you imagine how Lincoln would rejoice today?

Poor little loser freeper. Gnawing on his knuckles, being snappish with his Mom when she brings him a fresh bag of Cheetos, and, don't forget, his underwear was chafing, so he had to peel it off and he can't find any clean stuff.

[aikoaiko]

5. that's a weird analogy.

:shrug:

[patrice]

10. Perhaps you're inexperienced with what the experience is; a little too focused on drugs, perhaps?

Let me see now, how many "important" occassions are quite commonly and intimately associated with alcohol? Do you have any reservations about those? How many weddings do you refer to as weird? Football games? Golf tournaments?

Believe it or not, drugs were not the most important, nor the most essence - ial, thing about the Woodstock Generation. And if they were to some, then those persons were nothing new nor were they different from previous generations to begin with; they just had different vices. And they are just as ir-relevant NOW as the boozing dinosaurs, from the "Great" Generation or otherwise, that "we" all admire.

[aikoaiko]

12. Easy does it Patrice. Who said anything about drugs and guns?

I just can't imagine the similarities between something as planned, contained, organized, and establishment as this Presidential Inauguration being much like something as chaotic, overflowing, disorganized, and antiestablishment as Woodstock. Plus the Woodstock music festival was the beginning of the end of the hippie movement and I'm hoping this inauguration is the beginning of something wonderful.

[Earth_First]

14. aikoaiko, I'm going to have to agree with you on this one...

:cue accusations that I am some sort of right-wing gun nut:

:eyes:

[patrice]

17. Oh? . . . Like no one on this board ever posts a reply that is MORE addressed to the

***various*** readers of these threads than it is to the poster to whom s/he is replying?

. . . right.

:eyes:

[patrice]

15. My sincere apologies. I thought you were implying that Woodstock was bad.

:blush: :blush: :blush:

[aikoaiko]

18. You're ok Patrice. My initial comment was vague.

What I wouldn't give to have been at Woodstock 1968.

[patrice]

11. Oh no, wait a minute, I get it now: The only time some people feel unity, like a "Band of Brothers",

is when everyone has guns in their hands and Death is the order of the day.

Guns? Drugs? When it comes to learning that unity is the result of "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", I'll take my chances with the "druggies".

[Tangerine LaBamba]

6. I thought of that the other day, and,

yes, it is. Without the really good drugs. And the sex. And as much music.

And the VD. And the pregnancies. And the cuts, bruises, broken bones, and bad trips.

I'm in NOVA, right across the Potomac from DC, and there's already a throbbing going on.

Crowds started assembling at the Lincoln Memorial well before dawn this morning. Fortunately, it's almost 20 degree warmer than yesterday - closing in on 40. But the skies are overcast, and it looks like rain. Weather map says it won't, so I'm gonna believe that.

One more hour to the VICTORY CONCERT! Get out your free HBO, folks!!!

[Indiana_Dem]

7. MY daughter is standing there somewhere right this very minute!!!

She's 21 and went with a couple other college girls. They drove over 10 hours to get there (from Purdue)! I'm so excited for her! It will be her woodstock! I've got chills!

<and she thought Warped Tour was something--I can't wait for her to tell me about this one!> :)

[patrice]

8. How sweet! I wasn't at Woodstock, but I have been to gatherings in D.C. and NYC that

were my "Woodstocks". It's a life changing experience to be with "We the People" as they gather in support of their own Purpose(s). These are times that concretely affirm the unity of "America" that is pretty much theoretical most of the time.

:party: Congratulations to the lady walking down 14th Street & everyone like her, on their daughters' & sons' confirmations as Americans. :party:

[malaise]

13. Three of my siblings, their hubbies

and three nephews, a niece and her fiance enjoyed this wonderful day in DC.

[lonestarnot]

16. Coo!