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Woodstock's Still Tripping

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Forty years after the Woodstock festival got a generation real high, we meet the people who never left and are still tripping. Meet old age hippies from Woodstock who still love nothing more than group acid sessions: 71-year-old Dennis Day Yusko (veteran of Woodstock's Peace and Love Festival) owns a souvenir store called 'Woodstock Earth' selling peace signs, bongo drums, psychedelic garden gnomes and smoking bongs. His friend, 'Grandpa Woodstock' and his wife, Estar, believe that the problem with kids these days is that they're just not getting high enough.
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  • DilloniousMonk
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      DilloniousMonk  

    • @ Daubview,

      It's a sadder story when you have to laugh at people who are so obviously living a fulfilled life. I can only hope I'm that happy at 71, and I could give a damn about how I look. After all- I'll be 71. I won't exactly be a sexy beast anymore.

      More importantly, it's quite pathetic that you would mock them so readily without giving their beliefs any credence. After all, if you thought drugs were cool and then reneged on that idea, you're really in no position to be judgmental.

      Personally, I believe that there is a lot about the human mind that we don't understand on any level, be it psychological or psychedelic. Acid can be an adventure into the mind and soul of the being that takes it, and I know from personal experience that it's been a fascinating catalyst for self-discovery. I've become more peaceful, more excited about life, and day-to-day, just happier. So laugh all you want, but your small-mindedness and ignorance don't bother me, really. It just means you're someone with a lot of learning to do about yourself and the world.

    • 4 months ago
  • Jayofnazareth
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      Jayofnazareth  

    • I think its sad too, sad that these people where not given a chance. Did they no what the consiquensises would be from taking this drug. What strength doses did they take and how regularly did they take it. We now no that high or regular doses can cause psychollogical problems. but can it also open us up to an ideal that was once hidden.
      A love for music, an appreciation of your fellow man\woman and recognising the true beauty of all nature has to offer.
      I'm not sure and personal opinion can be a dangerous thing to interpret. but one thing i do no is, if we where happy with ourselves our fellow man and woman and happy with our world would we really need all the superficial things which we hold dear to our harts?

    • 1 year ago
  • Daubview
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      Daubview  

    • It's a sad story.
      I used to think drugs were cool, that doesn't look cool or perhas I should say, I don't want to look like that when I'm seventy one, if i'm lucky enough to live that long!
      Government experimented on her and she's fine with it. I think these people are high and are in no state to be giving advice about anything because their perceptions have been distorted.
      Use to grow? WTF! Hahahaha

    • 1 year ago
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