‘Bike race’ used to disguise second Woodstock

[tootull]

Read more by Freelance motorcycle writer Steve Bond
www.wheels.ca/reviews/article/790966
(the weekend of Aug. 7, 1970)
"The “supplemental entertainment” included major musical acts of the day including Jethro Tull, Crowbar, Jose Feliciano, Melanie, Alice Cooper, Procol Harum, Chicago, Grand Funk Railroad, Sha Na Na, Sly and the Family Stone and Ten Years After.

The stage was set up in a natural amphitheatre in the infield and the smoke from cigarettes, campfires and — ahem, recreational vegetables— hung over the concert area like a wispy blanket. The lighting guys had a ball with that, with strobes and spotlights penetrating the gloom like so many multi-coloured lighthouses in the fog.

The highlights for me were Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4,” Feliciano’s version of “Light my Fire,” Jethro Tull’s entire set and, of course, Ten Years After and Alvin Lee’s amazing guitar work during their version of “Going Home.”

The final act, Sly and the Family Stone, started playing at 3 a.m. Monday morning and kept going till the sun came up. Geez, these days I can barely make the 11 o’clock news — on Saturday nights.

Strawberry Fields may not have garnered the spotlight like Woodstock did, but it was a major event for its time in Canada with estimated attendance figures of 80,000 to 100,000.

I’m kind of proud that I played a minor part in its history."

[tootull]

I quess it's up to me. "Jethro Tull’s entire set" doesn't get one "hooray" response. You know, or at least you used to know it is used to express joy, approval, or encouragement...and they call this a Tull site. Huh!
What a great story, too. What? No respect for Canada around here, too? Where's that Guess Who album? ;D

Or maybe it was the ‘Bike race’ part that confused.

He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville.
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
and prays that he always will.
But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys
all of his mates are doing time:
married with three kids up by the ring road
sold their souls straight down the line.
And some of them own little sports cars
and meet at the tennis club do's.
For drinks on a Sunday - work on Monday.
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes.

Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die.

So the old Rocker gets out his bike
to make a ton before he takes his leave.
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
just like it used to be.
And as he flies - tears in his eyes -
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
and he hits the trunk road doing around 120
with no room left to brake.

[Nonfatman]

Aug 18, 2010 13:40:06 GMT -5 tootull said:

I quess it's up to me. "Jethro Tull’s entire set" doesn't get one "hooray" response. You know, or at least you used to know it is used to express joy, approval, or encouragement...and they call this a Tull site.

It's exactly because we are a Tull site that we do not find it all that surprising that a fellow like Steven Bond would find Jethro Tull's entire set to be the highlight of the festival, more so than other artists. Obviously we all gave an internal hooray when we read that, but found it so obvious that it did not even require a comment.

Nevertheless, here's an explicit "hooray" for Mr. Bond! And for Mr. tootull!

Jeff

[tootull]

Hmmm a serious answer to consider.

Complacency leads to indifference, which leads to idleness. Hmmm