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WOODSTOCK
Yasgur's Farm

 


       Meanwhile...
                 several miles down Highway 17B  
                            was a different side of Woodstock.

Woodstock Circus
Chaos Kids Circus

There, at Yasgurs Farm, was the true Woodstock Reunion. Roy Howard and Jeryl Abramson had focused on this event since last August (1996) when, what started as a relative small impromtu gathering, turned into a crowd that numbered in the thousands.

Planning to make the reunion an annual event, they invested uncountable hours and many thousands of dollars in improvements to the property. Plus, the barn was set up as a year-round concert facility. Bear in mind....This was to be a free concert with only a $10 charge for parking.

Yasgur Barn
Friends & Foals
at barn entrance
Barn Stage
Stage is Ready
Yasgurs Barn
Yasgur's Barn
(Photo by WayneG)

Havens-Hendrix
Havens & Hendrix Window
(Photo by WayneG)
Woodstock Windows
Barn Windows
(Photo by WayneG)
(Windows by Jewel Eggink)
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin Window
(Photo by WayneG)

The Reunion Plan was anything but small.


...80 bands from local, national and foreign venues
...Two to three stages
...Fields and forests cleared for camping
...Parking lots
...Provisions for sanitation and water and ice
...Medical facilities
...Food and merchandise vendors
...Live radio coverage

Everything was going as planned...except for one HUGE problem.

No permits were in effect to cover the event!!!

Earlier in the year, Roy and Jeryl had faced similar violations for last year's gathering and saw the case dismissed. Granted, the local municipalities had exempted other events from the permit requirement (Air Shows, etc). But this was Woodstock-related... And based on past attempts to obtain festival permits, they knew that filing would be nothing but wasted effort.

Woodstock Welcome
BEFORE
Welcome Home Sign
in Monticello
In an attempt to stop the reunion, an injunction against the Roy Howard was filed by local politicians. This was granted by the New York State Supreme Court and Howard was forbidden from promoting, aiding and/or abetting the promotion of, or even advertising the possibility of, a Woodstock Reunion on his property under penalty of Contempt.

Their website was taken off-line.. 'No Trespassing' signs were posted on the property, and individuals who had planned to help at.. or perform at.. the reunion were informed of the situation. Inquiries were answered with the news about the injunction. Visitor's plans were kept...or cancelled.


Yasgur Road Sign
AFTER
Yasgur Road
Posted 'No Trespassing'


Funny thing about Woodstock...