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Subject: Re: Watkins Glen Summer Jam

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Ronny (Good story on Watkins Glen)

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Date Posted: 12:24:19 02/16/08 Sat
In reply to: Paul 's message, "Re: Watkins Glen Summer Jam" on 06:40:06 01/29/08 Tue

>Led Zep's reunion concert reminded me of this weekend.
>I had just graduated from college. I remember
>navigating the back roads of the Finger Lakes trying
>to avoid the traffic. Driving up the hill to the race
>track waving to the troopers, who were watching all
>the joints being smoked, they waved back. We dumped
>the car, and seemed to walked forever. I found the top
>part of a plastic chair and sat in it for 24 hours.
>Digging a hole to piss in because there was no where
>else to go. Not drinking too much so I didn't want to
>piss again. On the way home Sunday morning the car
>broke down by Binghamton on Route 17. A girl picked my
>friend and I up and said she could take us to NJ. I
>turned out she lived on some estate and invited us to
>swim in the pool. She got a call while I was in the
>pool and asked us if we wanted to go the Led Zep
>concert at the Garden. My friend actually said he had
>to get home. Thank God I told him in was insane and we
>are going. The Good Old Days. I have told my teenagers
>this story many times. They are tired of hearing it so
>I thought I would bore you with it..

Not bored, it's a good story, I'm sure you could tell us more & you should. We were there, it's definately history & some day some George Burns guy will be scrambling for our stories so he can do a documentary on the Rock Festivals, that era, the subcultures. Maybe he will look for a few of us remaining survivors. Face it you were/ are part of history. The 70's could never be repeated, it was great time. Watkins Glen- we drove abot 500 miles to get there in what seemed to be in 6 hours go figure-. Just today I actually ran into a middle aged gentleman who was also there. We talked, laughed & then went our way it was pretty cool to talk to him, I'm sure we could have swapped stories for hours.

Hey.
Write it down

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Watkins Glen Summer Jam	Cathie from North of Boston	09:07:32 04/17/08 Thu
Re: Watkins Glen Summer Jam -- Robb (forum host), 07:25:15 04/18/08 Fri Re: Watkins Glen Summer Jam -- Dennis (Fading Memories), 20:35:27 05/16/08 Fri Re: Watkins Glen Summer Jam -- Scott (What a time!), 19:43:06 07/15/08 Tue