tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post1475996227142870784..comments2023-10-28T08:48:17.802-05:00Comments on Alex V. Cook: When 50,000 Hippies Descended on PrairievilleAlex V Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03727183490888659528noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-44101408424430289742017-05-25T22:44:17.014-05:002017-05-25T22:44:17.014-05:00I went with a classmate of mine...we had just grad...I went with a classmate of mine...we had just graduated from high school in Chicago Heights....I have a framed original poster of the concert hanging in my living room with my ticket also inside the frame...printed on the ticket was the price of admission for the 3 days: $12.00...people of all ages who visit marvel at the display.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-29343908742217514592017-01-01T15:08:06.553-06:002017-01-01T15:08:06.553-06:00Hey i remember that festival ,had a great time .Ro...Hey i remember that festival ,had a great time .Rode up there in a 1964 vw painted purple and flat black.Ronnie Sheilds vw. hey cuz had a wild time ,Rndy Odomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-68083753848777690342016-12-10T18:50:04.527-06:002016-12-10T18:50:04.527-06:00Drove my 59 chevy there with 5 friends . the car w...Drove my 59 chevy there with 5 friends . the car was painted with dayglow art work with an iguana on the roof. Great show ,on the way back we all got busted in NO, over 18 got turned loose on the street,under 18 had to go to juvi. Great show but bummer in NO<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-88644070255675912362016-06-18T00:29:16.643-05:002016-06-18T00:29:16.643-05:00I'm pretty sure that my band, Goatleg, played ...I'm pretty sure that my band, Goatleg, played on Monday morning, before Potliquor. I remember listening to Santana, Its A Beautiful Day, The Youngbloods, the Airplane, the Dead and maybe a couple of others. We kinda knew the Airplane from partying with them in NO after they played the Warehouse, so we spent most of the day hanging out with them backstage. Lots of fun.Bobby Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260598633153223853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-41120621841223005022016-05-04T20:24:34.262-05:002016-05-04T20:24:34.262-05:00It was my first music festival. I was 16 and remem...It was my first music festival. I was 16 and remember Janis, Airplane and Santana best. I think Santana came on after Janis. Lots of people had left the stage area and missed a great performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-1018242503973961822016-04-03T17:03:29.932-05:002016-04-03T17:03:29.932-05:00I was there and did take a bunch of pictures of th...I was there and did take a bunch of pictures of the bands. Still have them around somewhere. I will have to take a look for them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182970163594566854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-32664162741092957092015-11-18T15:49:41.015-06:002015-11-18T15:49:41.015-06:00I was there and camped out, Being from NO and 21 a...I was there and camped out, Being from NO and 21 at the time, I happened to be with some biker friends that rode with the Galloping Gooses. They rode Harley's from the city, but I had a Barracuda, They were deemed as security and things almost got out of hand a few times. The music was classic. I was a freshman at LSU in '66 with Pete Maravich, and had transferred to USL ( The party school at the time). Had a blast. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-4190712273128390712015-07-24T00:15:41.441-05:002015-07-24T00:15:41.441-05:00was there a 1% biker had a Harley motorcycle all c...was there a 1% biker had a Harley motorcycle all chromed out even the frame was chromed with a for sale sign on it as I stood there looking at it the owner walked up & asked if I had $5000.00 dollars to buy it when I told him no he said get the hell away from my bike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-72021275065462394282014-04-27T03:15:32.143-05:002014-04-27T03:15:32.143-05:00"LaFlame was younger then and had shoulder-le..."LaFlame was younger then and had shoulder-length hair. . . ." Yeah. I was 15 (turned 16 on September 17), and I remember thinking he was in danger of getting his hair caught between the bow and the strings. I was only there for the last day, or I guess it was the last day. As I recall, the next day was the first day of school. The person who provided the ride was leaving just as the Grateful Dead were getting started.Charlie Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842741666013229682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-69750095515008192702014-03-18T18:26:26.102-05:002014-03-18T18:26:26.102-05:00Santana was really cool - you know that he got his...Santana was really cool - you know that he got his Doctorate in Percussion at LSU. Go to my listing for posters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-76298290954046508992014-03-18T18:21:25.226-05:002014-03-18T18:21:25.226-05:00Hey, they "dumped me out" at Southern Mi...Hey, they "dumped me out" at Southern Miss for "Rush Week" that Monday Morning after the festival - I couldn't rite my name in the ground with a stick. Fortunately (or maybe not) I was already committed to ATO, so they didn't care what shape I was in. Go to my listing for posters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-24136211330682290372014-03-18T18:13:22.828-05:002014-03-18T18:13:22.828-05:00They had sandwiches and water, but we didn't d...They had sandwiches and water, but we didn't do water in our Jack. Go to my listing for posters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-31033000980881642982014-03-18T18:10:54.192-05:002014-03-18T18:10:54.192-05:00I hope that you got to see Janis. Go to my listin...I hope that you got to see Janis. Go to my listing for posters - brought them back and thank goodness that my brother, George, saved them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-10327421480128474112014-03-18T18:07:39.331-05:002014-03-18T18:07:39.331-05:00When Iron Butterfly played the "long version&...When Iron Butterfly played the "long version", that was cool. Got posters that I brought back - see my listing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-80384340768601914672014-03-18T18:04:58.804-05:002014-03-18T18:04:58.804-05:00Are you sure that he wasn't there - must have ...Are you sure that he wasn't there - must have been Dr. John, the night tripper, which was a great late-night show. I'll never forget it, which is why I saved the posters- go to my listing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-60246766733285057122014-03-18T18:01:05.231-05:002014-03-18T18:01:05.231-05:00My uncle's yacht was up in the trees on the ba...My uncle's yacht was up in the trees on the back-bay - the whole place was a mess. We went to the festival anyway and it was a blast. We didn't know what the guys next to us were smoking (We were from Jackson and had Camels and Jack.), but we were fine. Go to my listing for a poster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-21317327202161973592014-03-18T17:54:20.904-05:002014-03-18T17:54:20.904-05:00Left Jackson in a '58 Shit-blue Plymouth Wagon...Left Jackson in a '58 Shit-blue Plymouth Wagon and made it there and back. Go to my listing for a poster - I've got some in REALLY good shape. The guy that I promised this one to's uncle lived right next to the track, but I've got a bunch more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-71934588759082335822014-03-18T17:43:53.510-05:002014-03-18T17:43:53.510-05:00They will always be CTA to us hippies. Go to my l...They will always be CTA to us hippies. Go to my listing for a poster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-60310882967296966342014-03-18T17:41:03.546-05:002014-03-18T17:41:03.546-05:00Go to my listing - I have a bunch more to sell.Go to my listing - I have a bunch more to sell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-8378271060851129052014-03-18T17:34:47.683-05:002014-03-18T17:34:47.683-05:00I've got posters - check me out on EBay - good...I've got posters - check me out on EBay - good posters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-34825318572714451732014-03-18T17:18:01.000-05:002014-03-18T17:18:01.000-05:00Go look @ my listing. Can't sell you the one ...Go look @ my listing. Can't sell you the one that's listed - promised it to a "Prairieville" guy, but I'm listing a bunch more as soon as I get back home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-15158752623494463852014-03-18T17:13:58.150-05:002014-03-18T17:13:58.150-05:00Look at the poster that I listed - I promised this...Look at the poster that I listed - I promised this one to a "Prairieville" person, but I have a bunch more to list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-67322636731561319602014-03-05T15:13:53.865-06:002014-03-05T15:13:53.865-06:00I live here in Prairieville and cannot find any da...I live here in Prairieville and cannot find any damn pictures of the bands at all. I hear all the young adults who were there and they said it was awesome.There are a couple of photos of the police at the Canes in Praireville they got out of the local paper. There are some really good stories about the old track and the famous people that raced there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-6363766959813191402014-03-04T16:03:04.023-06:002014-03-04T16:03:04.023-06:00I was too young back in those days, I was 9, but I...I was too young back in those days, I was 9, but I keep hearing all of my older friends and the great concert at the Prairieville race track and no damn pictures. There has to be some of the concert somewhere, there are a couple from the Baton Rouge paper at the Canes restaurant in Prairieville mounted on a wall inside. A guy I work with, his Dad ran the BR International speed way and there are some big racing names that drove on that asphalt track. The Labonte's, Red Farmer and many, many more. Got plenty pics of the racers and their cars available. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082588386200559982.post-22043999539244744712013-10-30T15:49:30.574-05:002013-10-30T15:49:30.574-05:00I was there. Everyone I have read has a better mem...I was there. Everyone I have read has a better memory than I do. Three of us left Meridian, Ms in a VW. I especially remember Iron Butterfly and Janis. I also remember only having some kind of pop tart and some kind of sandwich to eat. It was summer hot but somehow it didn't seem to matter as much then as it does now that im 64. It is a great memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com