Of all the images snapped during the original Aug. 15-17, 1969 Woodstock hippie
weekend, one stands above all: a young couple huddled together in a blanket,
standing alone in a sea of people lying on wet ground.
The photo by Burk Uzzle is on the cover of the original "Woodstock" album in 1970 and the
movie poster.
Two summers later, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline married. They still live less than an hour's drive from the original concert site of
Bethel, New York. They met only three months before Woodstock, at the bar where Nick worked.
Today Nick works for the Orange County,
New York Department of Housing. Bobbi is
a resident nurse at the elementary school in their hometown of Pine Bush.
Nick said: “When we look at that photo I don't see Bobbi and me. I see our
generation."
I remember the late BJ reporter Jim Dettling, who was at Woodstock for the fun and not to cover it, calling us and saying what a great time he was having. Neither one of us knew Jim was part of music history.
I remember the late BJ reporter Jim Dettling, who was at Woodstock for the fun and not to cover it, calling us and saying what a great time he was having. Neither one of us knew Jim was part of music history.
To read the entire article, click on
No comments:
Post a Comment