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Young Men with Unlimited Capital: The Story of Woodstock

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Overall, YOUNG MEN WITH UNLIMITED CAPITAL is a hilarious, quirky, action-filled story with wry, sympathetic characters who get themselves embroiled in excruciating yet hysterical situations. Dialogue, peppered with 60's "love child"-speak is biting and funny. The climax, the festival itself is full of misadventures, last minute, death-defying heroics and happy endings all around.

The premise-- that two men with a lot of money but little direction get in over their heads when planning a massive rock concert-- opens the doors for alot of funny behind-the-scenes tales of woe. That the backdrop is the most legendary music gathering in America's history only makes it more appealing. Though the piece has a decidedly slapstick tone, underlying themes of true friendship, the triumph of goodness, and the love of family are deftly woven in. What a pleasure to read! And all capers are visually interesting and active, with witty dialogue or commentary running throughout. Readers young, old, and nostalgic will have a great time with this.

I am not a book reader, probably to my discredit. But not only did I read this one, I read it twice. It is a truly fascinating account of how Woodstock came to be. After reading it, one will be more amazed than ever that the event happened at all, once one sees all that these two guys overcame or endured to bring it about. It is a captivating and entertaining book.

I was at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. I was young.

This book is an amazing, and surprisingly humorous, inside look at the machinations I never saw. The sometimes bizarre efforts that made Woodstock possible.

Even if you don't agree with the Woodstock sentiment, you should buy this book as a reference to THE icon of 1960s America.