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Taking Woodstock is the funny, touching, and true story of Elliot Tiber, the man who was instrumental in arranging the site for the original Woodstock Concert. Elliot, whose parents owned an upstate New York motel, was working in Greenwich Village in the summer of 1969. He socialized with... read more
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Taking Woodstock is based on a true story of how Elliot Tiber brought the Concert Woodstock to his town in 1969. He talks about his life, family, friends, and struggles he went through throughout his life. It goes very detailed into Elliot’s “other” life he had, and the struggles and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Elliot Tiber: The man who brought Woodstock to his parents run down motel. If it was not for Elliot Tiber there would have been no wood stock
- Mike Lang: The director of the Woodstock Festival, the one who put it all together.
- Mrs. Tiber: Elliot's mom and the owner of the motel. She ran the motel and was in charge everyone had to listen to her.
- Mr. Tiber: Elliot's father he was all so the owner of the motel. He fixed everything around the motel, he had faith in Elliot and was very laid back.
- Max Yasgur: Add a description of this character.
- Georgette
- Janis Joplin
- Vilma
- Victor
- Scott
- Kornfeld
- Momma
- White Lake
- Eliyahu
- Rosenman
- Roberts
- Barry
- Frank
- Jim
- Woodstock
- Faye Dunaway
- Goldstein
- Buick
- Mark Rothko
- Bella
Quotes edit
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“I have climbed the mountain-at least the one that was placed before me.”
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“The journey is more important than the destination.”
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“People are going to read about you tomorrow and how really groovy you were.”
Richie Havens
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Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.7662092
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Educators
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Biographies & Memoirs › Gay
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Entertainers
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Nonfiction
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups
- Books › Entertainment › Music
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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