Back_NN1 to_II the_AT Garden_NN1 ,_, Without_IW the_AT Shock_NN1 ,_, or_CC All_DB That_DD1 Mud_NN1 BETHEL_NN1 ,_, N.Y._NP1 ,_, Aug._NPM1 16_MC --_JJ Tie-dye_NN1 and_CC peace_NN1 symbols_NN2 were_VBDR everywhere_RL at_II the_AT Bethel_NP1 Woods_NP1 Center_NN1 for_IF the_AT Arts_NN2 on_II Saturday_NPD1 ,_, and_CC many_DA2 of_IO the_AT people_NN wearing_VVG them_PPHO2 were_VBDR pointing_VVG at_II a_AT1 grassy_JJ hillside_NN1 and_CC saying_VVG ,_, "_" When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ here_RL in_II 1969_MC ...._... "_" 
Forty_MC years_NNT2 after_II the_AT Woodstock_NP1 Music_NN1 and_CC Art_NN1 Fair_NN1 was_VBDZ held_VVN on_II the_AT site_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ was_VBDZ Max_NP1 Yasgur_NP1 's_GE dairy_NN1 farm_NN1 ,_, Bethel_NP1 Woods_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT obvious_JJ anniversary_NN1 stop_NN1 for_IF the_AT Heroes_NN2 of_IO Woodstock_NP1 tour_NN1 ,_, featuring_VVG groups_NN2 --_JJ Jefferson_NP1 Starship_NP1 ,_, Ten_MC Years_NNT2 After_CS ,_, Canned_JJ Heat_NN1 --_NN1 whose_DDQGE members_NN2 performed_VVN at_II the_AT festival_NN1 on_II Aug._NPM1 15_MC to_II 17_MC ,_, 1969_MC ._. 
Sam_NP1 Yasgur_NP1 ,_, Max_NP1 's_GE son_NN1 ,_, said_VVD from_II the_AT stage_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE father_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN overjoyed_JJ that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ still_RR "_" fun_JJ and_CC music_NN1 "_" on_II the_AT land_NN1 ._. 
Things_NN2 were_VBDR different_JJ ,_, to_TO say_VVI the_AT least_RRT ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT gate_NN1 crashing_VVG ,_, no_AT mud_NN1 ,_, no_AT shortage_NN1 of_IO food_NN1 ,_, no_AT warnings_NN2 of_IO bad_JJ LSD_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sold-out_JJ crowd_NN1 of_IO 15,000_MC was_VBDZ less_DAR than_CSN 5_MC percent_NNU of_IO Woodstock_NP1 's_GE estimated_JJ attendance_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR restrictions_NN2 :_: Most_DAT of_IO the_AT original_JJ festival_NN1 's_GE natural_JJ amphitheater_NN1 was_VBDZ off_II limits_NN2 ._. 
(_( The_AT stage_NN1 was_VBDZ elsewhere_RL ,_, under_II a_AT1 shed_NN1 roof_NN1 with_IW reserved_JJ seats_NN2 and_CC lawn_NN1 seating_VVG beyond_RL ._. )_) 
Marijuana_NN1 fumes_NN2 were_VBDR still_RR in_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX so_RG thick_JJ ._. 
The_AT Heroes_NN2 of_IO Woodstock_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 summer_NNT1 package_NN1 tour_NN1 headlined_VVD by_II Jefferson_NP1 Starship_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ led_VVN by_II its_APPGE only_JJ Jefferson_NP1 Airplane_NP1 member_NN1 ,_, Paul_NP1 Kantner_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Bethel_NP1 Woods_NP1 lineup_NN1 also_RR included_VVN Country_NN1 Joe_NP1 McDonald_NP1 ,_, performing_VVG solo_RR between_II sets_NN2 ,_, and_CC Big_JJ Brother_NN1 and_CC the_AT Holding_JJ Company_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ once_RR Janis_NP1 Joplin_NP1 's_GE group_NN1 (_( although_CS Joplin_NP1 brought_VVD her_APPGE Kozmic_JJ Blues_NN2 Band_NN1 to_II Woodstock_NP1 ,_, not_XX Big_JJ Brother_NN1 )_) ._. 
The_AT 40th-anniversary_JJ concert_NN1 included_VVD two_MC other_JJ Woodstock_NP1 alumni_NN2 :_: the_AT Levon_NP1 Helm_NP1 Band_NN1 --_NN1 Mr._NNB Helm_NP1 played_VVD drums_NN2 and_CC sang_VVD with_IW the_AT Band_NN1 at_II Woodstock_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC Mountain_NN1 ._. 
Leslie_NP1 West_ND1 ,_, Mountain_NN1 's_GE guitarist_NN1 and_CC singer_NN1 ,_, made_VVD it_PPH1 an_AT1 occasion_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD married_JJ onstage_JJ ,_, proceeding_VVG with_IW his_APPGE bride_NN1 ,_, Jenni_NP1 Maurer_NP1 ,_, under_II a_AT1 canopy_NN1 of_IO upraised_JJ electric_JJ guitars_NN2 ._. 
Nostalgia_NN1 reigned_VVD ,_, perhaps_RR more_RRR in_II the_AT audience_NN1 than_CSN onstage_JJ ,_, where_CS performers_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI much_RR about_II the_AT 1969_MC festival_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT Heroes_NN2 of_IO Woodstock_NP1 also_RR ran_VVD into_II reality_NN1 ._. 
Psychedelic-era_JJ innovators_NN2 have_VH0 turned_VVN into_II their_APPGE own_DA tribute_NN1 bands_NN2 ._. 
Inevitably_RR this_DD1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 oldies_NN2 concert_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX the_AT startling_JJ experiments_NN2 of_IO young_JJ musicians_NN2 out_RP to_TO change_VVI the_AT world_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 re-creation_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 used_VMK to_TO have_VHI acid_NN1 flashbacks_NN2 ,_, "_" said_VVD Peter_NP1 Albin_NP1 from_II Big_JJ Brother_NN1 ._. 
"_" Now_RT we_PPIS2 have_VH0 acid_NN1 reflux_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT concert_NN1 began_VVD with_IW a_AT1 15-year-old_JJ guitarist_NN1 ,_, Conrad_NP1 Oberg_NP1 ,_, emulating_VVG Jimi_NP1 Hendrix_NP1 's_GE screaming_NN1 ,_, swooping_VVG version_NN1 of_IO "_" The_AT Star-Spangled_JJ Banner_NN1 ,_, "_" minus_II any_DD shock_NN1 value_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Mr._NNB McDonald_NP1 led_VVD his_APPGE "_" Fish_NN Cheer_VV0 "_" with_IW "_" Gim_VV0 me_PPIO1 an_AT1 F_ZZ1 !_! ,_, "_" it_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT surprise_NN1 that_CST the_AT four_MC letters_NN2 did_VDD not_XX spell_VVI f-i-s-h_NN ._. 
What_DDQ the_AT anniversary_NN1 show_NN1 remembered_VVN from_II the_AT 1960s_MC2 was_VBDZ still_RR unresolved_JJ :_: a_AT1 jumble_NN1 of_IO protest_NN1 and_CC hedonism_NN1 ,_, audacity_NN1 and_CC reconfigured_VVD roots_NN2 ,_, joys_NN2 and_CC fears_NN2 ._. 
Performances_NN2 like_II Country_NN1 Joe_NP1 's_GE "_" Death_NN1 Sound_NN1 Blues_NN2 "_" (_( backed_VVN by_II Canned_JJ Heat_NN1 )_) and_CC Jefferson_NP1 Starship_NP1 's_GE "_" Wooden_JJ Ships_NN2 "_" conjured_VVD the_AT apocalyptic_JJ anxieties_NN2 that_CST filled_VVD the_AT '60s_MC2 alongside_II the_AT hippie_NN1 bliss_NN1 ._. 
Mr._NNB McDonald_NP1 also_RR sang_VVD Vietnam_NP1 protest_NN1 songs_NN2 and_CC read_VV0 the_AT names_NN2 of_IO local_JJ soldiers_NN2 killed_VVN in_II Vietnam_NP1 ,_, Iraq_NP1 and_CC Afghanistan_NP1 ._. 
Time_NNT1 has_VHZ eroded_VVN band_NN1 lineups_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR lead_VV0 singers_NN2 ._. 
Mr._NNB Kantner_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO three_MC in_II Jefferson_NP1 Airplane_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT two_MC more_DAR spectacular_JJ ones_NN2 (_( Grace_NP1 Slick_NN1 and_CC Marty_NP1 Balin_NP1 )_) are_VBR not_XX in_II his_APPGE Starship_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ plays_VVZ its_APPGE Airplane_NN1 songs_NN2 more_RGR bombastically_RR than_CSN the_AT 1960s_MC2 band_NN1 ._. 
Of_IO the_AT other_JJ bands_NN2 on_II Saturday_NPD1 only_JJ Mountain_NN1 used_VVD its_APPGE original_JJ (_( and_CC still_RR forceful_JJ )_) lead_VV0 singer_NN1 ,_, Mr._NNB West_ND1 ,_, rasping_VVG and_CC yowling_VVG and_CC making_VVG his_APPGE guitar_NN1 sear_NN1 through_II a_AT1 flamboyant_JJ set_NN1 that_CST ,_, strangely_RR ,_, did_VDD not_XX include_VVI "_" For_IF Yasgur_NP1 's_GE Farm_NN1 ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Helm_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS survived_VVD throat_NN1 cancer_NN1 ,_, usually_RR sings_VVZ with_IW his_APPGE band_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Larry_NP1 Campbell_NP1 ,_, Mr._NNB Helm_NP1 's_GE musical_JJ director_NN1 ,_, announced_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II "_" vocal_JJ rest_NN1 "_" for_IF this_DD1 show_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 applied_VVD his_APPGE muscle_NN1 to_II drumming_NN1 ._. 
Alvin_NP1 Lee_NP1 ,_, the_AT guitarist_NN1 and_CC singer_NN1 who_PNQS led_VVD Ten_MC Years_NNT2 After_CS ,_, has_VHZ been_VBN replaced_VVN by_II Joe_NP1 Gooch_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS matches_VVZ Mr._NNB Lee_NP1 's_GE speed_NN1 but_CCB not_XX his_APPGE ferocity_NN1 ._. 
Band_NN1 boundaries_NN2 have_VH0 blurred_VVN ._. 
Jefferson_NP1 Starship_NP1 now_RT includes_VVZ David_NP1 Freiberg_NP1 ,_, formerly_RR of_IO the_AT '60s_MC2 San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 band_NN1 Quicksilver_NN1 Messenger_NN1 Service_NN1 ._. 
Mid-set_VV0 Mr._NNB Freiberg_NP1 ,_, the_AT guitarist_NN1 Gary_NP1 Duncan_NP1 (_( also_RR from_II Quicksilver_NP1 )_) and_CC Tom_NP1 Constanten_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 Grateful_JJ Dead_JJ keyboardist_NN1 at_II Woodstock_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR featured_VVN in_II songs_NN2 associated_VVN with_IW the_AT Dead_JJ ._. 
The_AT Starship_NP1 's_GE finale_NN1 ,_, with_IW guests_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT Beatles_NP2 '_GE "_" With_IW a_AT1 Little_JJ Help_NN1 From_II My_APPGE Friends_NN2 "_" arranged_VVN a_II21 la_II22 Joe_NP1 Cocker_NP1 at_II Woodstock_NP1 and_CC fronted_VVN by_II two_MC belters_NN2 ,_, Cathy_NP1 Richardson_NP1 (_( who_PNQS takes_VVZ Grace_NP1 Slick_NN1 's_GE parts_NN2 in_II Jefferson_NP1 Starship_NP1 )_) and_CC Sophia_NP1 Ramos_NP1 (_( the_AT leather-lunged_JJ Joplin_NP1 imitator_NN1 for_IF Big_JJ Brother_NN1 )_) ._. 
Throughout_II the_AT eight-hour_JJ concert_NN1 ,_, the_AT music_NN1 kept_VVD touching_VVG down_RP in_II the_AT blues_NN2 ._. 
Much_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN called_VVN "_" Guitar_NN1 Heroes_NN2 of_IO Woodstock_NP1 ,_, "_" with_IW extended_JJ jams_NN2 from_II Mountain_NN1 ,_, Ten_MC Years_NNT2 After_CS and_CC Canned_JJ Heat_NN1 ._. 
Canned_JJ Heat_NN1 included_VVD three_MC 1960s_MC2 members_NN2 :_: Fito_NP1 de_FW la_FW Parra_NP1 on_II drums_NN2 ,_, Larry_NP1 Taylor_NP1 on_II guitar_NN1 or_CC bass_JJ and_CC Harvey_NP1 Mandel_NP1 on_II lead_NN1 guitar_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS played_VVD in_II vintage_JJ psychedelic_JJ style_NN1 :_: sustained_JJ ,_, distorted_VVN ,_, wayward_JJ lines_NN2 ._. 
Canned_JJ Heat_NN1 also_RR backed_VVN another_DD1 Woodstock_NP1 performer_NN1 :_: Jocko_NP1 Marcellino_NP1 from_II Sha_VM Na_FU Na_FU ,_, singing_VVG blues_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Levon_NP1 Helm_NP1 Band_NN1 's_GE closing_JJ set_NN1 included_VVD Band_NN1 songs_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR sung_VVN by_II Amy_NP1 Helm_NP1 (_( his_APPGE daughter_NN1 )_) ,_, Mr._NNB Campbell_NP1 ,_, Teresa_NP1 Williams_NP1 and_CC Brian_NP1 Mitchell_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB much_DA1 of_IO its_APPGE set_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 American_JJ travelogue_NN1 ,_, dipping_VVG into_II blues_NN2 ,_, R_ZZ1 &B;_NULL and_CC country_NN1 ,_, mentioning_VVG places_NN2 in_II Tennessee_NP1 ,_, Texas_NP1 and_CC Louisiana_NP1 ._. 
