Total Destruction in Cargo Shorts
Well folks, according to Ryan, this very well could be the mother of all Survivor Stories. Dave appeared in the often referenced by us Vh1 series “100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock and Roll” where he gives a brief jail house interview. Why was he in jail? Well, it’s because he got arrested at Woodstock 99. Other highlights include naked roller blading, toxic waste baths, and being front row for Korn.
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David Blaustein was such a joy to talk with, we had to break it into 2 parts. This episode focuses more on his work on the Netflix documentary Trainwreck. We also dive into his analysis and perspective on Woodstock 99 and its aftermath.
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David Blaustein is a former entertainment correspondent and movie critic for ABC News Radio. He is featured in the Netflix documentary Trainwreck. David gave such a comprehensive interview, full of insights and a clear memory of the festival. There was so much to talk about, this will be a two part survivor story.
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Nick is a Canadian Woodstock 99 attendee who seemed to have the best luck out of most of our survivors. Despite crowd surfing huge distances he always managed to meet up with his crew and managed to make it home in one dirt covered piece. He describes what it was like seeing hordes of Canadians flea the crowd to make room for Kid Rock fans as well as the difference between the George Clinton audience and the Korn audience.
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This week’s survivor is Christian. Christian spotted himself in the Netflix doc and the memories started flooding in. He took a shower in the notorious shower stalls, got separated from his group and left the festival without his buddies, went to the raves, and smoked laced weed, on purpose. This is a classic Woodstock 99 tale that we are sure you will enjoy more than Christian enjoyed his time at Woodstock 99.
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This is one of the cutest and best survivor stories we have heard. Two gals enter Woodstock in search of killer tunes and good times and they find both, and then some! Jen and Amy are lifelong friends who wanted to come on the show to tell the world about their amazing weekend and to show that despite the general narrative of Woodstock 99, it was possible for two young women to have an awesome time.
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Morely came down from Canada with his buds to enjoy the music at Woodstock 99. While they did enjoy seeing their fellow countrymen (and women) like The Tragically Hip and Alanis Morissette, they got more than they bargained for at the rave and the riots. Oh Canada, this is a good one!
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Heather appears in the new Netflix documentary Trainwreck. She was only 14 years old when she went to Woodstock 99. Her story is pretty amazing; she got lucky numerous times. Heather stayed until Monday morning and witness some intense aftermath from the looting. Parks takes the helm on this interview.
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Finally after almost a whole year we are back with another survivor story! This week’s survivor is Matt L.. Matt had a killer time at Woodstock 99 and hit many of the major checklist moments including Limp Bizkit, looting, the rave, and escaping with his sanity in tact. This is a perfect story to get us back into Woodstock 99 mode.
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This week Ryan is joined by Eric D, the mind behind Meth Syndicate. They discuss one of the staples of 1990’s television advertising: “Pure Moods.” What began as a compilation of the most cutting edge music the easy listening genre had to offer ended as a minor footnote in popular culture.
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