Total Destruction in Cargo Shorts
It is Woodstock season y’all! Upon the release of Netflix’s take on Woodstock 99 we are back to break it down. While Ryan and Parks both agree that this documentary is superior to its predecessor, it still has its hang ups. You asked, we answered. This is Podcast 99’s take on TRAINWRECK!
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Karyn and Sara went to Woodstock 99 while still attending high school. Never having been to a giant festival they did not know what to expect, but the resilience of youth powered surged through them the entire weekend and they survived the fires, assholes, mosh pits, and everything else Woodstock threw at them unscathed. This is a feel good survivor story for sure.
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This week we welcome back our survivor Andy Theiss. Andy if you remember he kept a concise record of his time at Woodstock 99. Known for not only keeping a diary at Woodstock but also watching a ton of movies and eating a ton of food. We brought him back to talk the HBO documentary, Woodstock 94, and more reflections of 99.
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This week’s survivor is Primo Kimo, Primo and his pals spent that fateful weekend in the lap of luxury compared to our other survivors. They arrived in an RV stocked with supplies and their very own toilet. They funded their trip with the sale of bootleg shirts and watched the place burn drive-in style. There was also a problem with their septic tank.
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NorDog is the exact person you have been wanting us to interview (besides Durst of course). He raged, rioted, partied, and survived. This is a fully loaded story complete with nicknames, 300 joints, young man’s ambition, and everything else you would want from a Woodstock 99 story.
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We change things up; Parks interviews a survivor for the first time. Brooke traveled all the way from Idaho to get to Woodstock 99. She had some great times and made some new friends, but the tone of her trip quickly changed from celebratory to one of caution. Brooke’s story is a first for PC99; she details some harrowing moments with some aggressive festival goers. She also happened to witness some pivotal moments in the chaos of the festival. This story is an essential listen.
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Syd is a lifer, a true rock and roll warrior. He attended Woodstock 99 at age 17, lost his friends, hit the Whirlpool King’s joint, raved, passed out from heat, and made it home safely. Not to mention he now runs a badass hot sauce company called Ballyhoo Hot Sauce. This is a good one folks!
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Tamera joined our last survivor Aaron at Woodstock 99. While she enjoyed plenty of music there were plenty of terrifying moments that stay with her to this day. This is one of the survivor stories that really leaves you wondering how and why things went so south at the festival as well as how do we keep it from happening again? We cannot thank her enough for sharing her experience.
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The Disco Demolition has gone down as one of the most negative reactions to a seemingly innocent cultural movement. Filled with racial and societal implications, the Disco Demolition is as sad as it is ridiculous. Join us as we revisit the night when thousands of rowdy baseball fans gathered to blow up a giant crate of disco records.
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The Culture Dumps team (along with guest Audra Isadora) gears up for the most celebrated women’s music festival of all time, Lilith Fair! What started as the brain child of Sarah McLachlan and ended as a now forgotten chapter in popular music has just as many layers to the story one would expect from a Culture Dump. Girls to the front!
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