and we'll meet dimitri polly talk to take the art pole dancing to entirely new life. well it was 50 years ago that some 400000 people descended on max yeah farm near woodstock new york for what amounted to a hippies utopian dream namely 4 days of sex drugs and rock n roll as far as the eye could see janis joplin the who and crosby stills and nash all joined hendrix and many others for what became a legendary lineup and even though heavy rains in the unexpected numbers turned it into something of a mud fest the euphoria of freedom prevailed. woodstock festival one of the most famous festivals of all time half a century ago. and the town of woodstock today their own mind is everywhere from peace signs to tie dyes sixty's hippie culture is still ever present but has woodstock become somewhat of a. mock hedrick has rose souvenir shop on the town's main street for over 20 years he says woodstock merchandise didn't play a role 50 years ago. to the best my knowledge there was never assured. that no other marketing stuff came after the for. here in the town you know we still