The 60's were a turbulent decade. The assassination of JFK kept us fixated on the TV for days and gave us an insecurity that other decades had not felt before. Those of us growing into our own during the 60's were also very much affected by the war in Vietnam. We would all watch the "war lotto" to see which of our friends and loved ones would go across the world to fight in a country that we had not even known had existed. ... http://www.squidoo.com/woodstock_69 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:23:43 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:37:28 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/woodstock_69 The 60's were a turbulent decade. The assassination of JFK kept us fixated on the TV for days and gave us an insecurity that other decades had not felt before. Those of us growing into our own during the 60's were also very much affected by the war in Vietnam. We would all watch the "war lotto" to see which of our friends and loved ones would go across the world to fight in a country that we had not even known had existed. For me, like other teens my age,  the lotto was especially painful as I had a brother that was just 2 years older than I was and I wasn't ready to let him or my other friends leave our safe, secure Long Island town. The 60's was also showing pains from the growing racial issues that faced us all. Segregation, desegregation, marches on Washington. We all needed to become equals. Many families were separated by what has been termed the "generation gap". Parents not knowing what their children were doing and children learning not to trust anyone over 30. There was confusion and mis-trust between the "straight" and the "heads", music was going in directions that most didn't understand. The world was spinning out of control and we were all angry about something. Then for 3 days in 1969 the world stood still Friday August 15th, Saturday August 16th, and Sunday August 17th This was Woodstock and our world and lives would be forever changed! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:37:28 -0600