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re: That time hippies came to Pointe Coupee Parish - 1971 Festival of Life
Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:27 pm to member12
Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:27 pm to member12
I sneaked in with a few friends. Lots of drugs. People bathing in the river. Hot very poorly organized. Little food or water. Saw no law enforcement of any kind at the site. Supposedly security was by a motorcycle gang. Those out of state kids that came there had no idea of what they were going to deal with. Memorable times.
This post was edited on 7/3/18 at 9:56 pm
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Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:31 pm to member12
The ingredients for a good story:
40,000 hippies
A makeshift stage on an isolated batture
Louisiana summer heat
Inadequate food, water, and facilities
Abundance of cheap drugs
Strongest river current in the country
40,000 hippies
A makeshift stage on an isolated batture
Louisiana summer heat
Inadequate food, water, and facilities
Abundance of cheap drugs
Strongest river current in the country
Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:43 pm to member12
Can remember my mom and grandparents talking about this. Grandfather farmed the land this was held on. He said he would find syringes/etc for years and years after the event. Can also remember my mom talking about them catching hippies bathing with their garden hose at night.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:44 pm to dinosaur
A local we met sitting in line at the ferry crossing told us about a little bridge that crossed the canal. We thought we had a free pass through the woods until we walked up on a pup tent. That's when one of the motorcycle gang "security guards" came out of the tent brandishing a Rem. 700 BDL. Never forget that rifle. The guy was a Manson look alike. We ended up paying him $20 to turn his head (and put down the rifle) long enough for us to slip through the woods. He threatened to shoot us if his boss showed up before we got out of sight. I seriously doubt the gun was loaded, but we didn't wait around to find out.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:47 pm to member12
quote:
“frick you. Let’s boogie,” responded a member of the crowd.
Great, this will come to mind the next time someone calls for a moment of silence and I’ll have to stifle a giggle
Posted on 7/3/18 at 9:58 pm to Tigerhead
You should check out that documentary link I posted above. A lot of the things you mentioned are also mentioned there. For one they said there were reports of many drownings in the river but because so many were were unknown, no Id, maybe came alone, they were unidentified and there must have been many families that never knew what became of their kid.
Also that the locals would drive by by boat and drop anchor and watch the hundreds of girls bathing and hanging out naked.
there’s even some footage of it.
Also, The promoter committed suicide in 2005 eta: after apparently having a very successful life.
Also that the locals would drive by by boat and drop anchor and watch the hundreds of girls bathing and hanging out naked.
there’s even some footage of it. Also, The promoter committed suicide in 2005 eta: after apparently having a very successful life.
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Posted on 7/3/18 at 10:05 pm to Havoc
quote:
LINK
Pretty decent documentary on it.
Thanks for posting. I enjoyed it.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 10:41 pm to Havoc
I had forgotten that they tried to organize another festival in 2005. I don't think I could see a bunch of SJW's wondering around New Roads today.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 10:49 pm to DeafJam73
"The man is in the window!"
Posted on 7/3/18 at 10:53 pm to LongueCarabine
The deputy in that scene is interviewed in the documentary of this festival.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 11:10 pm to LongueCarabine
How much Easy Rider did they make in that area?
Posted on 7/3/18 at 11:12 pm to Havoc
Just watched it and that was great. Brought back a flood of memories.
After my little group bribed our way past the security guard, we found ourselves in a fairly thick stand of woods. It was dark and we had no idea where we were, so we just walked toward the music that was coming from the stage. When we finally broke out of the woods, we were right along side the stage, but there was a plywood wall between us and the crowd. We followed the wall around till it ended and the view that met us was surreal. You could see the crowd stretching off into the distance for what looked like hundreds of yards. Everyone was sitting on the bare ground and there was more or less clear air for maybe a foot above their heads. But then there was a one to two foot thick cloud of marijuana smoke that looked dense enough to walk on. The lights from the stage made it seem impenetrable, like the way your headlights light up a dense fog. So I had to laugh when the guy from Stephen Still's group said they couldn't see the crowd from the stage.
I really felt sorry for the out of state crowd. Like they said, they had no idea what they were getting into. I grew up in south Louisiana, camping, fishing, hunting, so I was better prepared. Backpack full of snacks, jugs of water, mosquito repellent. I even packed a roll of plastic sheeting that we used for shelter from the rain. Some people had nothing but the clothes on their back.
One last thing, the locals were awesome! They went out of their way to help however they could and were very patient with the crowds of people. At least that was my experience.
Thanks for the link Havoc.
After my little group bribed our way past the security guard, we found ourselves in a fairly thick stand of woods. It was dark and we had no idea where we were, so we just walked toward the music that was coming from the stage. When we finally broke out of the woods, we were right along side the stage, but there was a plywood wall between us and the crowd. We followed the wall around till it ended and the view that met us was surreal. You could see the crowd stretching off into the distance for what looked like hundreds of yards. Everyone was sitting on the bare ground and there was more or less clear air for maybe a foot above their heads. But then there was a one to two foot thick cloud of marijuana smoke that looked dense enough to walk on. The lights from the stage made it seem impenetrable, like the way your headlights light up a dense fog. So I had to laugh when the guy from Stephen Still's group said they couldn't see the crowd from the stage.
I really felt sorry for the out of state crowd. Like they said, they had no idea what they were getting into. I grew up in south Louisiana, camping, fishing, hunting, so I was better prepared. Backpack full of snacks, jugs of water, mosquito repellent. I even packed a roll of plastic sheeting that we used for shelter from the rain. Some people had nothing but the clothes on their back.
One last thing, the locals were awesome! They went out of their way to help however they could and were very patient with the crowds of people. At least that was my experience.
Thanks for the link Havoc.
This post was edited on 7/3/18 at 11:14 pm
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