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15 Aug 2009 14:59

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Culture: When it came to Woodstock, hippies > health code violations

  • I walked up to him and told him that he was violating a number of health codes. Next thing I know I’m surrounded by hippies saying, ‘Get lost, we’re hungry.’
  • New York State health inspector Marty Cohen • On the sight of a bearded man wearing a loincloth, a chef’s hat and beads cooking hamburgers for thousands of people at Woodstock. He made the realization that he was of no use in this situation, despite the many health codes being violated. Hippies don’t care about health code! They’re hippies! • source

13 Aug 2009 09:52

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Culture, U.S.: Woodstock, N.Y. 40 years later: It still looks like hippie central

The festival wasn’t even held in Woodstock, yet for some reason, the town can’t seem to shake off the festival’s legacy. source