1960 Establishment
The Establishment in the 1960's The nineteen sixties were times of great change. Many people went from moderates to radicals because of the environment around them. That environment was called the establishment. It included all of the events going on in the nineteen sixties. Some of the main events taking place were the Vietnam War, the government, the Democratic National Convention and the culture (*). Many protested things that they did not believe in or thought was wrong (*). There were many things that made the radical's different from the moderates. They were the music they listened to and the clothes they wore. Most obviously was the way they acted. In the summer of 1967, society and rock and roll were going through some major changes. People who listened to rock and roll wore flowers in their hair and on their clothes. They Grooved to tunes by The Grateful Dead, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, and many others (*). Radical was the name given to these diverse cultural icons of the sixty's revolution. These radicals were associated with the many of the youth parties who shared their views with the country. The music that the radicals listened too greatly affected the way the acted. It was the mellow tune and the moving lyri
cs that inspired this generation of teenagers. They stood up for what they believed in from listening to the rock and roll, which is now, classified as classic rock. The people who didn't listen to the new rock and roll, listened to classical and jazz music. They thought the radicals who listened to rock and roll were rebels. Large get together's were common in the sixties. At these "be ins," as they were called, people ate, drank, and listened to music (*). The greatest musical get-together that had the most influencing effect on the people of the sixties was Woodstock '69. This was the largest rock concert ever and was held in Bethel, New York. It was three days long, beginning on August 15 and ending on August 17 in 1969. The Woodstock Ventures was the newly founded company organizing the three-day festival. The Town of Wallkill was the anticipated site for the music festival, but city officials and residents protested it. Laws were made to make sure that Woodstock was not to be held in Wallkill. The laws were passed, so the Woodstock Ventures team had to search for a new site. They ended up finding a 600-acre cow pasture suitable for a three- day concert in the town of Bethel, New York. The city and state officials said they had everything planned for and prepared before the concert. But when it came around to the opening day, they knew what they hadn't planned for, a crowd of more than 500,000 people. The concert started at exactly 5:07 P.M. on August 15, 1969 (*). Around midnight on the first day, it started to rain. In as little as three hours, five inches of rain fell. This caused the field to flood, and making everyone and everything a big mud puddle. Through the three days there were two deaths, but also two births. Both of the deaths were by accident. At the end of the final day, people began to slowly make their way out of the once was grass field. That barren field now has a monument remembering those three days of music. It attracts visitors from all over the country, who want to see where the biggest party of all time was once held (*). Dress in the nineteen sixties showed what kind of attitude you possessed and the views you obtained. There were two dominant groups of dress in the sixties. One was the radical and hippie attire. It consisted of older, more ragged looking outfits. They usually wore headbands or bandanas on their heads. Sometimes they would wear tie-dye or multicolor mixed shirts. The pants that most of this teenage generation would don were usually aged and battered, which sometimes beared holes in them. The types of shoes that they wore depended on the individual. Some wore tall boots, short boots, and sandals. The most popular shoes were the original Converse All-Stars (*). Most people just wore whatever they could find, and didn't care what they looked like (*). The
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