"(Taking Woodstock) is absolutely amazing! This reviewer couldn't put it down - in fact, read it twice before writing this review. If you've ever dreamed of being at Woodstock or even if you were there, the author Elliot Tiber will take you back." (Midwest Book Review)"Momentous a thoroughly entertaining tale and very human story."
"(Taking Woodstock) is absolutely amazing! This reviewer couldn't put it down - in fact, read it twice before writing this review. If you've ever dreamed of being at Woodstock or even if you were there, the author Elliot Tiber will take you back." (Midwest Book Review)"Momentous a thoroughly entertaining tale and very human story." (Publishers Weekly)"Comic and creative from the man who serendipitously brought the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival to Bethel, NY, in the summer of 1969 recommended." (Library Journal)"The true story of Elliot Tiber, hero of the original Woodstock Festival a snapshot of America Yesterday." (The New York Post)"Gleefully candid and often hilarious the story of a middle-aged gay man challenging bigotry, intolerance and the rural peace of Upstate New York's residents for the legal rights to sing, dance, and make love not war." (ForewoAn truly wonderful collection.The actual photographs, which you can see in museums, galleries and auction houses, are even more impressive: yatzer.com/robert-polidori-versailles.. Each rely on the other to accomplish--brilliantly--this 3 volume set of books well worth the price.For those collecting fine books but also as a legacy to be passed down or on to those who love exquisite books.. A trip to the Catskills resulted in the family buying a run-down motel right off Highway 17B at White Lake, in the town of Bethel NY, and Elliot found himself splitting his time, working weekdays in NYC and spending weekends doing whatever had to be done to keep the motel operational and barely financially afloat.At the same time, Elliot came to the realization that he was gay, and - for whatever reason - favored the underground S&M flavored scene that existed in NYC in the mid 1960's. You may not like every image, but you will surely find some images amazing, beautiful, or haunting, or all of the above. RogerAnd on July 15, when Elliot learned that the Woodstock Concert promoters were unable to stage the show in Wallkill, he offered to find them a new venue. Soon he was swept up in a vortex that would change his life forever.. Taking Woodstock is the funny, touching, and true story of Elliot Tiber, the man who was instrumental in arranging the site for the original Woodstock Concert. Elliot, whose parents owned an upstate New York motel, was working in Greenwich Village in the summer of 1969. He socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and yet somehow managed to keep his gay life a secret from his family. Then on Friday, June 28, Elliot walked into the Stonewall Innand witnessed the riot that would galvanize the American gay movement and enable him to take stock of his own lifestyleThe Healer’s Program is also an experience in personal transformation. Elliot Tiber has written and produced numerous awardwinning plays and musical comedies. His eight-month Healer’s Program, based in New York City and Orval, Belgium, trains practitioners in the useof highly effective natural methods for healing body, mind, and spirit. His first novel, Rue Haute, was a bestseller in Europe, and was published in the US under the title High Street. A national best-selling writer, counselor, and teacher of natural healing methods,Tom Monte is a leading voice in the natural health movement. As a professor of comedy writing and performance, he has taught at the New School University and Hunter College in Manhattan. Tom also conducts workshops that focus on he
- Title : Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life
- Author : Elliot Tiber
- Rating : 4.89 (182 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-7-15
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 224 Pages
- Asin : 0757003338
- Language : English
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