Our BRIAN at Woodstock AnniversaryConcert Today

DINO,

Joni Mitchell sprinkled a little of the DOVER MAGIC DUST on my Rice Krispies.
OK, Here’s one for you. (1969 circa). One of those Volkswagons (V/S. W/S or X/S) that used to race at Dover, had lettered on the back cowl “Powered By; Rice Krispies”.
Not sure if you lettered it. Had Cob-webbing sprayed on the rear side-window panels.
Dark-blue paint job.
At the end of the track (last bleachers) we would bet $5.00 (Big-spenders) to see if he would go under/over the 19.00 E.T barrier. I still don’t know what was funnier, your German accent or the VW power-shifting. Anyway, we all went nuts when he hit a 18.99. Loved that single-tube header sticking out the back 😯
We nicknamed him Hippie Freak. At intermssion he would drive over to the spectator side, up on the rock out-croppings at the back left hill area. Drink Boone’s Farm Apple Wine
and smoke Mother Nature. Then come back with his tape-deck blasting, usually
Grand Funk. What a trip 😆
Think the guy worked at King Neptune, on Route 7 Danbury/Ridgefield border. The guy must have smoked the Lobster and King Crab shells 😛

Paul

DINO,

Yes the “AD MAN” cool car and fantastic lettering. Many guys had strange names for cars, but that was Cool 😎 anyway.
I’m glad you got a kick out of the VW guy.
One Sunday it rained in the early afternoon, and racing was halted. Hippie Freak covered his engine compartment with a plastic cover to prevent the rain from coming in. Well as the rain stopped, you made an announcement over the P.A. for all the stockers to head down to the starting line, to help dry out the track. You knew this was coming. Of course Hippie Freak starts up the VW, but forgets to remove the plastic cover. It gets sucked into the
engine compartment and wraps itself around the engine like a BOA CONSTRICTOR 😯
Took us about an hour to help him remove the melted plastic. CLASSIC 🙄

Love Paulie
……………Ad-Man for His and his Dad’s Advertising Specialties Sales Bus….My first shot at Custom Paint AND lettering on same car….http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116&p=6391&hilit=Neri#p6391

Brian Took Photos At WOODSTOCK…as we get back On Topic…Problem is ,might be cell phone photos…Also has shots of Him and Lang at Book signing [edit dino]

OK…I went to the Woodstock Reunion too. Got some cool pics tailgating before the show. Sort of a VW and van show. Should I post ’em? Anyone interested??

Bobby Smith

Hey Bob Smith,

Did IRON BUTTERFLY finally show up 😆 😆

Paul

BRIAN,

Nice photo’s. Is that Gulf Gas Station still there. Went up to Bethel in 72′. Some of the towns people were still pissed. Still upset over the milk that could not get trucked out of town.
Nothing like crying over some spilled milk 😆 😆
Never made it to the 69′ show. Too young.
My neighbor Jim Asai did. Left after Mountain performed (prime time slot Saturday night).
He went to college out on the Island, Mountain’s (Leslie West home-base), and followed the band. Actually, they were called “The Vagrants”, before changing their name.
His main claim to fame, is that he missed the rain, and didn’t get wet, because he went to his Uncle’s summer house in Calicoon (1/2 hour northwest of Bethel). Went back to the
site a couple of days later, on his way back home. Found nothing but mud, hippies,
wet sleeping bags, and a few upset towns-people. Oh! and a beautiful empy stage.

FREE JOHN SINCLAIR. ……………….”get Off the ******** stage” (my boy -Pete)…edit-dino