In the summer of 1999, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Woodstock, a new festival was held in Rome, NY at Griffiss Air Force Base. Instead of mirroring the peace and love of the 1969 festival, Woodstock ’99’s legacy was of fiery violence and greed. I learned this firsthand while working there as a member of a sponsor team for the company FortuneCity.
What a traumatic experience. Your firsthand account captures the frightening feel. Glad you got out okay. It turned into Lord of the Flies quickly.
Thanks. I was very lucky that my experience was relatively safe compared to other people. Still, made it very memorable.