Woodstock.

June 18, Saugerties.

As far as my mother is concerned, this patch of New York state is hallowed ground (here's to you, Mom.)
The 1969 Woodstock Festival, the seminal cultural point of the sixties, took place on a dairy farm in Bethel, not far from here. Saugerties is where the Woodstock 94' music festival, held on the 25th anniversary of the original festival, took place.
In honor if my brother, Patrick, who idolized him, I named my first son Dylan. It is an indirect tribute to the spirit of the festival for Bob Dylan, whose lyrics and music embody so much of the era, didn't actually perform at Woodstock.