tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883578581553251318.post6816251373911474257..comments2023-10-04T02:43:46.526-07:00Comments on Jersey Shore Nightbeat: Richie Havens at Woodstock 42 Years Ago TodayWilliam Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891936236810260349noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883578581553251318.post-73198239930450092132015-08-26T11:25:29.647-07:002015-08-26T11:25:29.647-07:00Hello, I was just reading your post about Richie H...Hello, I was just reading your post about Richie Havens at Woodstock. It was of special interest to me as you mentioned the Purple Dragon coffeehouse in Ocean City. I was one of the people who ran it. Would you by any chance have a picture of the building showing the dragon's head hanging from the balcony? I've been trying to find one for many years. (There was one in the Sentinel, but I don't have a copy.) <br /><br />As an aside to your story, at the beginning of that August, we closed the coffeehouse for the weekend of the Atlantic City pop festival. The coffeehouse was a project of the Methodist Church, and they weren't happy with that choice. As the weekend for Woodstock approached, it seemed like all the kids were going. We couldn't close again, so it was decided that two of us would stay behind. We drew straws. I got one of the two short ones and that's why I didn't get to Woodstock. sdt (a.k.a. stevil)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08152044046649899476noreply@blogger.com