BEYOND August 3 - 9, 2019 TVBASIC “Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation,” a two-hour “American Experience” film, airs T uesday on PBS. PBS’ ‘Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a BackBack to SSchoolchool smiles are the best! 4L ESTER ROAD, Generation’ STATESBORO 912-764-9891 www recalls .STATESBORODENTIST 2 x 2.5”.com ad a transcendent moment Acess Gastro in culture Don't Forget Your Copy! 2 x 2.5” ad larry hubbard dds The 1969 Woodstock Festival was an this ethic and this notion of sharing and event so fraught with problems it could have communitarianism and a kind of rejection ORT BY GEORGE DICKIE P S spun off into chaos at any one of dozens of materialism and so on. S of junctures. Instead, 500,000 attendees, “And people talk about the miracle of promoters, staff, musicians and others Woodstock,” he continues, “how it was that pulled together in a sense of community that event stayed peaceful, stayed relatively and made it one of the transcendent cultural injury-free and tragedy-free even amid the happenings of the 20th century. And as its crazy chaos of the whole thing. And I put it 50th anniversary approaches, a new PBS down to the values that that generation that documentary recalls that time. by that time honed ... this sense of helping “Woodstock: Three Days That Defined each other out and living a different kind of a Generation,” a two-hour “American life.” Experience” film airing Tuesday, Aug. 6 And that manifested itself in numerous (check local listings), looks not at the music ways, from the “freak-out tents” for those and the musicians who performed at that having bad LSD trips to the en-masse meals upstate New York concert on Aug. 15-18, made from local oats, milk and yogurt that 1969, but at the myriad stories in the crowd were passed out to famished hippies. and behind the scenes through footage and Even the promoters got in the spirit, interviews with attendees, promoters and making it a free concert when it became others. evident there was no way of stemming the The odds were against it from the get-go. flow of non-paying clientele. Initially, they One town had banned the concert after lost millions and flirted with bankruptcy construction was already underway, forcing until they were rescued by uncollected ticket promoters to find another site, eventually revenue, the sale of their stake in the original settling on Max Yasgur’s farm in nearby Woodstock documentary and other deals. Bethel. Then there were shortages of food, “In the end, they did break even and even sanitary and medical facilities and staff, scratched out a little bit of a profit over resulting in thousands of concertgoers time,” Goodman says, “but it was such an “Woodstock: Three Days That walking in without paying. Surrounding act of faith to go forward when they did. It Defined a Generation,” a two-hour roads were choked with traffic and the locals was just like there’s more important things “American Experience” film, airs were not amused. than money here. We’re just going to go Tuesday on PBS (check local listings). But instead of tensions boiling over and ahead and whatever happens happens. ...” fights breaking out, everyone kept a cool “I think what Woodstock demonstrates,” head, helped their neighbor and made the he continues, “is what happens when PBS’ ‘Woodstock: Three Days That show the legendary event it became. 500,000 can pull together and you can really There’s a reason they became known as change the world. It sounds like a cliché the Woodstock Generation. but it isn’t. And that festival has for 50 years Defined a Generation’ recalls a “I honestly don’t think that could’ve inspired people to believe that change is happened,” says Barak Goodman, the possible, that goodness is possible, that all film’s director, “if not for the fact that those kind of values that are sort of sneered transcendent moment in culture it’s 1969 and these young people had at are really actually possible, demonstrated been conditioned for a while to buy into in this kind of way.” MAN AND MACHINE BY MICHELLE WILSON Batman and the Batmobile (“Batman,” Fred and the Mystery Machine (“Scooby- Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) Duke 1965-68) To the Batcave! The dynamic duo of Doo, Where Are You?” 1969-70) The classic certainly had a way of finding trouble with the law Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) chased van was as much of a staple of the popular series as everywhere they turned. Their adventures as the criminals in style in a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car Scooby snacks. Typically driven by Fred, the gang Robin Hoods of their rural community of Hazzard that was built by George Barris in only three weeks. of Shaggy, Scooby, Daphne and Velma searched County led them to wild escapes from local Sheriff “The Love Bug” The original vehicle was built by hand in Turin, Italy, for clues as they investigated local mysteries. Jinkies! Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best), aided by their souped- for $250,000 but Barris purchased the car from Ford The Bandit and his black and gold Trans up 1969 orange Dodge Charger. Motor Company for only $1. Holy ravioli! Am (“Smokey and the Bandit,” 1977) Michael Knight and KITT (“Knight Rider,” Jim Douglas and Herbie (“The Love Bug,” Eastbound and down was the direction of travel for 1982-86) A self-made billionaire hired Michael 1968) No. 53 is forever associated with the white the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am driven by Burt (David Hasselhoff) to be the lead field agent in 1963 Volkswagen Beetle with a red, white and blue Reynolds as the titular Bandit. He tried to do what his Knight Foundation’s public justice organization, racing stripe and a mind all his own. Originally driven was said couldn’t be done by retrieving 400 cases of part of which included the development of KITT “Smokey and by Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), Herbie later continued Coors beer from Texarkana, starting in Atlanta, in less (Knight Industries Two Thousand), a superpowered, the Bandit” down the film freeway with “Herbie Rides Again” than 28 hours without getting caught. intelligent souped-up Pontiac Trans Am. KITT (voice (1974), “Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo” (1977), Bo and Luke Duke and the General Lee of William Daniels) could reach speeds of 300 mph, “The Dukes of “Herbie Goes Bananas” (1980), a 1997 “Love Bug” (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” 1979-85) Just was bulletproof and fireproof, could talk, and helped Hazzard” remake and “Herbie: Fully Loaded” (2005). good ol’ boys, never meaning no harm, cousins Michael fight injustices in the world. 2 Beyond Basic TV August 3 - 9, 2019 Max Baer Park in Liver- Chris Arreola. Adam f more, Calif. Kownacki (19-0, 15 KOs) SOCCER ORT vs. Chris Arreola (38-5-1, SATURDAY P S MONDAY 33 KOs), 12 rounds. 12:30 p.m. ESPN2 Internation- S From Brooklyn, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Little al Champions Cup Soc- LIVE League Baseball South- cer Manchester United east Region, First Semi- e FOOTBALL FC vs AC Milan. From final: Teams TBA. From Millennium Stadium in h AUTO RACING Warner Robbins, Ga. SATURDAY Cardiff, Wales, United 7:30 p.m. FSSE Braves Live! SATURDAY Kingdom. 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