Woodstock (1970)

Chip Monck: Self - Stage Announcer

Quotes 

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : I was gonna wait awhile, but, before we talked about it. But, maybe we'll talk about it now so you can think about it. Its a free concert from now on! That doesn't mean that anything goes. But, what that means is we're gonna put the music up here for free. What is means is the people who are putting, backing this thing, who are putting up the money for it are gonna take a bit of a bath - a big bath. That's no hype, that's truth! They're gonna get hurt. But, what it means is these people have it in their heads, that you're welfare is a hulluva lot more important and the music is, than a dollar.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : The warning that I received, you may take with however many grains of salt you wish, that the brown acid that is circulating around us, is specifically not too good. It's suggested that you do stay away from that; of course, it's your own trip, so, be my guest. But, please be advised that there is a warning on that one.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : We apologize for the, em, the noise of the choppity-chop... It seems there are a few cars blocking the road. So, we're flying everybody in! I almost made the worst pun of the world about high musicians, but, we'll skip that.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Can those of you in the back - hear well? Raise your hands, please. It's alright? Thank you.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Maybe the best thing for everybody to do, unless you have a tent or some place specific to go to, is carve yourself out a piece of territory, say goodnight to your neighbor, and say thank you to yourself for making this the most peaceful, most pleasant day anybodies ever had in this kind of music.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : It looks like we're going to get a little bit of rain; so, you better cover up.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : The forecast for this afternoon is: intermittent entertainment between intermittent showers.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Somebody may have noticed or all of you may have noticed, our familiar colored helicopter over there. The United States Army has lent us some medical teams and giving us a hand. They're with us, man! They are not against us! They're with us and they're here to give us all a hand and help us.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : There are 45 doctors or more. I know of at least 45 who are here without pay, because, they dig what this is into.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Dr. Jack Bademan, please, with full suturing equipment, your presence is requested. You've got a delivery to make.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Marilyn Cohen, wherever you are, Marilyn Cohen, Greg wants you to meet him at the information booth cause he wants to marry you. - - There goes Marilyn!

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Alright, everybody, just sit down, wrap yourself up, we're going to have to ride it out. Hold on to your neighbor, man. Please get off those towers. We don't need any extra weight on 'em.

  [sound of thunder] 

  Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Please move away from the towers. The lamps might give us a problem. Everybody who's in the back, please move back! Please move back. We have to get away from these towers. Please move away from the towers.

  [to the roadies] 

  Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Put that mike stand down on the floor. Cover all the equipment.

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : The Daily News, in a rather large headline, still costing ten cents, "TRAFFIC UPTIGHT AT HIPPIEFEST."

• Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Like Barry says, let's think hard to get rid of it, please!

  Barry Melton - Country Joe and the Fish : No rain! No rain!

  Barry Melton - Country Joe and the Fish , The Fish : No rain!

  Barry Melton - Country Joe and the Fish , The Fish , Woodstock Audience : No rain! No rain! No rain! No rain! No rain!

  [Thunderstorm hits. Rain pours down] 

  Barry Melton - Country Joe and the Fish , The Fish , Woodstock Audience : No rain! No rain! No rain! No rain! No rain! No rain!

  Chip Monck - Stage Announcer : Keep thinkin' it!