Keep The Dream Flowing - Celebrating the History of Woodstock 1969

If you're a longtime listener of this podcast, you will be familiar with the music of BERT SOMMER, the singer-songwriter that is rightfully considered (and not just by us) to be Woodstock's ultimate lost treasure. Well folks, do we ever have a treat for you! The similarly magnificent SHARON WATTS has written an impressionistic biography of Bert that is coming our way soon! This wonderful book goes inside Bert Sommer (that's a Bert fan in-joke!), and expands greatly our knowledge and understanding of this great and criminally underappreciated artist's work. In this episode, Sharon and Scott discuss the life, art and magic of Bert, baby, Bert! This episode one of our best, and a must-listen, folks!

As everyone knows, THE BAND were one of the greatest bands of all time, an accolade due in no small part to the soulful vocals and piano playing of RICHARD MANUEL, who passed away in 1986. A talent that special and rare deserves an equally special book, and in this episode, Scott, Erin and Paul chat with STEPHEN T. LEWIS, author of the absolutely brilliant book RICHARD MANUEL: HIS LIFE AND MUSIC, FROM THE HAWKS AND BOB DYLAN TO THE BAND, which is available wherever excellent books are sold. The book is a truly brilliant cover-to-cover read, and this interview captures the passion that Stephen (and Scott, who had a cold that day) has for the music of Richard and The Band. A holy soul jelly roll of a book, and a must read!

Get your copy of this very special book here: https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Manuel-Music-Hawks-Dylan/dp/0764369245

Woodstock 56 is almost upon us, and as we get ready to once again celebrate the glory of Woodstock, it’s time for another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! This time, we have an unusual twist as we welcome back out returning champion DAN VALENTI! Dan – brother of MICK VALENTI, leader of the Woodstock Free Stage band THE QUARRY – has written a new book, STANLEY KUBRICK’S FULL METAL STRAIGHTJACKET – THE SIEGE OF GUNNERY SGT. HARTMAN. In this fascinating and riveting new book Dan unravels the story behind the role of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, of Kubrick’s 1987 uber-classic FULL METAL JACKET, and spins a story of intrigue and the role that luck – or a lack of luck – played in the casting of the character. A fascinating conversation, of which this is part two of two!

You can grab your copy of Dan’s excellent book here: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Kubricks-Full-Mental-Straightjacket/dp/B0F6339TNW

Woodstock 56 is almost upon us, and as we get ready to once again celebrate the glory of Woodstock, it’s time for another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! This time, we have an unusual twist as we welcome back out returning champion DAN VALENTI! Dan – brother of MICK VALENTI, leader of the Woodstock Free Stage band THE QUARRY – has written a new book, STANLEY KUBRICK’S FULL METAL STRAIGHTJACKET – THE SIEGE OF GUNNERY SGT. HARTMAN. In this fascinating and riveting new book Dan unravels the story behind the role of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, of Kubrick’s 1987 uber-classic FULL METAL JACKET, and spins a story of intrigue and the role that luck – or a lack of luck – played in the casting of the character. A fascinating conversation, of which this is part two of two!

You can grab your copy of Dan’s excellent book here: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Kubricks-Full-Mental-Straightjacket/dp/B0F6339TNW

Woodstock 56 is almost upon us, and as we get ready to once again celebrate the glory of Woodstock, it’s time for another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! This time, we have an unusual twist as we welcome back out returning champion DAN VALENTI! Dan – brother of MICK VALENTI, leader of the Woodstock Free Stage band THE QUARRY – has written a new book, STANLEY KUBRICK’S FULL METAL STRAIGHTJACKET – THE SIEGE OF GUNNERY SGT. HARTMAN. In this fascinating and riveting new book Dan unravels the story behind the role of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, of Kubrick’s 1987 uber-classic FULL METAL JACKET, and spins a story of intrigue and the role that luck – or a lack of luck – played in the casting of the character. A fascinating conversation, of which this is part one of two! You can grab your copy of Dan’s excellent book here: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Kubricks-Full-Mental-Straightjacket/dp/B0F6339TNW

Now we need to KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING more than ever! In this episode, conducted next to the monument on the Woodstock field at Bethel Woods, Scott chats with BILL LUCANO, PATRICK COLUCCI and GEORGE KLITSCH about Pat and Bill’s efforts to amend the legendary Woodstock monument, Pat and George share their recollections of Woodstock, and all try to answer the question “could it ever happen again?” This is a good one, folks!

KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING RETURNS! It’s been months since our last episode, but we’re back with more stories of Woodstock and the 1960s! In this episode, we chat with the amazing actress and author CAROL SCHLANGER and her husband CLINT HELVEY (who went to Woodstock) about Carol’s book HIPPIE WOMAN WILD, a beautifully written memoir of her experiences in the 60s and beyond, including her time spent living communally in Oregon! The book is HIGHLY recommended, and this is a fun and fascinating interview! Part two of two!

KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING RETURNS! It’s been months since our last episode, but we’re back with more stories of Woodstock and the 1960s! In this episode, we chat with the amazing actress and author CAROL SCHLANGER and her husband CLINT HELVEY (who went to Woodstock) about Carol’s book HIPPIE WOMAN WILD, a beautifully written memoir of her experiences in the 60s and beyond, including her time spent living communally in Oregon! The book is HIGHLY recommended, and this is a fun and fascinating interview! Part one of two!

KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING -- THE LOST EPISODES! In this episode from 2019, we talk to our very good friend GILLES MALKINE, he who had been an accomplished musician for some several decades and who, by the way, played a Fender Stratocaster behind TIM HARDIN at Woodstock! Gilles is a wit, bon vivant and scholar of no small repute, and it is always a blast to chat with him! We know you'll love this one!

Here we have nothing less than the most magical episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING ever!!! In this ridiculously special episode, we present the KEEP THE DERAM FLOWING panel discussion live from THE MUSEUM AT BETHEL WOODS! Hosted by our own Scott Parker and Bethel Woods Museum Curator, Julia Fell (who did most of the work!), the panel features an ALL-STAR group of Woodstock attendees and previous KTDF VIPs PATRICK COLUCCI, GEORGE KLITSCH, STEPHEN BROWN, PAUL DITTMER, JEANNIE WHITWORTH and MOLLY O’REILLY McCOY, as well as Woodstock site designer and engineer par excellence CHRIS LANGHART, and KTFD first-timer VIPs, attendee DIANNE BLAIR and none other than the Father Of Live Concert Sound himself, BILL HANLEY!!! This was an incredible, magical event that we know you will all enjoy!