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Get A Peace Of Woodstock’s Stage
– Peace of Woodstock
While the official new Woodstock 50 festival takes place in New York Aug. 16-18 with alumni such as Carlos Santana, John Fogerty and newcomers like Common and Miley Cyrus, fans wanting a piece of the real deal from 1969 can buy an actual piece of the stage.
According to Peace Of Woodstock Stage, a New York entrepreneur named Steve Gold who, as a 15-year-old, attended the concert, has unearthed the original stage flooring in a field near a bungalow colony in upstate New York – where, at some point, it had been used as a paddle ball court.
“There was only one main stage at Woodstock, and when you consider who stepped on that stage during the 60 most defining hours in music history, this is nothing short of hallowed wood,” Gold said in a statement. “So, whether you are a Rock and Roller like me, who was there or who lived through it, a Millennial who continues to be influenced by the music and artists who headlined the show, or you are somewhere in between, you can now own a piece of what is the most iconic work of construction in the annals of music.”
A limited number of pieces of the stage flooring are for sale to the public at www.peaceofwoodstockstage.com.
“We removed several panels to look for stage markings we had seen in hundreds of festival pictures and the Woodstock movie to identify it was the real deal,” Gold said in a statement. “I knew it had to be because of the Weyerhaeuser (lumber company) logos etched into the stage floor panels and because of the distinctively-colored paint splatters.”
The panels were taken to Wood Science Consulting, a wood science and consulting company specializing in the engineering uses of wood and wood-based products. And after much testing, the wood was authenticated as the original flooring of the Woodstock stage, the announcement says.
Prices vary on the size or collectible. For instance, the Stage Frame will cost $299 and come with a four-square-inch piece of stage, while the Stage Cube is $499 for a nine-square-inch piece of stage. The two-ounce bottles of the stage sawdust will cost $19.69, while the Peace Pendants are $99. Some of the proceeds from the stage Stardust will be donated to charities benefitting Vietnam veterans, the homeless and the hungry, and gun law reform efforts established by families of mass shooting victims, according to the announcement.