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39 Groovy Things About Woodstock (That Will Never Happen Again)

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5. The Police Weren’t Allowed at Woodstock

Wavy Gravy of the Hog Farm who was hired as the “please force” instead of having actual police at the festival. Purple Cover/Ice Pop.

Instead of using police as security for the event, the organizers used a “please force” (pun intended). “Wavy Gravy” was a man from a New Mexico commune that served on this please force. Instead of conventional weapons, the security would threaten to throw fizzy water or custard pies on any troublemakers.

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