Wednesday, May 26, 1971
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FESTIVAL OBOUNI
The Harrisburg Rock Festival
THE CAPITOLIST
BIG CITY MUSIC BAND
All
GOOD
PEOPLE!
by Tom Hagan
It’s all over for this year.
There were thousands of
sunburned faces and bodies,
showing that the weather
couldn’t have been better. Trash,
consisting of empty wine
bottles, beer cans, half eaten
sandwiches, stale cookies, etc.,
were piled in front of the Ad
Building, proving that many
people left with full bellies and
drunk heads. If you looked hard
enough, you could have
discovered roaches (not the
insect) hidden in the grass,
indications of other kinds of
highs having been experienced,
other than the alcoholic variety.
How do you begin to tell
what the Second Annual
Harrisburg Rock Festival was
really like, then? It can’t be
shown by the leftover debris;
only being there could have told
it best. The people were the real
story.
First, there was the music.
Unfortunately, my memory fails
me, so I couldn’t list all of the
acts who donated their services.
I’m sure everyone had their
favorites—none were booed off
the stage. Locust Grove, well
known on this campus,
performed at their best; the
Molly McGuires and September
Morn were two of the others
who added to the heavier type
of rock music. Emmy Lou Harris
and Annie Ferrino were part of
the folk contributors. By far, the
biggest ovation went to the Big
City Music Band, who, in
addition to allowing the use of
their sound equipment, played
twice before a wildly
enthusiastic crowd.
One of the big surprises was
the tremendous light show,
projected behind the stage on
the front of the main budding.
The smoothness of the
schedule was remarkable, thanks
to the tireless efforts of Good
People Productions and the
Social Committee. The Head
Shop walked through the masses
with their “smile” arm bands to
offer assistance, and maintained
a Head Shop Center for those
who couldn’t handle the
activities outside, for one reason
or another. The nurses worked
overtime in providing medical
aid.
All those who gave their help
deserve recognition. An article
such as this can’t begin to show
how much their efforts paid off.
But to everyone, a sincere
thanks.
One final tribute has to be
given to the audience who made
the whole day a great one.
HANK ENJOYS
WILLOW MILL PARK