Why Woodstock couldn’t be repeated

The commemorative “Woodstock 50” festival that was scheduled to be held on August 16–18, 2019, at Merriweather Post Pavilion, in Columbia, Maryland was canceled for a variety of reasons, including permitting and production issues, venue relocation, and artist cancellations.

In reality though, the magic was impossible to replicate for one simple reason and one perverse modern tool, the smartphone.

This highly individualistic device would have thwarted the spirit of communion, generosity, peace and brotherhood that had created the Woodstock miracle of half a century ago.

Who could disagree with this?