Man did we have an awesome time. In the July 2007 issue, Rep. Ray – on a dare from powerful State Senator Tony Rand of Fayetteville - asked whether any reader knew what the "Peachtree Celebration" was and who attended. I must say that the next time I saw Aerosmith in Greensboro two or three years later, they were near horrible. I was going to electronics school in Kentucky and I missed the biggest party Richmond county EVER HAD!!! it was one of the last great American festivals. This entry was posted on September 6, 2009 at 10:30 am and is filed under Uncategorized. "The Peachtree Celebration in Rockingham was a large Woodstock-like rock music festival hosted by the North Carolina Motor Speedway in the early 1970s - I believe it was in 1972 or '73. I heard a hwy. A lot of adrenaline flowing through the night and early morning hours. It was a great time. On information and belief, and not knowing how it would turn out, future Senator Tony Rand helped bring the large event to the speedway. The Freecycle mission is to keep things out of our landfill, but the site offers so much more, such as free weekend postings for businesses. Big concerts don’t work here, because the liberals and the religious people don’t want them here!!!!!!!!! Simply because I hate the idea of these books being thrown away or not being put to good use when other people want them, I’m trying on my own to connect people who want to get rid of encyclopedias with those who want them. I created an excuse for myself if the book doesn't reach best-seller status by leaving a couple of copies at the Hamlet library. hey KIT what the hell planet are you on? Both titles are used in published materials. It was about a month after the 1972 Democratic National Convention, and as a volunteer from the McGovern campaign I went down there with 5 others to set up a fundraising table. Tippett said he often looks back and wonders “why the heck” he got involved in the Peachtree festivals. The http://www.Freecycle.org local group is the best site I have seen; persons post an OFFER, WANTED, PPU (pending pickup) or TAKEN to give and receive any legal item free. The reason I bring that up is that then County Commisioner, Richard Conder, wandered through the crowd not ten feet from me and my girlfriend on an observation tour of the festival. patrolman say it was pointless to start arresting people. In this month's September 2007 issue (Volume 2, Number 9) of Motorsports Industry News, columnist and State Representative Karen Ray identified me as the one person answering the question most correctly and most vividly. Bertha (has balls) ROCKED, as did James Gang and Alice Cooper. A place to share information about Hamlet, NC, Post However, you have heard of 2 of that band's members: Rod Stewart - yes, that Rod Stewart - and Ron Wood, of the Rolling Stones. Due to the persistent smog of marijuana smoke over that part of the county brought by these rock enthusiasts and the rampant nudist romps by hippies and other celebration attendees, then-Sheriff R.W. From the fog, I still remember Three Dog Night, James Gang, and of course finally Alice Cooper. I was at peachtree and august jam,both were wild, although august jam was much larger.The bands at both were good although not the caliber of hendrix,zep,mountain- I saw a few years before. ... A love for trivia, youthful memories from the 1970s, and years of interviews with late Richmond County Sheriff R.W. It was an excellent crowd, I was with Venus, I don't recall anything but a great time. The Allman Brothers Band are the founders of this festival. Birtha blew their doors off. Sheriff's deputies and others reported even more intriguing sights, all of which my good friend and fellow author John Hutchinson plan to share in our future biography of former Sheriff R.W. The lineup for the Winston Salem Show was Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Jeff Beck, Black Oak Arkansas and headliner Aerosmith. What was the question? These are photos taken of them on stage at the speedway. What we have with this entry is a convergence of politics past, politics present, rock-and-roll, motorsports, and flower power. All that aside, I still tell people about "making the scene" in rural North Carolina in '72. You can hear chatter and a pool game going on in the background. It was my first time seeing Jeff Beck and he was amazing that day. Great fun but it seems like two lifetimes ago. It featured Santana — whose performance that day remains much admired because of a still-passed-around bootleg tape — and Foghat, as well as Mott the Hoople, Savoy Brown and Tower of Power. ), According to the magazine, "Wayne had enough correct information about the event to convince me he was either present or knew someone who was there." That was a great concert. I also knew some people that saw Captain Beyond and Canned Heat at an outdoor festival. Rand would later become a state senator and he’s now the Senate majority leader. marooned@dcemail.com. And some other people I knew went to the Peachtree Festival. I was on my way to Miami Beach for the Republican Convention, hitchhiking, and caught wind of this festival so I sidetracked slightly for it. I love the internet, I was telling some younger guys I work with about the"Peachtree Celebration" and the "August Jam" in Charlotte in 74' I was 18 and 20. Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 08:28. Georgia, tho’ and unfortunately didn’t have the hindsight (or sense!) Walked around the Speedway all night listening to the bands and had such a good time. I am amused at how politics and arena rock had some roots in rural Richmond County. In the July 2007 issue, Rep. Ray – on a dare from powerful State Senator Tony Rand of Fayetteville - asked whether any reader knew what the "Peachtree Celebration" was and who attended. It must be the same one mentioned in an above post. On information and belief, and not knowing how it would turn out, future Senator Tony Rand helped bring the large event to the speedway. There scared. Later that summer we went to another festival at Bull Island, Indiana, and ran into many of the same people there. Wow I was 16 when I went to the festival, it was a great experience for me, it is great to read your page.Sharon. The table was a miserable failure. It was about a month after the 1972 Democratic National Convention, and as a volunteer from the McGovern campaign I went down there with 5 others to set up a fundraising table. 3 guys from down east had one heck of a trip there in a VW van running on 3 cylinders.The music was great. It was a huge event for this area — a kind of one-day Woodstock — but there’s only a minimal amount of  information about the festival online. Rand said he is, too. Geez,I'm getting old. by Steve C » Sun January 9, 2011, 7:41 pm, Post It turns out NC State Senator Tony Rand, a major power broker in NC who just announced his retirement, was one of the concert organizers ! 1972 Bull Island Soda Pop Festival (age 14), est. However, you have heard of 2 of that band's members: Rod Stewart - yes, that Rod Stewart - and Ron Wood, of the Rolling Stones. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by george nadara, Jan 19, 2010. Rock n Roll is heat to stay ! We recognized him and did our best to hide from him. The horrid heat and humidity may explain why the aforementioned "haze" did not drift away quickly. Many of the dregs of society were there. Goodman. He remembered the MC announcing, “Poco is puking!”. Goodman declared that he would never allow such an event to occur again at the Speedway. Drove down from DC. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. Man, one of those bottles was worth GOLD! Date Friday, August 18, 1972 Venues North Carolina Motor Speedway, Marston, NC, USA Rockingham Speedway, Marston, NC, USA So far there are setlists of 16 gigs. We collected about $100 the whole weekend, let's just say that the festival goers appeared under the influence of various substances and had no political interest whatever. 3 Dog Night got booed off the stage as I remember.I got a good sunburn that day.Oogy. This has given huge relief to many people who need things for their families and for themselves. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Barely had gas to get back home. Meanwhile, go here to see photos of that day’s performance by a little-known, but well-received all-girl hard-rock band called Birtha. What was the question? by Jody Meacham » Sun January 16, 2011, 5:26 pm, Post by Bruce Brown » Thu January 13, 2011, 5:19 pm, Post Another guy remembers the sweltering late-August heat did Poco in after its set so the band couldn’t do an encore. ( Log Out /  Joints were constantly circulating. Alice Cooper flew out on the helicopter; some attendees reported that he was actually hanging out of it as the copter flew over the speedway. The guy David Butler who supplied me with the photos can be seen in the one with two guys standing on the banking at the track. There was this big old girl wearing bib overalls playing guitar in that group and i think i was smitten. I wish I remembered more because I liked the rest of those bands. I do remember my buddies and I hi spending the night outside the the racetrack grounds. Thoughts of this ultra cool festival came to my mind tonite and so I started looking online for info and hopefully, photos of it.. High school sweetheart and I had to thumb back to Rockingham to her parents couldn’t find my car had to come out the next day there its all by itself 69 z28. Alice Cooper replaced The Faces as there Visa didn't come thru in time..... My cousin was at Peachtree.I read somewhere there was also one in 73 and 74.Where these shows filmed?It would be nice to get this gem.Email me wmbunn@msn.com. Amazing how many will stand on their convictions, Biden has about 2.3 million more popular votes, NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, BlueNC is a labor of love. Rockingham Motor Speedway Rock Festival - 1972 So I've posted a picture of the ticket stub that shows I was there, and now these pictures of the post-concert debris showing that other people were there, but it seems I neglected to take even one photo of any of the bands that were there. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. The table was a miserable failure. Footnote 3: Interchangeable, at least in the minds of attendees and some folks in the region, is the name "Peachtree Festival" with "Peachtree Celebration." Special guests included Three Dog Night, Alice Cooper, Poco, Fleetwood Mac, the Fabulous Rhinestones, and other contemporary rock music bands. WOW. My wife saw your article the other day, but didn’t recall how we could get rid of ours. I remember all the blankets with lids of weed laid out so any perusing buyer could look at what they were buying.

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