Woodstock-99 When a small area of this size becomes the 3rd largest city in New York State and the combined efforts of the police as well as the 224,825 people in attendence make it a great weekend, then I'd say, Woodstock-99 was a true success. However, when we sell newspapers/media we need to dwell on the negatives in order to create excitement and sell the product. A car crash in the headlines is a more effective headline, over," 94% of the cities seniors passed their Honors English exam ". Was the shenagigans at the end called for , probably not, but it sure will derive more media exposure than the acts of good will that were also present. Our own newspapers in Rochester, N.Y. ( Gannett Newspapers ) & National coverage on MTV were so consumed on the issues of nudity, I felt the reporters both male and female were completely sophmoric in their reports. I was there in 1969 and my 18 year old daugher was at 1999, so I followed the weekend very closely. If the attendee enjoyed themselves and the music without confrontation then the spirit of peace, love , music ( all styles and types ) and understanding lives on...................which is the true spirit of the festival, not the few isolated incidents that sell the 6:00 news....................... Regards , Mike