Hi, my name is Hank Schneider, and I was at the Woodstock Festival.

The events were that Susan, a friend of mine, called me up and said, 'Hey, why don't you come with us?’—which was her brother and two of his friends—'up to the Woodstock Festival.' So we went, we got stuck in traffic 17B, somebody in front of us said, 'Hey, follow us. We have a back way in,' and we followed them. We ended up in a parking lot off of 17B and walked in on Herd Road. The first thing that I recall was seeing this mass of people. It was just an incredible sight. Then, of course, the music was fantastic. The performers that struck me were Richie Havens and of course, Jimi Hendrix closed it.

We spent the night, Sunday night, there and left Monday morning—came down Route 97. It was my first glimpse at the beautiful Delaware River. That was my recollection of the Woodstock Festival in 1969. It was an experience I will never forget.