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Thanksgiving 2015
The holidays are here. This has always been a poignant moment for me. Woodstock Trading Company opened our doors in 1988 and many of our first customers were in high school or in their early 20’s. Many have moved away from the south Jersey area over time. However, during the holiday times so many return…
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Happy Birthday to Phil Lesh
Happy Birthday Phil Lesh March 15, 1940 is the birthday of Phil Lesh, bass player for The Grateful Dead and still going strong. Phil Lesh and Friends formed in 1998, after he’d returned to performing following the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995. His musical journey remains fresh by constantly and consistently putting together bands…
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Black Sabbath inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
On this day 3/13/2006 – Metallica inducts Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Metallica also performs a short set of Sabbath songs during the event at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Other inductees include Blondie, Miles Davis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sex Pistols and A&M Records co-founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Just…
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When it comes to personal performances, everyone has problems. One must sometimes think out of the box for a solution. For example, on this day (march 12th) 1963, The Beatles played at the Granada Cinema in Bedford. John Lennon, suffering from a terrible cold, was unable to perform. The band rearranged the set so that…
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Mom’s Nostalgic Moment
Received our allotment of Relix Magazines in our store and it was truly a nostalgic magic moment. So many of the articles and interviews are very powerful and personal to my life and the era in which we worked to put our store together. The article “What’s Become of the Betty Boards certainly had me…
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Patchouli Incenses
I became aware of something I was doing for so long without much thought. I was applying patchouli oil directly to incense sticks. I guess without thinking, I was aware of a lack of convincing, true patchouli incense that isn’t choking and has a sweeter component to balance the bitter, earthy notes of patchouli. We…