# Answered: Was Hal Briston at Woodstock? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134 "2011-08-18T08:31:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134/1 "2011-08-18T08:31:30Z")
Some people don’t like a particular **Hal Briston** meme, Hal of course being the most obvious of those people, but I continue to live the challenge and love discovering new ways of keeping the meme alive. And this episode comes with a jaw-dropping musical interlude, so who can complain? I bring you [7:43 - 7:45 of Santana’s kick ass performance of Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLDalZ4-53g). Far left frame. **WARNING: Link is NSFW due to partial nudity** And while we’re here, holy crap is that an amazing drum solo by the young Mr. Shrieve. To have been there, let alone onstage and building oneself into a singularity of musical magic at the age of 20…that must have been something. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134/2 "2011-08-18T08:59:36Z")
Oh geez, that’s pretty funny. However, I’ve edited your OP just a bit because there’s some nudity in that video (front and back), so I didn’t want anyone to click on it while at work or school or some other crowded room and have to offer explanations. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134/3 "2011-08-18T09:06:03Z")
They’re hippies. It doesn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134/4 "2011-08-30T13:47:52Z")
Dammit, damnit, damnit! You have _no_ idea how much you just got my hopes up. Woodstock '94…I spent Saturday wearing nothing but a pair of sneakers and a strategically-placed fanny pack. I was stopped for photos a thousand times, but unfortunately my camera wound up somewhere in the mud, never to be seen again. I’ve spent _years_ wishing to find pictures of that day again – run plenty of searches online – but this was before the web really exploded so people weren’t rushing home to put their pics online. For a second there, I thought someone here might’ve come across one of those long-sought pictures. Damn… And now that I’ve watched the clip in question…\…good one. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answered-was-hal-briston-at-woodstock/593134/5 "2011-08-30T20:38:30Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Dammit, damnit, damnit! You have _no_ idea how much you just got my hopes up. > > Woodstock '94…I spent Saturday wearing nothing but a pair of sneakers and a strategically-placed fanny pack.\ Why am I totally not surprised to learn this? 😃