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Whoopi Goldberg | 08/13/2009 11:15 am

Whoopi Goldberg on the Woodstock Generation, Then and Now

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In response to: This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival. Did you go? If you didn't what did you feel about it?
Whoopi Goldberg
Well, at the time I don’t think we thought these things were binding, and uplifting. I think the Woodstock generation mostly thought about not conforming to what parents thought of as the norm. We spoke the truth as WE saw it, made up our own minds about what was right and, sorry kids, but we were charmed by people who just wanted to get stoned and hug and whatever else one another. We were then, like now, able to multitask!!!!!!

Read more about: 1969, Culture, Drugs, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Sex, Woodstock

30 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Debbie Learman

Laughing here…..sooooooooooo…did’ja go?  I was of age, the right generation…but, I was such a geek…I did’nt even know about it until after the fact. 

*Whoopi…since you may [or may not] read this…I just want to say that watching you on the View…I realized we are a lot alike, even my "s.o." says..wow you are so much like Whoopi…LOL…I can always tell when you get miffed or pissed off, even mildly…..Laughing here….Just want’cha to know I admire and respect you!

By Debbie Learman on 08/13/2009 11:41 am
Tana Goodwin
Yes, I gree, Whoopi, you are one special woman
By Tana Goodwin on 08/13/2009 12:20 pm
Grace K
C’mon Whoopie, you were a stoner, right?  You can tell me!:-)
By Grace K on 08/13/2009 12:25 pm
Judy K.
Grace, asking Whoopi is she was a stoner is funny.  She might not remember.  I do remember one day, going to work and someone was smoking on the bus.  The driver didnt say a thing and I was almost asleep before we got downtown.  Had to sit outside for awhile and breathe plain, old regular air before I went into the office.  :-)
By Judy K. on 08/13/2009 12:32 pm
Grace K

Judy,  

Those were the good, old days… 

By Grace K on 08/13/2009 1:38 pm
ANNA DE LA MOTA
Hello, my name is Anna, I have always admired Woopi in all respects as a human being and as a woman, not because you’re famous, that you are, but because you love your movies misma.Me, I do not lose any. For the record, never to adult people, because it is not my style.
I have published a blog is in Catalan, but it has a translator. I hope you visit and tell me your opinion, would be wonderful for me. http://feinaperthothom.blogspot.com/
By ANNA DE LA MOTA on 08/13/2009 1:43 pm
Roger from Ohio

So Whoopi…. what will you be doing now that your View contract is over?

 I wasnt old enough for Woodstock…. but I would like to believe that I would have gone.

By Roger from Ohio on 08/13/2009 1:45 pm
Debbie Learman
NOoooooooooooo  say it is’nt so!!  I absolutely abhorr Sherrie and EliZabeth….they can GO GO GO anytime, like NOW!  ….but please NOT Whoopi and NOT Joy!  I love love love those 2 women!  love their sass! their common sense!   Roger, is it true?  I’ve been away from TV for a week….have’nt caught up w/all I missed….I’ll quit watchin’ The View for sure if Whoopi is gone….dammmmmm…..
By Debbie Learman on 08/13/2009 2:40 pm
Roger from Ohio

I dont know if it is true or not…. that was why I asked.

 The facts are looking kinda fishy though….. I heard she put her $3.9 million mid-town condo up for sale…… she has shown a lot of contempt for the show the past few months……. she also missed the last show before "vacation"

All of the signs are saying that she is gone….. I dont think that is a totally bad thing though. 

By Roger from Ohio on 08/13/2009 6:19 pm
deber B
If there’s a "male" who knows the inroads to The View, it would be you, Roger!   So, do you think Whoopi is cashing in and moving on?   It is my personal opinion that all the women on The View are way beyond their time to go to greener pastures.   Would you agree?
By deber B on 08/15/2009 6:34 pm
Lynn Marie

I thought all the members of the View stated they had resigned their contracts????

How can you  ABHORR Sherrie and Elizabeth????

The whole point of the show is that they all have different views and opinions and lifestyles.

I love that they can disagree and still be friends-MEN could never do that!

By Lynn Marie on 08/13/2009 7:49 pm
Debbie Learman
Let me count the many ways I can abhorr those two …Sherrie was just fine as a fill-in host…once she was signed on full-time she became uppity, preachin’ out one side of her mouth about how Godly she is, whilst being a man-hungry female fauning over the men guests…and all her posturing…and like I said…her eating & talking @ the same time..her gobbling of food….*ugh* don’t even get me started on her sheep-like political "views"…whom-ever is her current "role-model" is who she mimics in her voting and political leanings…. I guess I can call it like "I" see it. I  certainly do NOT want to see her being so Gross!…as does a lot of people we all know.  ok, Elizabeth….she comes across as a know-it-all because she is a mom…well…duh…there are a LOT of us Mom’s out here/there…she is so annoying…she dresses inappropriately, when everyone else wears seasonal clothing, she wears skimpy too-tight clothes..called herself "knocked-up" when it’s her 3rd in a marriage…not some teenager that gets "knocked-up", but a blessing, in a  family..these are just high-lights, but I do think different generations see things differently….and I cannot stand the personalities of Sherri or Eliz….my right, my choice…No apologies….I enjoy Whoopi and Joy, so…50/50…
By Debbie Learman on 08/13/2009 11:24 pm
Lynn Marie

everyone is  entitled to feel as they may about people—but spreading visciousness just makes it all so ugly and mean spirited.This show seems to really upset you-why watch? If you cannot handle the differences in these women without getting upset it is pointless for you to watch—because the show was made for just the opposite reason!

Turn the dial!

By Lynn Marie on 08/14/2009 7:28 pm
canuck canuck
You have always been a free thinker Whoopie … leave the View …. go girl …. get outta that nut bar place …. and stay good friends with Elizabeth … Joy is a whack job and Sherrie just a parrot …. I used to admire Barbara Walters - but not anymore ….
By canuck canuck on 08/13/2009 2:53 pm
Debbie Learman

Laughing here…w/canuck canuck…although we do disagree re: E…I hate that whiny voice , but I 100 times more cannot stand Sherri, esp as she is always talking w/her mouth full of food, and she is downright disgusting to see her gobble food, as fast as she can!!  her preening…*eeewwwwww…and always stating that Baba is her mommie…*ugh*…I was just talking w/friends the other day and we have all lost respect for Baba…she needs to get off-air…and quit "adopting" idiot sheeple like Sherrie….none of us knew the others felt the same way!  ok, I trashed-talked enuff ! 

If you are gone, [from ABC-The View],  Whoopi, the best to ya in whatever comes next! You can always come to Oregon and visit, and I’ll take ya to see some awesome places! 

By Debbie Learman on 08/13/2009 7:08 pm
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