Max donated his farm which was a disaster zone after the concert. He had every reason to be upset yet his faith in humanity and kind soul shined through. He donated all the milk from his dairy farm to help feed everyone as did all the residences of Bethel, N.Y. The emptied their pantries and welcomed all the attendees with waves and smiles. In a troubled time when peacemakers with a voice were silenced forever while thousands of young people, just like those attending Woodstock were sent to Vietnam, a hero emerged. Not a politician or soldier. A farmer named Max.

Such a kind, gentle man. I don't think he realized the devastation that would happen to his farm. I don't know if he thought it was worth it in the end, but now he is part of music history, and is a legend.

We used to have our milk delivered by Yasgur farm in Bethel, NY :)

I want to see the generation of today try to even come together anywhere near this kind of love and peace , Joe Nania (WOODSTOCK attendee and performer)

God bless you Max and Miriam

Look what he does before he speaks; throws up the peace sign to hundreds of thousands of people he’s never met and will never see again. One of the greatest speeches of a generation. The word “hero” is synonymous with the name Max Yasgur.

What a classy guy! A lot of my friends were drafted in 1969, 1970 and were gone, or I might of tried to make this Mammoth event. Rest in peace, Max!

His speech still gives me chills !! What a great man , HE also proved something to the world !! 100 years from now people will still know who Max was !!

Had it not been for this man and his kindness, the world would be an unspeakable void.

It´s excellent. A historical moment. Thanks

We wish you Happy (98th) Birthday, Max, from your hippies far and wide. Two more years and we will be celebrating your 100th and Woodstock's 50th.

A True Gentleman & gentle man. One of the very few non-musicians who have gone down in music history.

His speech always got to me.

I lived there on the farm for more than 6 years. Such a beautiful place.

Todo lo que dijo Max Yagur fué prefético...el sabía lo famoso que iba a ser el Festival de Woodstock 69' ...éste hombre adivinó el futuro. Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱.

This man is an angel,he will never be forgotten,God Bless you Max!!✌🏻♥️☺️🎶

We were on the way but turned away. So we had our own Woodstock party in my fathers back yard tents alcohol and the radio. Not the same but it was ok. Still to this day i regret not being there.

Such an awesome speech the old man gave there. Cool to see someone as old as him be accepting of the hippies, which many men his age weren't. It's so sad that most people from his generation are now passed on, only a few left. I took care of many people from his generation between 2000 and 2005 when I worked in the rest homes. Even people older than him. I miss the WW 2 generation of people and hate to see them go.

Yasgur was much younger than he appeared. He was 49, and in poor health. He only lived for 4 more years.

God bless your memory and legacy Max. By opening your heart....you made history.

THE WHOLE DAMN RECORDED EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE VOYAGER 1 SPACECRAFT ..SO THAT A BILLION OF YEARS LATER OTHER RACES FROM DIFFRENT WORLDS CAN SEE THAT WE ARE A PEACEFUL AND LOVING RACE ONE EARTH UNITED IS POSSIBLE. GOD BLESS WOODSTOCK 1969

I love that a man who served in his capacity became a legend in such a context.

You created history mr max. Cheers and hats off to you

The man died just 4 years later. Life really is short.

"Carry the Lantern HIGH!" The Rolling Stones

One of my all time favorite speeches in history. This and Elizabeth Taylor's humanitarian oscar speech.

This made me cry , it's not peaceful and loving anymore like then.

Max had a vision!! Rock on Mad Max

I was researching Woodstock today because the poster was used in Touched by an Angle S5E22 at the end. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMqlp9yeyNndZmQ.html I had no idea of the concert festival NOT taking place in Woodstock due to the town refusing to let it take place. Max Yasgur, a lowly farmer outside of town, was glad to accommodate. There was no such thing as the psychology of crowd control, security, gates, etc. I thought my music viewers would appreciate seeing this little-known clip of the farmer, Max, giving a speech at this historic event. Take care!

Great guy.......

Wow. Never noticed he was missing two fingers and some of his palm on his right hand.

What a great man

Thanks Mr Max, we named our farm after you

I worked stage security at Woodstock, and I will say simply, Max Yasgur was a lovely, kind man. God bless him.

It’s Mr. levinstein from American Pie

Man spoke to 500.000 people...

Jammer dat ik hier niet bij was✌️

They should have helped take care of his farm.

pretty incredible that an older guy like that,totally different generation and mindset growing up, allowed this to happen.i often wonder what he thought afterwards when he saw the trash and devastation left behind. thats the only stain on woodstock as far as i'm concerned.

This man was blackballed by his neighbors 'don't buy Yasgur's milk' and 'no more hippie festival' and 'never again' and his meager career was ruined and he died shortly after this historic cultural event

"its not important what they say, its important what we do" He, mr Yasgur, didnt say it. But, since this event is still hyped up today, it is clearly true, that statement. And that statement was said by?

The Hong Kong flu, also known as the 1968 flu pandemic, was a flu pandemic whose outbreak in 1968 and 1969 killed an estimated one to four million people globally. No Lockdowns. The largest gathering to that date, WOODSTOCK took place. No masks. Nobody died.

Happy 100th Birthday.

2:01 At least he still had his left hand.

If you look at 2:02 thats a war injury he was a WW1 veteran.

Today this ccould never, ever happen. Sadly.

Beastie boys brought me here

2:01 Is he missing half of his right hand?!

Woodstock was awesome, of course, but it wasn't anywhere near the largest gathering in history.

Is he missing fingers?

CAR THEIF

God made a farmer