We showed up in the thousands. The small town of Rome, New York was flooded with teenagers, hippies, music lovers and the business savvy. No one knew what to expect or what Woodstock '99 would be remembered for- least of all me. Unlike most other people, I did not leave Woodstock totally discouraged by the actions of those people that participated in the riots. Instead, I left discouraged by the actions of the other people- the media as well as the concert goers. The people who could not seem to remember that before the fires and the riot ....