We drove up from the Catskills where I lived at the time.
I recall the day as being extremely hot and humid during the Dead's set, which was very long and kind of a slow tempo'd set.
Then the skies opened up to a huge downpour - many were just letting it rain on them just to cool off.
My big regret is missing most of the Band's set - by then I was pretty much done, without further comment!
As I remember it, the Allman's set was affected somewhat by the storm. Btw, I saw them in the Fillmore East Christmas week of '69. They were second of the bill: Appaloosa, Allman Brother's "Blues" Band, and Blood, Sweat, & Tears with the newly installed lead singer, David Clayton Thomas (think the second BS&T album). The Allman's just blew the doors off the old place. A few nights later we returned on New Years Eve for Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsies show (early show)! Of course, it was a now-legendary performance, but no one there had heard this new group or their material before. No one knew what to expect. I brought tickets that fall - a short subway ride from my high school. My big claim to R&R fame!
Back to the Glen: I remember many of the locals came and set up tables with sandwiches and soft drinks - very friendly and kind.
Afterwards by a day, we hiked in the W.G. State Park which was beautiful.
...back in the day!
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