[Ads-l] -stock (festival)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Interesting topic, Nancy and Bill. Excellent citations.
A Connecticut newspaper reported that students at Mills High School
decided to name a local dance the "Mills Stock Music Festival" in
October 1969. The event was also called "Music Stock Festival". These
names might be wordplay based on the Woodstock Music Festival.

Date: October 12, 1969
Newspaper: The Hartford Courant
Newspaper Location: Hartford Courant
Section: Parade of Youth
Article: Cyprus Boy Studies At Mills High School
Author: Tom Zarecki
Quote Page 6, Column 2 and 3
Database: Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/image/371086581/?match=1&terms=stock

[Begin excerpt]
The first social activity of the school year at Mills High School was
a dance sponsored by the Senior Class. The event was held on the
evening of Sept. 19, in the school cafeteria.

Entitled "Mills Stock Music Festival," the dance was presented for the
students of grades 9-12.
. . .
Faculty members and guests in attendance at the "Music Stock Festival"
were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hoagland . . .
[End excerpt]

In November 1969 a headline writer used wordplay to construct
"Nudestock Festival" for a short UPI article mentioning nudity at the
Woodstock Music Festival.

Date: November 12, 1969
Newspaper: Kingsport Times
Newspaper Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Article: Nudestock Festival
Author: UPI News Service
Quote Page 2D, Column 3
Database: Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/image/592626247/?match=1&terms=nudestock

[Begin excerpt]
Nudestock Festival

NEW YORK (UPI) Don Loper internationally-known Beverly Hills, Calif.
designer, says police couldn't arrest anyone for nudity during the
famed Woodstock Rock Festival.

When you have two pounds of dirt on you, you can't be considered nude
- even though there's no clothing, can you?," he asked.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 6:47 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >   See Nancy Friedman's 2013 piece for more on the "-stock" libfix.
> >
> >   https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/candlepwr/taking-stock/
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> Nancy suggests the 1984 software package "Wordstock" as an early use of the libfix.
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> 1972 Fairbanks AK Daily News-Miner 27 Apr 7/4
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> The first annual Mudstock Festival -- A Breakup Celebration -- will get under way tomorrow night at 8 in the Wood Center Ballroom on the UA campus.
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> https://www.newspapers.com/image/16441644/?match=1&terms=mudstock
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> 1983 Orlando Sentinel 23 Jan C1/1
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> Call it a disgustorama, a sleazoid Satyricon, a celebration of scuzziness.  Call it Dirtstock.
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> https://www.newspapers.com/image/227547185/?match=1&terms=dirtstock
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> 1983 Escalon CA Times 3 Aug A6/1
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> Mike and Suzanne Beauchemin held "Beach-Stock Four" at their home on Escalon-Bellota Road recently.
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> https://www.newspapers.com/image/488432592/?match=1&terms=beachstock
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> 1988 Asbury Park NJ Press 29 Jun C1/5
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> He reportedly charged for food and drinks, and officials said the "party" was billed as Weedstock.
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> https://www.newspapers.com/image/144226265/?terms=weedstock
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