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Monterey Pop Festival-Exact Location?



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}Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 13:47:28 -0400 (EDT)
}From: Tim Herrlinger <herrling@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu>
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}           Since Monterey is about 2 hours south of San Francisco, why was
}it decided to have the concert there?  Was there something EXTRA special
}about Monterey back then?
}

There was (and possibly still is) an annual Monterey JAZZ Festival.  John
Phillips (et al.) decided that it would be a good idea to give Pop music
a similar standing by holding the Pop Festival.  I assume that the venue
was the same as for the Jazz Festival.

> Mike <