Hey guys, it's me, Yossi, your parisocial pal here with a little message for you.

Bansplain is still on hiatus, you know, seaside institution for female hysteria, et cetera.

But I have a special treat for you guys while you wait for us to come back.

And it's a new podcast that The Ringer is putting out called Break Stuff.

It's a deeply reported narrative podcast about the infamous Woodstock 99, as well as the end of the whole Woodstock line and the end of the 90s as far as music is concerned.

We're talking mud, babe.

We're talking riots.

We're talking violence.

We're talking the fires that burn the festival to the ground.

This podcast is hosted by intrepid music journalist, friend of the pod, former two-time

guests, Stephen Hayden.

And it's Gorge, babe.

Steve talked to a lot of people who were actually there in the trenches, in the mud, band members, promoters, festival attendees, journalists, you name it, trying to figure out how and why the last major music festival of the 20th century became a fucking disaster bib.

So I'm going to play you an excerpt from the beginning of the first episode of Breakstuff because I know this is up your alley.

I hope you like it.

Rome, New York is one of those places that's not really on the way to anywhere.

If you've been there, you made a point of going there.

But most people never make a point of going to Rome.

There was a moment, however, when Rome was in the national spotlight.

During one incredible weekend, hundreds of thousands of young people flocked to this small

town located several hours northwest of Manhattan. During that weekend, Rome became a fixture

of one of the most recognized brands in rock and roll.

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