02/10/2026
Stop me if you've heard this one...
A guy walks into a bar wearing an “Alumapalooza 16” t-shirt.
The bartender — an older gentleman polishing a glass — is wearing a shirt with that iconic muddy crowd photo from Woodstock and the words “I Was There.”
The bartender squints at the guy's shirt and says, “Alumapalooza, huh? What’s that… some kind of music festival?”
The guy says, “Five days. Airstream trailers everywhere. Great bands. Tech clinics all day. Awesome door prizes. Lifelong friends. They did it for sixteen years at 'The Mothership' in Jackson Center. It's a shame it's coming to an end."
The bartender nods slowly, sighs, and takes a long look at the shirt, then taps the Woodstock logo on his own chest and says, “Dude… if you remember all five days, you probably did it wrong.”
They lock eyes.
The guy smiles and says, “Funny you say that. I only remember about three days… but I found my rig every night - and I can tell you where the bathrooms were!”
The bartender pours him a beer, slides it across the bar, and says, “Alright. You win. I peed in a beer bottle."
The guy chuckles, then adds, “Same deal though — great music, questionable decisions, lifelong friends… and no one ever shuts up about having been there.”
They clink glasses.
The bartender asks, "So, you ever win any of those great door prizes?"
The guy responds, "Nah. I was always taking a shower... but I got this great shirt!"
