They were the symbol of Woodstock, a young couple huddled together in a blanket. Find out what their

(13 Aug 2009) HEADLINE: Iconic Woodstock couple still together
CAPTION: They were the symbol of Woodstock, a young couple huddled together in a blanket. Find out what their lives are like now, 40 years later. (Aug. 13)
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(Bethel, NY)
It is one of the iconic images of the 1960s.
A young couple embracing in the crowd at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.
It became the cover of the Woodstock album, and is now on permanent display at the Woodstock museum.
(Pine Bush, NY)
Guess what, the couple is still together!
"We have a wonderful family, we've been truly blessed, truly blessed"
Bobbi and Nick Ercoline were twenty years old when they went to Woodstock.
"We did what any 20 year old kids would do, they told us not to go so we went."
They had been dating only a couple of months.
(Bobbi and Nick Ercoline)
"Everybody happy, singing, dancing, doing drugs, eating, sleeping."
They were not aware they were being photographed.
"We didn't know it was being taken, I'm tired, but I love you, that's pretty much what it says."
Today they live less than an hour from where the festival took place, not far from where they each grew up.
They now have three children.
He works for the department of housing, and she's a school nurse.
"At that time people didn't think with free love and you know, sex, drugs and rock and roll, that it was just like carefree and not responsible.
But we've been together for 40 years and true to each other for that time."
They have a large version of the photo on their kitchen wall.
They look to look at it with their good friend, Jim "Corky" Corcoran, who is also in the photo, on the lower right with his knee up in a sleeping bag.
At that time he was a Marine newly returned from Vietnam.
(Jim "Corky" Corcoran)
"To have that many people together peacefully was a monumental task."
For these members of the Woodstock generation, that spirit of peace and music carries through to today.
Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, Pine Bush, New York
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[@victoriaballard7354]

Love hearing these Woodstock stories. Was there myself when 19 and will never forget the wonderful experience.

[@juliemiller2523]

i was 11 and wanted to be there.. lol..im 64 now... love 1969

[@HerbWalker]

STILL together....That's cool! :)

[@billbohrd3503]

And still lying.... That's not cool! :(

[@bluejaywayx]

@@billbohrd3503 yeah, imposters :(

[@sjtom57]

What a nice video. I sometimes wonder what many of those folks are doing today.

[@Cody_Cigar]

In many cases not live anymore

[@altered148fiat]

@@Cody_Cigar WATCH YO MOUTH

[@bobs5596]

well we know what hendrix is doing...

[@backinthedayhippie609]

When I die, I want to go to Woodstock heaven. This couple personified the true spirit of Woodstock, their legacy lives on and like them, I’ve been married for forty-two years and she’s still the love of my life. The music and the ideals of love, peace, and happiness remain strong in my heart and I share these with family and friends through poetry. For art is resistance and the revolution continues.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

@backinthedayhippie609 I wont ever forget it it. & I had just turned 6 in `69. b. in `63. I just lost my dog ringo. Then...I watched a rocket, launch from FLORIDA to the MOON in July But this... WALTER KRONKITE from CBS NEWS, ch 2 WBBM in CHICAGO: :Half a million kids have traveled to upstate NY..."! I called my mother in the living room; even she couldnt blieve it.

[@Bibbs65]

I actually talked to that guy by phone some years ago..was surprised that he had his number listed great conversation

[@DearbornJohn]

And despite all the negativity it was one of the greatest peaceful assemblies, I wished I could of made it, glad to hear of your happy relationship, model rockers😉 Best to ya!

[@codykempter2594]

she was the nurse at my school in pine Bush NY but now she retired

[@billbohrd3503]

Perhaps she wasnt' a real nurse

[@s_.777]

Absolutely amazing, think of the memories they have.

[@StarfieldRailway]

This is an awesome story.

[@billbohrd3503]

"Story", yeah that's right!

[@17garm]

Great to know that that famous photo had such a happy and long lasting outcome. The day Woodstock started I was between Greece and Italy on a ferry, but it changed my life as well - for the better.👍

[@jayfernando4488]

Very sweet story, sweet people. Theyre still together and thats so cool

[@rajennaidoo5380]

This photograph on the album of Woodstock is hitched for ever ,i bought it in 1971 and i have the album 1,2and 3 and I am 69 form south Africa ,thanks guys for the music. 2

[@aztec989americanpitbullgla3]

Beautiful story! I just want to know why would anyone hit the dislike on this video

[@billbeliakoff5589]

People give thumbs down trying to be funny, knowing that some will get a little pissed off. You could post that water is wet and some ass clown will give a dislike.

[@carolmartin8204]

@Aztec989 Because Bobbi and Nick Ercoline are liars. They are imposters.

[@carolmartin8204]

@@billbeliakoff5589 What you said is true. This is also true: (Google search: Vancouver Sun We just clicked b.c. woman / also: Burk Uzzle Woodstock)

[@dorothydromgoole8040]

So cool. Nice to know that there are some things that stay forever. Like the love of this couple.

[@lifetimes2983]

This concert was in every way a truly awesome accomplishment for our generation in terms of the number and quality of musical artists involved and especially the peaceful artful spirit of the Hippie generation which reined supreme in this young crowd of 500 thousand. The museum and meaningful upkeep and design of the surrounding grounds as it appears today confirms that that accomplishment stands recalled and respected. The couple pictured takes us all back to more personal moments of the times whether we were there or not. A blessed event that will not be repeated !

[@luvsilly60]

Love this story

[@Kenjiro5775]

Man, I loved this story! It must have been an epic experience to have bern there.

[@pjoconnor718]

I was there but I missed your magic moment.Great memories.Thanks Max!☮️

[@mathstar4176]

Very Blessed !

[@remiem6070]

Awesome!

[@random22026]

Beautiful. 🙌🙌

[@SUNMAYDEN518]

great video

[@G0K3001]

....it was and is a iconic album cover. Happy For Them!

[@exentr]

Woodstock iconic for generations youngsters. Imagine being there. Oh-my-lord! That would be so much me about 20 y/o. Regretably I am European and 1 y/o at the time. I was teenager when I saw the movie at cinema. I knew many artists. Some where just names. I learned a whole lot new stuff.

[@pjoconnor718]

I was there but some how missed your moment!Bless you both.Wasn’t that a great time?☮️

[@Hootowl54]

50th anniversary, August 16, 2019. It doesn't seem possible.

[@krusty6246]

How could anyone dislike this story?

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

Well... Maybe there was a guy that was in love with Bobbi and she didn't love him and she went to Woodstock with Nick and they fell in love and got married and the guy never got over his love for Bobbi and lived a lonely, miserable life. He would dislike this story.

[@mikebliesener193]

How about the couple riding in the car, and made it into the movie? The guy was saying that they would "probably end up balling" but "wouldn't necessarily stay together" through the whole festival. Always wondered how they ended up.

[@klaasj7808]

they never found them, but i can imagine, they seemed like some lost souls

[@Gattofoghin]

Beautiful story.. I can' believe it! I saw the movie (Woodstock) two years later!

[@carolmartin8204]

It's not a true story.

[@effdonahue6595]

@@carolmartin8204 Carol, you lie! 😆

[@yourontheair]

so cool

[@jeimesuchoa4345]

God bless you

[@johnmcquilkin]

Hi All, John McQuilkin here from "Hollywood Happens". I am trying to track down the Woodstock attendees who were featured singing along to Country Joe McDonald's "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag". If you recognize any of those iconic faces in the video please let me know.

[@hermanstromberg9007]

You think they are truly blessed?

[@octpod3923]

00:30 lmao

[@I4GOT3597]

They have two (not 3) kids and he's a retired building inspector.

[@alejandrooviedo14]

Que dichosos, palito.

[@Dinu-1959]

I ❤ed W☮️☮️DSTOCK '69 ...

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

Damn we all get fat and eventually by polo shirts I guess

[@simonerusso6920]

I livd 15heres ov my life whising a was born herlya so i cud go to woodstock then it happend againe 88 2000 the dance Culture hauose miusic

[@atcjoe1600]

Cool story, that’s what it’s all about !

[@robertwiles8106]

Do they still have the butterfly kite though?

[@gratefuljr]

Did they eat the brown acid

[@naturalmystery]

RIP Bobbi.

[@sarahburggraf861]

far out❤😀✌

[@wanderinggoliard]

Nice but why did they eat so much food?

[@robertschenewerk2446]

You should have put real hippies on the cover ☮️⛓️

[@bobbg9041]

Thats cool......... Had I been there at age 9 you might have seen me too. but I wasn't. Question is did we leave the planet better than we found it? Not that we didn't try but some of us got greedy. I often still go with the long hair. A lot of Hippies turn into Yuppies. they had X gen kids and millennials kids some of them are now hipsters trying to bring back that age or time.

[@simonerusso6920]

It was not the same do istill whish i went to woodstock loverespect ciccio imperiale respect

[@joel8583]

:)

[@Willdous]

☮ ☮ ☮

[@danielchais4603]

The dog should not go between them

[@susanellis1994]

What do you mean so many people at peace together. It was a mess. Watching the videos of it all. How sad to have no respect for anything. Watching young lives shaking uncontrolled from the drugs. Very sad.

[@remiem6070]

Why do you assume everyone shaking was high? I don't do drugs and when great music hits me I get to moving.

[@DEthe5150]

Sure, it might have been labeled a "disaster area", but everyone mutually cared for one another and had fun.

[@I4GOT3597]

Susan Ellis you weren't there, troll.

[@jaetrifonov1015]

The woman in the video just said everybody was "doing drugs"! LOL

[@mattyjones3516]

Susan Ellis: They had respect for each other, not for "things."