Woodstock 54th Anniversary Price Cut!

Posted on August 15, 2023 by eternalpioneer

Good News!

First, the good news. There is a price cut for the Woodstock 54th Anniversary! The 45th Anniversary Edition of “From Woodstock to Eternity” is now available on Amazon in paperback for only $9.96! That’s almost half off the list price of $16.95. This is a good time to get this book at this price, and also the sequel, “The Steel Wall,” which extends the journey, the adventure, and the adrenaline. Also, if you buy both books, you get free shipping from Amazon and save a few more bucks.

(To read more about The Steel Wall, click here.)

54th Anniversary of Woodstock!

Today, August 15, 2023, is the 54th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival. Fox News has an article describing this event which inspired the title of my book, “From Woodstock to Eternity.” For us Baby Boomers, it’s hard to believe how the time has passed so quickly. In relative terms, Woodstock was a mere 24 years after the end of World War II. Now, we are 54 years after Woodstock? Yikes!

More Than Woodstock

While the title was inspired by Woodstock, the book is much more than Woodstock. It captures the air and the essence of the culture that spawned the Woodstock festival. It delves into the psyche that evolved at that time of a desire to bring peace and love to the world. Included in the aura of the age were an unquenchable desire for freedom, the urge to form a brotherhood of like minded people, and the spirit of adventure. Some adventures were physical, like hitchhiking out West. Others were in the realm of the mind… to explore unknown entities with psychedelic drugs. All of this is acted out in this book through the journeys of Dustin Morgan.

Freedom From Freedom

The freedom so desperately sought through the wayward lifestyle inevitably led to bondage, requiring freedom from that freedom. The drug usage got worse, the base natures began to reveal themselves, and the dream of Woodstock morphed and twisted and eventually vanished. Now it gets an article on a news app 54 years later. However, Dustin Morgan found the way out. It took a while, and a big whoopin’ stick, but God finally got his attention. The transformation that resulted is in the essence of the title FROM Woodstock TO Eternity. I hope you enjoy it.

From Woodstock To Eternity: Writer’s Digest Review

Posted on April 13, 2022 by eternalpioneer

I recently submitted “From Woodstock To Eternity” in a Writer’s Digest E-Book contest and received a great Writer’s Digest Review. For people who have not heard about this book, the first in a two book series, this review from a very reputable source delves into many elements that make up a good book. Here are some of the highlights of this review.

Structure, Organization, Pacing: Compelling Organization

This book is exemplary in its structure, organization, and pacing. The structure of the chapters/parts aid in a compelling organization of the story or information. The pacing is even throughout and matches the tone/genre of the book.

Plot, Story, or Topic Appeal: It is Unique

This book is exemplary in its choice of topic or theme of the story. It is unique but still has strong appeal for most readers in its intended genre. If the book is fiction or narrative nonfiction, the book is well plotted.

Character Appeal and Development: Fully fleshed out

This book is exemplary in character appeal (or interest) and development. All main characters (including antagonists) are unique and fully fleshed out with compelling, layered motivations and traits. Secondary characters are unique and have a meaningful purpose.

Voice and Writing Style: Exemplary

This book is exemplary in its voice and writing style. It has a unique voice, and the writing style is consistent throughout. The style and tone are also consistent with or will appeal to readers of the intended genre.

In a few explanatory sentences, please share with the entrant 1-3 things that you enjoyed or that readers will find compelling about this book and why.

This was a well told story which draws the attention of the reader. The suspense was intense. The story flowed well, and you could understand the voice of the storyteller. With all the drama, it was still possible to suspend disbelief.

Judge, 9th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards.

Set the Background: The Mystique of an Era

Posted on February 5, 2022 by eternalpioneer

Most people who have read “From Woodstock To Eternity” want to know the answer to the last line in the book… “Are you Dustin Morgan?” This has compelled me to set the background to round out the context. Some have even become irate that I left the story on such a cliff hanger. After all, they went through the rise of the hippie movement, Woodstock, and pot runs, all to be left hanging. Well, not that I’m sadistic, but that was the point. I wanted to create a great anticipation for the next book, “The Steel Wall,” which is now published and on Amazon. I did this in the From the Author introduction, and I will include some excerpts from it here.

The Mystique of an Era

My previous book, From Woodstock To Eternity, chronicled the adventures of Dustin Morgan through the counter culture days of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. It captured the mystique of an era and why it had such a profound impact on those who lived it. Through the eyes of Dustin Morgan, the reader was able to go to Woodstock, feel the effects of the Vietnam War, and fly over the Atlantic in drug laden planes through real life encounters.

The Spirit of Woodstock

However, the spirit of Woodstock was not all peace and love. It encompassed psychedelic drug use, with all its ups and downs, and the inevitable spawning of a new breed of capitalist… the drug dealer. Dustin embraced this opportunity with open arms, relishing the respect, the adventure, and the money. However, it soon took its toll in jail time and disillusionment with the same old drug fogged routine.

Deliverance

The mystique of an era wore off in time, however. Eventually, Dustin settled down, had a family and accepted Jesus Christ. Through a dramatic deliverance, he made a commitment to raise his family in the Lord. He and his wife, Lisa, went on mission trips, and he was able to regain his career in aviation. Over the next four years, they went to church, started a family, and made honest money.

Then one day, a police officer boarded Dustin’s airplane and asked him, “Are you Dustin Morgan?” The book ended.

The Answer

The implications were not good, and indeed, it was the beginning of Dustin’s worst nightmare. The Steel Wall tells the story of what happened to Dustin Morgan, and it has become a full blooded Christian adventure drama full of heart pounding elements: Intense action, intrigue, inner conflict, and life changing decisions.

It is my sincerest desire that you are blessed with the excitement and revelations contained in The Steel Wall. I want to hear from all who would like to give feedback on either book, so please feel free to comment, and please leave a review on the Amazon book page.

Coming Up: The Real Story of The Steel Wall

From Woodstock to Eternity 50th Anniversary Kindle

Posted on November 13, 2018 by eternalpioneer

Kindle version of From Woodstock to Eternity 50th Anniversary is coming soon!

Yes, I am working on the Kindle for my new 50th edition of From Woodstock to Eternity. I know it may be confusing, but I left the original, unabridged version of FWTE on the Amazon site in order to keep the reviews from the old version. The new version is the same story, but it has undergone a complete editing and polishing process that makes it a much better read with some added stuff.

Why a 50th Anniversary Edition?

For those who weren’t there, never thought they would live this long, or are too young to know about it, the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival in 1969 is coming up next year in August 2019. There will be a lot of attention given to this landmark event, because it played such a big part in defining an ideology that created a counter culture that still has an impact on us today.

What is From Woodstock to Eternity about?

This book gives an eye witness, “you are there” journey through the wild, fuzzy, good vibe days of the hippie era. It also shows the effects of too much of that wild living, and the path Dustin Morgan took to escape. Most of all, it is an adventure packed, light hearted tale of Woodstock, Haight Ashbury, draft dodging, pot smuggling, romance, and victory.

Kindle for Christmas!

When the Kindle version is ready, it will be available at a highly reduced price for the Holidays, so please check out the new

From Woodstock to Eternity 50th Anniversary Edition

Woodstock 50th Anniversary Edition

Posted on March 14, 2018 by eternalpioneer

News Flash! From Woodstock To Eternity 50th Anniversary Final Push!!

Calling all From Woodstock To Eternity readers… the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival will occur in August 2019. I know that seems a long way away, but I

need your help for this final push. As the anniversary date approaches, there will be a swarm of media attention surrounding it. The best source for information about the anniversary is The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

There will be books, articles, TV documentaries, and From Woodstock To Eternity should be a part of that swarm.

With all the hype glorifying the hippie days, From Woodstock To Eternity needs to be there to show the love and deliverance of Jesus Christ. So…

Here is how you can help… If you have been blessed by From Woodstock To Eternity

PLEASE GO TO THE AMAZON PAGE AND LEAVE A REVIEW!!

Click on this picture

Scroll down to the bottom and click “Write a Customer Review”

I already have a great list of 4 and 5 star reviews, and agents take these into account when considering whether to take me on.

For this final push, I am putting an exhaustive edit on the entire book, making it more readable, more exciting, and more heart felt. A literary agent will get it published through a major book distributor.

I appreciate all your likes, reviews and overall support for the message of this book.

Please help to make From Woodstock To Eternity part of the message of the 50th Anniversay… WRITE A CUSTOMER REVIEW!!

God Bless – And may angels bear you up today!

Woodstock Anniversary Promotion!

Posted on August 14, 2017 by eternalpioneer

48th Anniversary of Woodstock: August 15-17, 2017!

From Woodstock To Eternity will be available on Promotion for the 48th Anniversary of Woodstock. Paperback now $14.95 (Reg $19.95) and Kindle now $2.99 (Reg $6.99)!

Here is a brief intro to that time long, long ago, from the intro to the book.

August 15, 16, and 17, 1969. Hundreds of thousands of hippies converge on a farm in upstate New York. The Woodstock Festival became the symbol of a peace and love movement that came and went in just a few short years. Though its time was short, the effects and influences of this era were profound, and are still with us today. This book will take you on an odyssey from the development of the Woodstock ideology into the world of international pot smuggling, and through the spiritual victory of one who makes it to the other side.

Woodstock 48th Anniversary: From Woodstock…

Posted on July 19, 2017 by eternalpioneer

Every year when August rolls around, I have a little flashback to that weekend on Max Yasgur’s Farm in 1969.

I must admit, I have mixed emotions, feelings, and thoughts about the Woodstock

phenomenon, and those thoughts are what inspired me to write my book, From Woodstock To Eternity. I wanted to paint a real life history of the hippie era… its rise and fall, its ups and downs, the good, the bad and the ugly. A final scene in the Woodstock chapter captures the stardust…

He closes his eyes and lets the rhythmical power of the acid rock take him away. The images of the last three days roll through his mind like a video. The overwhelming onslaught of people from everywhere. The gathering of the tribes. The exhilarating swells of peace and brotherhood. The generosity of the hog farm, the open market of psychedelic drugs. The acid reports. The smiles on everybody’s faces, the “hello, brother,” “hello, sister,” “peace, man,” “this is far out, really far out.” Jimi says it all in his brief chatter between songs,

“You proved to the world what can happen,” he says, “A little bit of love, and understanding, and sound.”

Hendrix goes straight from “Voodoo Child” into the opening notes of “The Star Spangled Banner.” He raises his arm high in a salute to the crowd, his fingers formed into the peace sign. The adoring audience flashes the sign back in unison. The twisted, exploding version of the National Anthem paints the picture of everything the revolution stands for, and Morgan knows he is part of it. Woodstock has sealed the deal; he has sold his soul. A great swelling of emotion rises up in his heart, and he cannot contain it. He raises both hands into the air, with his fingers forming the “V,” and cries like a baby.

From Woodstock To Eternity is a story of change, of mutation and renewal. In just a few short years, Dustin Morgan and his friend Cutter lament the passing of the beautiful people…

“… We used to talk about the reasons for war, why it was wrong, what made up the human condition, what could be done to improve on that condition. All we wanted was brotherhood, and good vibes; it was enough just to groove on a good rock beat and hallucinate.”

“Yeh, I know what ya mean. Where did all those people go? A whole society has suddenly disappeared! Did they all vanish into thin air? Did someone throw some kind of cosmic switch that instantly transformed a whole generation? It’s like an alien mother ship slowly cruised around the world with a long vacuum hose dangling down to earth, sucking up the beautiful flower people, leaving behind nothing but dull-witted, lecherous, party ‘til you puke derelicts.”

Cutter goes on,

“Now, the only thing anyone talks about is, ‘Let’s get drunk, let’s get stoned, hey, look at that chick!’ Slobber, drool. Instead of ‘Why is there air?’ the deepest, most profound question anybody can come up with is, ‘Hey man, got any coke?’”

On the one hand, I wrote the story to give those of us who were there, in that time, a walk down memory lane. It blossomed in Haight Ashbury and peaked at Woodstock, but the hippie movement soon took a downward spiral into debauchery and depravity. Morgan witnessed it for himself at a rock festival in Evansville, Indiana.

The kid is a total mess. His hair is not quite shoulder length, knotted and disheveled like a bad case of bed head. His shirt is torn and unbuttoned, hanging loose. His pants are halfway down his rear, sagging over his bare feet. His shoulders are stooped and rounded in a slouch… a filthy lock of hair dangling over his face as he gazes downward. Morgan thinks to himself,

“Is this the picture of the typical hippie? Is this what the world thinks we are? No wonder they think we’re disgusting. I think it’s disgusting.”

The image of the kid playing in the sewage plagues Morgan from that time on.

“Has Woodstock Nation come to this? This isn’t stardust and golden; this is space aliens in the sewage. A wasted kid, totally stripped of all decency, full of downers, playing in the piss? This is pathetic.”

Dustin’s Dad gives him a wise analysis,

“If you’re wondering why all this is crumbling around you, it’s because you have left Jesus out of the equation. You want the results, but you don’t want to obey the Giver of the results. Therefore, the Giver withholds His hand.”

Next: The Turn to Eternity

Richie’s Reviews Gives Four Stars

Posted on January 10, 2017 by eternalpioneer

From Woodstock To Eternity Gets Four Star Review From R. W. Lang

Hello and a Very Happy and Blessed 2017 to everyone!! I just came across this review from Richie’s Reviews for my Christian Adventure Novel, From Woodstock To Eternity and thought I would share it. I encourage everyone to click on the link and visit his site, as well as read and comment on his review.

2017 promises to be a very good year in many ways. For those of you who were left hanging on the cliff ending, I have already started writing the sequel, which will reveal what

Are you Dustin Morgan?

happened to Dustin Morgan, and how God again worked miraculously in his life, but only after he submitted to some very difficult commands from Scripture. The name of the next book is “The Steel Wall”, but more on that in a future post.

For now, please visit Richie’s Reviews and see his great review of my book, and also, please go to my Amazon page and leave your own review for From Woodstock To Eternity. I believe this book has a valuable message, and the best way to spread it is through many good reviews.

Thanks so much, and again, DREAM BIG!!!

Happy 2017!!!

Discounts on Create Space and Kindle!!!

Posted on December 3, 2016 by eternalpioneer

Price Reduced for Christmas! Get $5.00 off From Woodstock To Eternity!!

Two discounts are now available for the wild tale of deliverance – From Woodstock To Eternity

Go to www.createspace.com/4936312 or search From Woodstock To Eternity in the Createspace.com store and enter discount code RAXXKE82

Get the reduced price of $14.95 for From Woodstock To Eternity.

Go to Amazon to get the Kindle version of From Woodstock To Eternity for only $2.99

These Discounts Will Go Through The New Year 2017!!!

For those who have not yet read this book, it is a highly entertaining story of the hippie era and a moving tale of deliverance. For this Christmas season, it is a stirring account of what Jesus can do to transform a life.

reviewed From Woodstock to Eternity: A Free Spirit Finds True Freedom

Amazing Real Book May 2, 2015

Amazing Real Book!!! Thank you for writing it and then Sharing it with us!!! Oh how I

remember the days of my youth!!! My Parents were so right about my music and lots of other things!!! I see now that I am older, THANK YOU AGAIN !! Loving the readings in this BOOK!!!

reviewed From Woodstock to Eternity: A Free Spirit Finds True Freedom

LIVE THIS ADVENTURE YOURSELF May 2, 2015

INCREDIBLE, VERY ENTERTAINING,GETS YOUR ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY AND DOESN,T LET UP.
WOW!!!!! FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO ATTENTED WOODSTOCK. THE READER WILL GET THE
FEELING THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY THERE, LIVING THIS ADVENTURE. YOU ARE LEFT TO FORM
ON OWN CONCLUSIONS ON WHAT IS RIGHT OR WRONG, THE MORAL IMPLICATIONS OF DECISIONS
MADE BY DUSTIN MORGAN ARE OPEN TO INTERPRETATION. AWESOME!!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
THIS

Powerful! January 21, 2015

There is only one possible way this man could have lived through all of this and come out of it mentally stable, emotionally balanced, and spiritually whole. This is the power of God. I promise, you will not regret reading this book!

reviewed From Woodstock to Eternity: A Free Spirit Finds True Freedom

You made me feel like I was on the plane with you. Actually, I think I would have been in the “drop zone” waiting for the goodies! Very descriptive, accurate, and well-written. Rick Blaisdell -Pastor Renewed Life in Jesus Church and Author of One Life to Give-Living Water for Thirsty Souls.

reviewed From Woodstock to Eternity: A Free Spirit Finds True Freedom

It arrived from Amazon Saturday afternoon and I finished it Monday morning. Couldn’t put it down. It was really intense.

New Edition Coming Soon

Posted on November 20, 2015 by eternalpioneer

From Woodstock To Eternity Collector’s edition expiring soon

The 45th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of the smash hit,

From Woodstock To Eternity, will undergo some changes in the following weeks, so get your unabridged, Anniversary edition now!

There are a number of reasons for the update:

It is no longer the 45th Anniversary. As a matter of fact, this August 15,16, and 17. 2016 will be the 47th anniversary. I am gearing up for a big push for the 50th Anniversary in 2019.
Even though I love every story in the book, and believe that it all contributes to the ambiance of the era, It is common knowledge in the “professional” writing world that a book should be (or must be) shorter that this one is, so I will be cutting some passages from the current edition
Many writing articles also have given me some great advice on techniques, from spicing up the characters to amplifying conflicts and episodes, so the new version may have some surprises in it.
The current Anniversary edition is indeed a collector’s issue. I have some good indicators that it will eventually take off, and this unabridged, from the heart telling of the journey From Woodstock To Eternity will be a treasure for the first faithful bunch. I love you all, and I will keep you posted.

Get the unabridged Collector’s Edition while it is still available through Christmas!!