All Male Pop Festival Planned In Mississippi

Rolling Stone, the magazine for men, announced in two strategically-placed ads May 27 issue that an eight day celebration of life is being planned for the week of June 21-28 on an island in the Mississippi River. The big "pop festival" is apparently meant for males only, although it appears that a few women have been hired to help entertain the boys who pay the admission fee.

The festival prospectus states that "The Spirit of Celebration is Man: His relationship with nature and his fellow man ... A week in the country. . . camping in the woods and playing in the fields of clover with your brothers. "

The men who attend the festival will be  carefully protected from poor people who can't afford the price of admission to this "Celebration of Life. "

"Access (to "Celebration Island") is by our private River ferry boats only. Admission tickets will be required to board ferry boats and swapped for a Special badge with a polaroid photo which will be made for you as you arrive on the island. The photo badge must be with you at all times on the island.

"Four hundred yards of water, a swift and powerful current, a world famous undertow, and patrolling Speedboats will combine to insure that no swimmers or boaters will reach the island sight to overcrowd the site and tax sanitation facilities."  The ticket sales are limited to 60, 000 men, evidently young corporation executives and other wealthy pop fans, who will have the honor of entering what must be the world's largest paid toilet.

Tickets for 8 days--the giant economy size--are $28.00; 3-day tickets can be bought for $20.00--all in advance from CELEBRATION in New Orleans. Send your fingerprints and draft card numbers along, too, boys, just to be on the safe side!