Yes, it would have been miserable....but, it was THE event possibly of the Century. It was an event that embodied the not only the Music of the day, but the Utopian desires of the youth of the Free World...and quite possibly others as well.
If I could turn back the clock, I would forfeit my job and make the trip. None of us knew it would turn out the way it did but all of us knew that it was to be Historical. Think of it, that many people of such diverse backgrounds and so little (if ANY) violence. There were deaths, there were babies born. It was PEOPLE together sharing a common passion of Music, Love and astronomical highs along with surviving for several days in horrible weather and worse living conditions.
It was a community pulling together to feed 500,000 people. It wasn't just those attending the Festival.
It was amazing! And, it was disaster. Certainly an economic disaster for the promoters.