Was Snoopy's little yellow bird friend named after the concert, and what is the connection?

Sofie

Woodstock is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. Snoopy began befriending birds in the early 1960s, when they started using his doghouse for various purposes: a rest stop during migrations, a nesting site, or a place to play cards. None of these birds were ever given names, or even used speech balloons, they simply looked at Snoopy and he understood them. The first bird that bore a prototypical resemblance to Woodstock visited Snoopy in 1967, and this is generally considered his debut, though Schulz didn't give him a name and establish him as a full-fledged character until June 22, 1970. Schulz acknowledged in several mid-70's print and TV interviews that he took Woodstock's name from the rock festival. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_%28Peanuts%29 Aug 16 07, 4:50 AM

star_gazer

Thank you, Snoopy's close friend was named after the "concert" (in reality festival), I guess Mr. Schulz never explained the connection. Aug 16 07, 11:31 AM