Writer/producer Elliot Tiber talks about his third
volume of memoirs entitled “After Woodstock” with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. The book completes his
trilogy following the critically acclaimed “Palm Trees on the Hudson”
and his breakout bestseller “Taking Woodstock” co-written with Tom Monte
and made into a feature film by director Ang Lee. During the summer of
’69 Tiber helped start the gay liberation movement and saved the
Woodstock Festival from cancellation. T...
Writer/producer Elliot Tiber talks about his third
volume of memoirs entitled “After Woodstock” with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. The book completes his
trilogy following the critically acclaimed “Palm Trees on the Hudson”
and his breakout bestseller “Taking Woodstock” co-written with Tom Monte
and made into a feature film by director Ang Lee. During the summer of
’69 Tiber helped start the gay liberation movement and saved the
Woodstock Festival from cancellation. This must-read book and perfect
XMAS present begins as Elliot heads to Hollywood to fulfill his dreams
in the movie industry driving his recently purchased Cadillac with a
duffle bag filled with $50,000 in cash all acquired from his Woodstock
Festival windfall. Finally breaking free from his parents he heads on a
cross-country road trip adventure with just the guidance of maps
provided by his father. Hollywood doesn’t quite turn out as he expected
but the adventure continues. Along the way Tiber meets the love of his
life Belgian playwright and director André Ernotte. Over the course of
their twenty-seven year relationship, Tiber realizes his potential as a
humorist and writer and finds a way to cope with his difficult mother
whose second wedding in the hills of Israel gives new meaning to the
Wailing Wall. The relationship is tested by the AIDS crisis and a string
of professional disappointments but ultimately endures the test of
time. We talked to Tiber about the inspiration for his new memoir and
his spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what his personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights Tiber
stated, “It’s amazing to me there is such a movement and such an
organization that’s worldwide because when I was coming out there were
no groups, there was nobody to talk to. There were no companions, no
people you could come out and say ‘Hey I’m gay and you’re gay let’s be
friends’, no such thing. So seeing this develop into a movement it’s
very inspiring to me and hopeful to me. I’m 80 years old now, it’s a
little late for me and I’m in forced celibacy now at 80. I feel good
that the new generation have a model someplace to look to find some
answers and carry on with their own lives and hopefully these people go
the next step further. I don’t know what that would be at the moment but
the next step further so that we’re all equal which we should be.”
Elliot Tiber has written and produced numerous award winning plays,
musical comedies, television shows and films. As a professor of comedy
writing and performance he has taught at the New School University and
Hunter College in Manhattan. His first novel, “Rue Haute” was a
bestseller in Europe and was published in the US under the title “High
Street”. His second book “Taking Woodstock” was made into a fabulous
2009 film by Ang Lee starring Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Dan
Fogler, Eugene Levy, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch and Liev Schrieber.
Currently Tiber is a highly sought-after lecturer and hopes he can
inspire new LGBT generations with his latest memoir “After Woodstock:
The True Story of a Belgian Movie, an Israeli Wedding and a Manhattan
Breakdown” published by Square One Publishers and available on Amazon.
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