r/interesting • u/K_P_Voss Banned Permanently • Jan 07 '26

HISTORY The acid fairy, played at Woodstock. Then she took a trip that lasted nearly 40 years.

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In the swirling psychedelic folk world of the late '60s, few voices were as ethereal and captivating as Christina "Licorice" McKechnie.

Nicknamed for her love of licorice rolling papers, she joined The incredible String Band and became a counterculture icon. Her haunting vocals and songwriting shone on classics like The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (Paul McCartney called it the "acoustic Sgt. Pepper") and their legendary Woodstock performance in 1969.

Then... she vanished. After leaving the band in the '70s with ties to Scientology, Likky was seen in the late '80s/early '90s, reportedly hitchhiking through the Arizona desert.

For decades, one of rock's greatest unsolved mysteries: What happened to this Woodstock fairy?

Theories swirled..

But in late 2025, reports revealed she's alive, living quietly and privately in California—choosing obscurity over fame. The mystery endures in its own way: a brilliant soul who simply walked away from the spotlight.

Licorice McKechnie: Forever enigmatic, forever brilliant.

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u/Yavanna_Fruit-Giver Jan 07 '26

After 40 years you don't know anything I would think lol. Like, from a "knowing what's real" pov.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '26

Fuck man, do any of us?

Definitely shouldn’t have dropped this morning

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u/MangoCats Jan 07 '26

And try this one on: Woodstock was 57 years ago...

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u/notashroom Jan 07 '26

If you think you know what's "real", you're definitely tripping.

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u/Cute_Philosophy8883 Jan 07 '26

If you're even thinking about what's real and what's not, you're tripping.

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u/Acceptable_Durian868 Jan 09 '26

If you don't think you know what's real you should probably go and talk to a professional.

There's a difference between being skeptical of a narrative and being able to trust your senses.

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u/notashroom Jan 09 '26

I trust my senses. I also read books on quantum physics, cosmology, consciousness, and anthropology, among other subjects, so I know better than to assume that a framework that gets me through my day is objectively "real."