RARE FOOTAGE OF NICKY-BABY AT WOODSTOCK DISCOVERED.

For the past thirty years, rock music historians believed that footage of Nicky-baby's legendary performance at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival (pictured above) had been lost forever. Last week, however, 81 year old Gerri Tartufo from Utica, NY strolled into Southeby's auction house with a battered film reel cannister under her arm.

"I gots me the lost the Nicky-baby reel!" she shouted as she entered the reception area. "If youse want it, then youse better show me da money!"

The lost Nicky-baby reel has long been considered the Holy Grail of Woodstock footage. Nicky-baby's performance--although it only entailed three, thiry second songs--is considered by many to have been the highlight of the festival. Not because his singing or playing were especially brilliant, but because he performed the entire set while a dentist performed a root canal on his upper-right bicuspid.

"It's cool that footage of my performance has finally been found," said Nicky-baby from his commune near Augusta, Maine. "It was a far-out journey for me and my fellow passengers on this Spaceship Earth. Not that I remember much of the concert, though. I mean...me and Country Joe...we was tripped-out on Novacaine, man. Three days of peace, love and Novacaine, man. Far out! Hey, can I bum a cigarette?"

It's been reported that an anonymous private bidder from Nagano, Japan bought the reel for $1,500,000 during last night's auction. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the "Captain Beefheart Memorial Scholarship Fund." Send all applications to the attention of Nicky-baby.