Sue Lee conceived The Peace Tapes.
Oprah had Richie Havens and Country Joe McDonald on the twentieth anniversary of Woodstock show in 1989.A guest on the show said that Havens was on the Oprah show to sell peace, prompting a rather loud and profanity laced retaliation from Sue Donian. Winfrey put her arm around Dan and told him, "Better luck next time kid.
Dan Donian carried the Peace Tapes master around with him everywhere he went. He carried almost 42 large 3/4 inch or Beta-Cam tapes around in a US Army duffel bag. Donian also carried a loaded 38 caliber revolver, with burnt off serial numbers his dad had thrown him. Actually, threw the gun at his son, and told him "Not to flash it around, it was only for protection!" This was evident in an article, that had just come out "Peace Invites violence".
The Peace Tapes had a verified interview with Yoko Ono Lennon, but when they got to Merrill Chase Art Galleries, where Mrs. Lennon was exhibiting her late husband's work, Winston was too drunk to conduct the interview, so Dan Donian had to do it.
The Peace Tapes crew arrived in Chicago to interview and tape Country Joe McDonald, who informed us he would be doing two sets, because the group, Spirit had missed their plane due to Randy California being late. So, Joe went on alone and gave the best live performance since Woodstock.