1967

I picked up an issue of Rolling Stone for something to read on the plane last week. First time I'd read it in years. It was devoted to the 40th anniversary of the Summer of '67. There wasn't much new to offer, (how could there be?), but it seemed to be a pretty reasonable take on things. As usual, the mass media tend to hype things out of all proportion. It wasn't all "The Summer Of Love" that some make it out to be, and it certainly wasn't the evil black tide of chaos that cultural conservatives bleat on about. But it was, and always will be, very interesting, challenging, questioning, silly, fun, dangerous, naive, and a wonderful summer for a kid to be listening to radio and hanging out in Colorado. This was the soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eDkvP6Ei3Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1799AOeuc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyfJfxLr3RU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9n7kOCPG1k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHsPgfcNJhk&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goukaQ-_Td8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jj3wZVc7nw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW_rYLoIR08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7F-BP3s-x4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLfTr8V8C5w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnFZsrs32Co

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py_JN5lPCC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5hj0KugoAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-nI_91Y8w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKWiwfOhI6U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLxTpsIVzzo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9IzVbuGHXY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzYtiDcGkE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pYux5-d1Es