Homage To The Summer Of Love: 40 Years On

[Fat_Sunny]

Fat's Been On A Natural High All Weekend Because He's All Sentimental That This Is The 40th Anniversary Of The 1967 Summer Of Love. There Are Only A Handful On RonFez.Net Old Enough To Remember That Time, And Fat Is Happy To Be One Of Them.

What Made That Time So Special? The Civil Rights Movement. Vietnam Protests. The Hippies And Be-Ins And Love-Ins And Tie-Dye Shirts And Beads And Incense And All That Cool Stuff. And For Fat, Above All…The Music.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Was Released June 1 And Set The Mood Not Only For That Summer, But Changed The Direction Of Rock Music Forever. There Were 100 Great And Powerful Songs That Summer. Some Of Fat's Favorites Were:

Society's Child….Janis Ian
To Love Somebody… Bee Gees
Light My Fire…Doors
I Was Made To Love Her…Stevie Wonder
Sweet Soul Music…Arthur Conley
Fakin' It….Simon And Garfunkel
All You Need Is Love…Beatles
Brown Eyed Girl…Van Morrison
Pictures Of Lilly…The Who
Somebody To Love…Jefferson Airplane

It Was All Fresh And New And Things Were Movin' And Shakin'. It Was The Greatest Time To Be 16 !!

Fat's Asked Himself: "Would You Rather Be Old And Have Lived Through The Decades You Did, Or Would You Rather Be 16 Now? Hands Down, Fat Wouldn't Change The Era He Lived Through. We Had Free Love And You Poor Kids Are Stuck With AIDS. You Live Under The Threat Of Wackier Enemies Than We Had To Contend With 40 Years Ago. The 60's Were New And Fresh And Optimistic. Now? Well...

No, Fat's Decided To Stay Old And Appreciate All The Good Decades He Lived Through!

When You Young'ens Look Back In 40 Years, Will You Be Happy About The Decades You Lived Through, Or Would You Like To Trade Them For A Different Time?

[Fat_Sunny]

PS: For All The Gals (Plus Lleeder And Ritalin) That Have Been Sending Fat IM's Asking For His Picture, You Know That Old Man Fat Would Never Post A Pic Of His Current Self. But Because The Summer Of Love Has Put Him In A REALLY Good Mood, Fat Will Post His Pic From That Era.

Even At Age 16 in 1967, He Was Hammin' It Up And Couldn't Do Anything With A Straight Face!


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[epo]

Alright, Fat...I'm taking your list and starting a downloading evening. Everyone can use a Summer of Love!

[BoondockSaint]

Boondock always thought that he would have fit in better in the '60's. Especially after reading this passage by Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loating in Las Vegas.

San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run . . . but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant. . . .
History is hard to know, because of all the hired bullshit, but even without being sure of "history" it seems entirely reasonable to think that every now and then the energy of a whole generation comes to a head in a long fine flash, for reasons that nobody really understands at the time — and which never explain, in retrospect, what actually happened.

My central memory of that time seems to hang on one or five or maybe forty nights — or very early mornings — when I left the Fillmore half-crazy and, instead of going home, aimed the big 650 Lightning across the Bay Bridge at a hundred miles an hour wearing L. L. Bean shorts and a Butte sheepherder's jacket . . . booming through the Treasure Island tunnel at the lights of Oakland and Berkeley and Richmond, not quite sure which turn-off to take when I got to the other end (always stalling at the toll-gate, too twisted to find neutral while I fumbled for change) . . . but being absolutely certain that no matter which way I went I would come to a place where people were just as high and wild as I was: No doubt at all about that. . . .

There was madness in any direction, at any hour. If not across the Bay, then up the Golden Gate or down 101 to Los Altos or La Honda. . . . You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. . . .

And that, I think, was the handle — that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn’t need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting — on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. . . .

So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark — that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.

[Mike Teacher]

American Experience: Summer Of Love (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/program/index.html)

Link above lets you watch the entire special online; saw this a while back, it's a good balance between the idealists and realists of what the possibilities were for the SOL and the Sixties, and how much of the social experiment went awry, and the possibilities were dampened by factors that are debated still...

[KC2OSO]

Fleetwood Mack - Hypnotized.mp3

[TheMojoPin]

Fuckin' hippies.

[FUNKMAN]

i was 5... my 1st favorite tune was Eli's Coming by Three Dog Night... I think i may have been 6 when i got into it but not sure...

i do remember telling my parents in the car though "turn it up maaaan"...

edit: just looked it up, guess I was 7. Biggest thrill was watching them perform it on the Ed Sullivan show

In December of 1969, Three Dog Night scored a major hit with Eli's Coming

[PapaBear]

I was 7 months old when it started. Damn... the drugs and loose women were awesome. Round Hill, Va was a rocking place back then!

[Fat_Sunny]

i was 5... my 1st favorite tune was Eli's Coming by Three Dog Night... I think i may have been 6 when i got into it but not sure...

In December of 1969, Three Dog Night scored a major hit with Eli's Coming

A Couple Of Months Earlier They Scored With "Easy To Be Hard" From The Hippie Musical "Hair". F_S Still Loves That Song!

[hedges]

I remember the twentieth anniversary of the Summer of Love like it was yesterday. I was a tye-dyed wearing teen who thought Hendrix was God. I saw my first Dead show. My parents were in Berekely in the sixties and I felt I should have been there with them. It's now twenty years later, the forthieth anniversary of the Summer of Love and I no longer romanticize what it would be like to be on Haight St. circa '67. I've heard enough stories. But the music, the music and some of the ideas and culture will live on forever.

[moochcassidy]

thanks for the list Fats..i might have a liddle summer of love night tonight.

ive always been of the opinion that i was born at the wrong time. def a hippy wannabe over here.

best holiday i ever took was with about 10 of my mates, we went to spain a few days after graduating high school and got fuckin baked off our faces of that caramel hash, shot the shit and listened to summer of love stuff. they were all hardcore techno heads but we had this cassette compilation off johnny's da and we basically only listened to that and DJ X-Ray for 2 weeks

The First Summer of Love : 45 Classic Hits From the Sixties (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists___1960s/the_first_summer_of_love___45_classic_hits_from_th e_sixties/)

1 Scott McKenzie - San Francisco 2:58
2 The Byrds - Eight Miles High 3:35
3 Canned Heat - Going Up the Country 2:50
4 Traffic - Hole in My Shoe 2:50
5 The Move - Flowers in the Rain 2:22
6 The Hollies - Carrie Anne 2:54
7 Keith West - Excerpt (A Teenage Opera) 4:25
8 Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air 3:54
9 Windy - The Association 2:52
10 The Turtles - Happy Together 2:54
11 The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset 3:15
12 The Band - The Weight 4:32
13 Donovan - Sunshine Superman 3:21
14 The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind 2:38
15 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 3:36
16 Keith - 98.6 3:04
17 Harpers Bizarre - 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 2:32
18 The Rascals - Groovin' 2:30
19 The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin' 2:38
20 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - This Wheel's on Fire 3:31
21 The Troggs - Love Is All Around 2:58
22 Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 4:36
Disc Two
1 Eric Burdon (feat. The Animals) - San Franciscan Nights 3:22
2 Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 2:36
3 Traffic - Paper Sun 4:16
4 Cream - Strange Brew 2:47
5 Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love 2:58
6 Jethro Tull - Living in the Past 3:18
7 Simon Dupre & the Big Sound - Kites 3:46
8 Bee Gees - Massachusetts 2:23
9 Flowerpot Men - Let's Go to San Francisco 3:38
10 The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man 2:28
11 Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn 2:48
12 The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw 3:40
13 Love - Alone Again Or 3:12
14 Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale 3:59
15 The Small Faces - Itchychoo Park 2:47
16 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not to Come 3:17
17 The Troggs - With a Girl Like You 2:06
18 Spirit - Fresh Garbage 3:14
19 Fire - [Artist4423,Crazy World of Arthur Brown 2:57
20 Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction 3:33
21 Matthew's Southern Comfort - Woodstock 4:27
22 Gary Puckett and The Union Gap - Young Girl 3:10
23 Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze 3:03

to this day i still love basically every track on there. without a doubt my favourite compliation.

"lets goooooo to san franscissssssco..where the flowerrrrrrrrrs grow so verrrrrrry hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggggggghhhhhh"

[moochcassidy]

A Couple Of Months Earlier They Scored With "Easy To Be Hard" From The Hippie Musical "Hair". F_S Still Loves That Song!

'Eli's Coming' was written by Laura Nyro right?

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[barjockey]

I was 11 yrs old during the summer of '69 and missed all the fun. The early 70's were great times for a young "Dead Head"

[Fat_Sunny]

Mooch, On Your List You Had:

20 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - This Wheel's on Fire 3:31

In The Last 40 Years, Fat Has Never Heard Anyone Mention Them!!! In The Mid-80's Fat Spend Two Months Going Through Record Shops Trying To Find One Of Their Albums With Season Of The Witch On It. Thank God For The Internet; It Sure Makes Finding Old Music Incredibly Easy!

If You Like The Late 60's Sound, The Youngbloods Had Some Great Stuff.

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Not Sure About Laura Nyro (Will Check), But The Anthem "San Francisco" That Was Sung By Scott McKenzie Was Written By John Phillips Of The Mamas And Papas!

[SatCam]

The Hippies And Be-Ins And Love-Ins And Tie-Dye Shirts And Anal Beads And Incest And All That Cool Stuff.

ew

[Fat_Sunny]

You're A Pig Satcam!

As We Used To Say In The 60's:

Off The Pig!!

[moochcassidy]

for me this is the perfect San Francisco hippy tune

dunno if its the best or the worst song of all time. all i know is that i love it


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think one of them started Deep Purple or summink

[patsopinion]

Fat's Asked Himself: "Would You Rather Be Old And Have Lived Through The Decades You Did, Or Would You Rather Be 16 Now?

yea but u also had to suffer through the 70's and 80's
things im glad i got to miss
overall i think my generation and the one right behind me might have it better because of all the new things technology will allow us to experience and what we are going to get to see

plus you guys will prb be dead by the time the hole place goes down in flames, we get a front row seat

[Fat_Sunny]

yea but u also had to suffer through the 70's and 80's
things im glad i got to miss
overall i think my generation and the one right behind me might have it better because of all the new things technology will allow us to experience and what we are going to get to see

plus you guys will prb be dead by the time the hole place goes down in flames, we get a front row seat

The 80's Were Cool And Mellow, At Least For F_S. Fat Didn't Like The 70's, As Music Devolved Into Disco (Blech) And Horrible-Rock (Journey Et Al).

Considering Fat's Got Another 40 Or So Years Left, He's Pretty Sure That He WILL Be Here When The Whole Place Goes Down In Flames! That's One Experience Pat And Fat Will Probably Share!

Mooch:

dunno if its the best or the worst song of all time. all i know is that i love it

Gawd, That Whole Clip, Including The Emcee, Was Wierd. Fat Votes WORST !

Here's One For You. White Bird By It's A Beautiful Day. San Fran Hippie Group Formed In 1967; Clip From 1969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbA_TZn35LA


Fat's Looked High And Low For A Video Of Another San Fran Group, The Mojo Men, Singing Steven Stills/Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down I Think I Love You" in 1967. Fat Would Kill For A Video Of That Song Being Done By The Mojo Men!

[King Hippos Bandaid]

was born 10 yrs later, but that year was the Year my Parents Started Dating

:king:

[FezPaul]

for me this is the perfect San Francisco hippy tune

dunno if its the best or the worst song of all time. all i know is that i love it


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think one of them started Deep Purple or summink

Worst.

You might be gay.

[A.J.]

for me this is the perfect San Francisco hippy tune

dunno if its the best or the worst song of all time. all i know is that i love it


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think one of them started Deep Purple or summink

Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord was in the Flowerpot Men at one time -- not in this video though.

[grlNIN]

I was 16 in 2001, fake everything.

Fake punk, fake drugs, fake trends. Just terrible.

[Friday]

going bra-less just seems like a bad idea....

[A.J.]

going bra-less just seems like a bad idea....

True.

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[Fat_Sunny]

going bra-less just seems like a bad idea....

Well, Breasts Were Generally Alot Smaller In The 60's.

But The Hair Was Much Bigger!

[Fat_Sunny]

It was FORTY years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.


That's Right Kids, TODAY June 1 Is The FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY Of The Release Of Sgt. Pepper. It May Not Be As Important To You As It Is To F_S, But If You Love Music, You Should Know That Sgt. Pepper Is The Grandaddy Of Everything That Has Happened In Music Since.


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This Is Very Important To Fat_Sunny. Why? Although Very Few People Know It (Due To His Extreme Modesty), Fat Was Known, Before Scott Muni Stole The Moniker, As The 5TH Beatle.

And Remember, All You Need Is Love. Peace.

[Bellyfullasnot]

Is Fat Sunny up late, or early? Did you stay awake just to mark the occasion? Happy 40th...I think...

[Fat_Sunny]

Fat's East Coast Time, Snot, And Always Stays Up Till 2:00 A.M. Definite Night Owl!

[Don Stugots]

going bra-less just seems like a bad idea....

no to me.

[tele7]

Fat's East Coast Time, Snot, And Always Stays Up Till 2:00 A.M. Definite Night Owl!

It's 2:02. What are you doing up so late?

[Fat_Sunny]

It's 2:02. What are you doing up so late?


Touche" !!!!!!

Fat's Been Thinking About You All Week And Hoping You Make It Big Time! Seriously!!

[tele7]

Touche" !!!!!!

Fat's Been Thinking About You All Week And Hoping You Make It Big Time! Seriously!!

You are indeed a good man. Make it big? Not likely in a country cover band. I'm just in it for the fun. So far so good. I will let you know how our first show went on Sunday.

[Fat_Sunny]

I'm just in it for the fun. So far so good. I will let you know how our first show went on Sunday.

Please Do! As Fat Said Earlier In This Thread, He Always Admires Those With The Musical Talent He Never Had. Best Of Luck, Telecaster!

[drjoek]

If you're going to San Francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your hair

[spankyfrank]

wooooo happy 40th summer of love!!!

[Fat_Sunny]

F_S Has Been Searching All Week For The Original Hippie Necklaces That Were Worn In The 60's. (What Is The Non-Gay Word For A Necklace?) He Wanted The Kind That Just Goes Around Your Neck In A Circle, Like Cool Rugby Players Wear, Not The Kind That Droops Down, Like A Woman Would Wear.

Fat Finally Found A Hippie Shop In Fairfield, NJ And Went Today. It Is In A Wierd Industrial/Warehouse Shopping Center, And Looks Nothing Like The Old Head Shops You Would Have Found In San Francisco Or Cape Cod In The Old Days. But It Is All You Are Gonna Find These Days.


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They Had A Decent Collection Of Clothing, But Were Short On The "Mood Creation". If Fat Owned The Shop, He'd Put In Black Lights With Irradescent Posters; Wind Chimes; And The Smell Of Burning Incense Would Be Overwhelming.

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Well, They Say You Can't Go Back Again, And They Are Right. But Fat Did Find Three Different Man-Neckalces That Are Quite Groovey, So He's Happy.

He Stopped At The Rite-Aid On The Way Home And The Teenage Girl At The Checkout Counter Pointed At The Blue And White One He Had Put On And Said "That Is So Cool!" That Made It All Worthwhile.

[Hottub]

Wow! Fat has a really gay car!:wink:

You're going to meat a lot of gentle people there.

[Fat_Sunny]

Wow! Fat has a really gay car!:wink:

You're going to meat a lot of gentle people there.

Good Lord, Hottub Should Know That Little Thing Wouldn't Be Fat's Pimp-Mobile! The Car In The Pic Has NY Plates, Anyway, And Not The Lovely Garden State Plates.

PS: You Spelled "Meet" Wrong. We Know What You Have On Your Mind: The Meat On The Grill, Or Is It The Other**Ahem** Kind!?!

[Fat_Sunny]

Hey, F_S Just Heard That Xm Is Having A Tribute To The Music Of The Summer Of Love On Channel 6 From 11:00 AM To 2:00 PM Today. That Is Right NOW!!

It's About Time!!

Be There Or Be, Um, Un-Groovey!

[drjoek]

Hey, F_S Just Heard That Xm Is Having A Tribute To The Music Of The Summer Of Love On Channel 6 From 11:00 AM To 2:00 PM Today. That Is Right NOW!!

It's About Time!!

Be There Or Be, Um, Un-Groovey!

That is far out Man!

[citymedic27]

im from a much different generation. But those who are around my age 26, have to have the song Summertime by Will Smith added to any list. A truely great summer song. I would have traded nothing to go back in time.

[PapaBear]

Hey, F_S Just Heard That Xm Is Having A Tribute To The Music Of The Summer Of Love On Channel 6 From 11:00 AM To 2:00 PM Today. That Is Right NOW!!

It's About Time!!

Be There Or Be, Um, Un-Groovey!
And VH1 Classic is running the "Drug Years" specials.