The most recent issue of Rolling Stone was devoted to 1967 in order to celebrate the magazine's fortieth anniversary. A cool feature of the issue was sections devoted to each of the epicenters of musical activity during that tumultuous year: New York, Detroit, Memphis, LA, London, and, of course, San Francisco. Not only did Rolling Stone begin there, but it was the breeding ground of the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Timothy Leary and the LSD movement, and Allen Ginsberg and the Human Be-In phenomenon. Even though a lot has changed since then, SF seems to retain some spark of that optimism, idealism, and energy. I think that legacy is part of what sucks in unsuspecting, innocent souls like Jill and me!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Summer of Love
The most recent issue of Rolling Stone was devoted to 1967 in order to celebrate the magazine's fortieth anniversary. A cool feature of the issue was sections devoted to each of the epicenters of musical activity during that tumultuous year: New York, Detroit, Memphis, LA, London, and, of course, San Francisco. Not only did Rolling Stone begin there, but it was the breeding ground of the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Timothy Leary and the LSD movement, and Allen Ginsberg and the Human Be-In phenomenon. Even though a lot has changed since then, SF seems to retain some spark of that optimism, idealism, and energy. I think that legacy is part of what sucks in unsuspecting, innocent souls like Jill and me!
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