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Numan, were we in Berkeley at the same time? I arrived fall 1967.  
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Numan, were we in Berkeley at the same time? I arrived fall 1967. And I left in the summer of 1967. Neat pictures. You looked pretty cool -- back then.
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Ah, Joan Baez! I remember hearing her singing against the Vietnam War on the steps of the Federal Building in Los Angeles! I've always had a soft spot in my heart for her!
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Numan said: Originally Posted By: itstarted
So, Numan... you were one of those draft dodging, pot smokin', free lovin', flower children who were screwin' up traffic, livin' in tree houses... and growing poppies. That was probably you that I met in Turners' Falls Mass... Running the Sun Y. Moon Shoppe.
Yes, all these pathetic delusions that people have about the counter-culture of the 'sixties.
Americans do love to tell lies to themselves.
And amid the oceans of lies in which Americans live and swim and have their essential being, what do the little lies about the 'sixties matter? Yeah... sixties... seventies... all in the missing part of my memory... It ain't lies... It's AZ.  About all I ever had any contact with (generational stereotypes) was Timothy Leary...in the '50's, and as I recall, in Cronin's Bar, in Harvard Yard... I found this little blurb in my hunt for "Cronin's" and I sure it was the same place: A friend reminded me, during discussion of this essay, that I seemed to have forgotten Cronin's bar. I did and I didn't. I thought of it at some point, but it was not on my direct itinerary, so it simply disappeared from my internal radar. Cronin's was originally where the Holyoke Center now is, but in the late '50s moved to much larger quarters near the MTA car barn on Mt. Auburn Street. As a crass youth I had first tried to “get served” at the Wursthaus and was refused with a sneer. But I succeeded at Cronin's and was seldom, if ever, asked for ID there. As we all grew up, Cronin's became a favored location on the regular haunt circuit. Another friend tells me that “Cronin's had a movie night which also made it a good date place.” I don’t know how I could have been unaware of that, but there it is. Cronin’s has long been gone from the Square scene, having been replaced by the Kennedy Center. Cronin's also served brown (Bock) beer, Had not a clue as to drugs, peaceniks, and flower children... That was in my early working days, and with four little kids and a wife to feed, had no time . The "60's". A "blur".
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That is a very cool presentation Cousin It but the author COMPLETELY skipped over the US/USSR moon race.
It ain't the 1960's without the moon race, in my humble opinion.
To me, that picture of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon is pretty much THE iconic picture of that era.
America was at its technological peak in the 1960's.
We singlehandedly led the entire planet to the top of the mountain and brought them into "the promised land" in technological terms.
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But they don't look as cool-except for maybe the new Shelby-style Mustang! ---Ehh...I dunno Scoutgal, you tell me if you really feel that way after watching these spots I just finished. Momentum Race Group Reed Automotive Design I can't help it! I do love the classic Camaro and Mustang, but after having been around a road course in both of the new models, I have to say that Ford and GM have really done an incredible job... AND deep down, I am STILL a MOPAR (Chrysler) GUY! This is what got my heart racing in the 60's! Hemi Cuda 66 Hemi Charger - the exhaust is saying "giddyup giddyup giddyup" And of course I am kicking myself because I OWNED one of these 1966 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi - they can fetch as much as TWO HUNDRED thousand dollars at auction these days. There's nothing that can match the raw power and might of a 1960's MoPar Hemi. Holy krap just found another one, doing its business! 1966 Hemi Coronet takes the 1/4 mile in 9.9 seconds
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WOW! Those spots were great! To produce that quality you have to love cars and had been active in the 60's "muscle car" culture. It was a good time.
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Ah, Joan Baez! I remember hearing her singing against the Vietnam War on the steps of the Federal Building in Los Angeles! I've always had a soft spot in my heart for her! I remember Baez for speaking out against the Communist Khmer Rouge slaughter of millions of Cambodians, while MSM and the "Libruls" remained silent as they had when Stalin starved millions of Ukrainians to death.
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The then president of F.E.A.R. asked me to address the Berkeley Chapter around '93 or so. Since I liked her and was there anyway, I did. I spoke with Donald Scott's personal friend and lawyer. Despite my own personal experiences. I was still naive. I wanted to believe. People came up to me afterwards, and shared some stories that spun my head around. I didn't believe that this abuse was possible in our country. It is.
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