Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside “Fogerty claims the song is about "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us". He also said that when the band was learning the song he recognized the contrast between the apocalyptic words and the happy melody. He said, "It wasn't until the … Continue reading Earthquakes & songs. No don’t stop the rain here in California.
Category: 1960s
My brother was a flower-child… and I saw lots of wild things during the 60s. Dragnet 1966 (Aired 1969) is a good program to watch if you what to get a feel for that time period. I grew up in Woodland Hills near the infamous Topanga Canyon that lead the Flower Children to Pacific Coast Highway. My friends and I would spend hours watching them. They sold incense, candles and hitchhiked all over the San Fernando Valley. It was one long party that lasted 10 years. To remember how it once was and to see what it has become now… is just one of many heartaches of growing up. I was a kid, a witness to these changes.
All About A Song – A friend in an old 45.
Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Connecting up with the mythos of the film/book and theme song made my struggle in the world of rock & roll and journalism seem strangely important. I identified strongly with all of the female characters from Jacqueline Susann’s book. Where else was I to find … Continue reading All About A Song – A friend in an old 45.
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A Cold Wind in August
A Cold Wind in August (1961) is a low-budget independent film directed by Alexander Singer and adapted from the eponymous novel by Burton Wohl. The film stars a Lola Albright as a mentally unbalanced burlesque show stripper in her thirties who becomes involved in a torrid romance with a 17-year-old boy played by Scott Marlowe … Continue reading A Cold Wind in August
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Similar to a near death experience and nuclear weapons or B Movies rule!!
The Flight That Disappeared (1961) Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054881/ Just a good old B movie with a profound message to us present day earthlings from the masters of the cosmos. They may be speaking to you!!! A transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Washington DC, carrying three top scientists, unexplained begins a climb … Continue reading Similar to a near death experience and nuclear weapons or B Movies rule!!
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Ichabod Crane in a 1960s straight legged suite, A bow to Saturn and Jupiter…
1960s straight legged pant suit. As we approach this year’s Aquarius celebration of Saturn and Jupiter both in 0 degrees Aquarius 2020 December 21st, I think back upon a time of my life when this song from the musical Hair was immensely popular. I have been watching the two planets hang together over the last … Continue reading Ichabod Crane in a 1960s straight legged suite, A bow to Saturn and Jupiter…
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Collaborations are thrilling and I do a trilling dance!
A brief story: I co-published a music fanzine. I collaborated with others via our post office box through a real Whittier California Post Office. We included a letter section in the magazine. It took a couple of months to receive letters, respond to them, and publish them in the fanzine. It was a time-consuming process. … Continue reading Collaborations are thrilling and I do a trilling dance!
