In August, 1963, we were paddling kayaks down the Colorado River between Blythe, Calif. and Imperial Oasis, Ariz. When we got to Martinez Lake, Ariz., we found a cafe with a juke box. The song everyone wanted to hear was
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport.
Another song that I really liked at the time was Blowin' in the Wind by Peter, Paul & Mary. I didn't know then that it was a Communist anthem.
In August, 1963, we were paddling kayaks down the Colorado River between Blythe, Calif. and Imperial Oasis, Ariz. In that same month, I was a ten year old kid playing in the sand dunes around Fort Ord, California with my three brothers, catching lizards and horny toads.
Seems like more than a lifetime ago, now.