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To: blam
I was living 40 miles south in San Jose at the time and I didn't see it that way.

I'm glad that nothing bad happened to you. I'm sure that the number of kids that got in trouble was relatively small. Do you think it was on the order of one or two percent, or was it higher?

I was too young to participate, and probably wouldn't have done so even if I'd been a few years older.

The Summer of Love happened for me when I was going into seventh grade. I loved the music, and was unaware of anything bad about it. To me it looked like the older brothers and sisters of my classmates were embarking on an amazing journey.

So much of our culture, including advertising of that time, was telling us "you're a new generation," and it actually felt like that to me.

Absolutely wonderful, but largely an illusion. Still, fun. No one will experience that again, at least for a long time.

18 posted on 08/23/2016 9:45:29 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Steely Tom
I describe myself (now) as a weekend Hippie (then). I had a family and a full time job. (chip-making amoung some of the great early ones).

It was a fascinating time of change.

21 posted on 08/23/2016 10:08:09 AM PDT by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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