[StormEye]

"Where did you grow up? Do you remember May Day and all the hippies in
tents all over downtown near the monuments?"

I grew up in Takoma Park, Maryland and Landover, Maryland.
Yes, I remember when the hippies fouled up the Mall.
They were always protesting in front of the Pentagon to; throwing red paint on the
outside walls to protest the Vietnam war. Just try that today and see what happens!

[visualops]

I grew up in Bethesda, we used to ride our bike's down to this little store, a house actually, and get Cokes or ice cream. That's all gone now...last time I was there was over ten years ago and it was already unrecognizable.

[dsutah]

You lived in Maryland too? I lived in Prince George's Co. New Carrollton now. The "Beltway" was not quite finished when we left!