Posts for Year: 1967

David H Deans

Austin, TX

The Passing Show

The Passing Show -- The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane, is a documentary film about the late Ronnie Lane, founder of two of England's all time great bands,...
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archiemiller

Charlottesville, VA

Roller Skating

On a certain night wach month our church would sponser a youth roller skate night at the local roller rink.The rink had wooden floors and they played music...
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Tatubaron

Dothan, AL

I saw the Doors

I was 16 and working in McDonalds, when a friend told me The Doors was gonna do a show in New Haven, Ct. As I was working morning shift I would be able to...
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marlenemarie

Lake Worth, FL

my first kiss

The first time a boy kissed me.........my heart almost pounded out of my chest.
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hottuna2

Metairie, LA

Purple Haze

I remember being at a king cake party and dancing with a boy to the song “Purple Haze.” I kept thinking he didn’t have a clue how to dance, but there...
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dizit

Cambria, CA

Falling down the rabbit hole

Mid '60's Hollywood was one unusual place to grow up. All the bands did appearances in and around the area, and if you didn't have ready cash to pay your way...
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dizit

Cambria, CA

Haunted by a Song

I was a big "Doors" fan, in lust with Jim Morrison, as was almost every other girl of my age. "Light My Fire" was, for a time, a song...
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alynn

Riverview, FL

Our Song

Take one fairly nave farm girl and put her on a college campus for about two months--the result in my case was some quick lessons in men that left me ready...
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alynn

Riverview, FL

One More Time

Radio reception in and around Laredo was not that great in the mid-sixties and most stations played country songs.  That didn’t really bother me as I...
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alynn

Riverview, FL

Remembering Rosie

 We weren't anything like the students in this movie--we were regular kids from a village in lower Michigan--but this movie reminded me of Rosie, Mr....
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Janine B

Unknown

On Ilkley Moor Baht'at

When I was younger, so much younger than today and yesterday and the day before and the day before that I spent evenings at the local youth club. We were...
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wedge

Redmond, WA

Light My Fire

It was the summer of 1967, and the afternoon heat had started to wane. I was living in base housing in Dayton Ohio with my parents and six siblings, so we...
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alynn

Riverview, FL

Smoke and Mirrors

This song will forever remind me of my first marriage although it ended five years before the song was ever released.   From day one we made a pact...
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Lynne William

Bowie, MD

Crush

 I began first grade in September of 1967 and immediately made an amazing discovery. Boys. And they were everywhere, even in my very same classroom! I...
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dtricarico

San Diego, CA

PRIZE INSIDE!

I was always a fan of The Monkees.  As a child, I loved watching their crazy TV show when I was young. I caught it on Saturday mornings, for some...
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Enlightened...

Cleveland, OH

A Vinyl Disc and mom sings to me

In her humming, singing, listened to when I was a child, I felt safe with my mother. The same feeling is evoked today when she sings downstairs, or anywhere...
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