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1970

There ain’t no two ways about it man, it just has to be because of you. Before you came along we could do, about anything we wanted to. Man, life was great, life was great, before, you came along and ruined it all. There’s Haight-Ashbury’s summer of love, Newport, Altamont, and Monterey. And then we hit the road to Woodstock, and let me tell you man, that was great. We had free love, drugs, and miniskirts, we were sure having ourselves a ball. The Beatles really started smoking, after Bob Dylan showed them the way. Next came The Stones, The Doors, and Simon, with Joplin, Hendrix, and Marvin Gaye. All of the men burned up their draft cards, and all the women took off their bra. There were sit-ins and all-night love fests, Feminine Mystique, I Have a Dream. The Hippies knew the right way to live, there was no end to the fun it seemed. Black, white, red, brown, pink, purple, or green, were brothers and sisters one and all. We had sex, drugs, and hard Rock-n-Roll, and wore some wildflowers in our hair. Even left our tracks upon the moon, man, we could do anything we dared. Man, life was great, life was great, before, you came along and ruined it all. Things might still be a little fuzzy But that’s how it happened as I recall.

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Date: 2/26/2024 4:26:00 AM
Every line was full of delightful reminiscing. The 70s were great. I remember them well...thought they'd never end, my friend. Yet, sadly they did. Harsh reality came along....and look where we are. Perhaps a sit in it would be appropriate...all us old folks having a nationwide sit-in gathering at Woodstock once again. Faving this one...enjoy your day, Sara
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/26/2024 5:45:00 PM
I have to think of it as hope for the future. We survived the turmoil of the seventies so maybe we will manage to survive the 20's. Thank you for the fav, my friend. Have a groovy, far out, day.
Date: 2/25/2024 9:28:00 PM
I had this as , you ruined it all, would be the cell phone/ digital age. This is a good poem of the 70's. I missed it, I think I was reading a book.
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/26/2024 5:42:00 PM
Hopefully it was a good book. Have a magnificent day, Hilda.

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