I Don't Think It's Too Hippie To

Especially In Local Elections, Because Hardly Anybody Pays Attention To Those - But It's Really Important Who's Mayor And Who's On The City Council, County Commissioners, Sheriffs, District Attorney, And Of Course The School Board.

In 1965, My Father Was Just Twirling The Dial Of The Radio To Find Something That Would Make Me Go To Sleep, And As Soon As I Heard Rock And Roll There Was No Stopping Me. It Was During The Height Of Beatlemania And The British Invasion, But I Gravitated Toward The Harder, Heavier Music Going On Then, You Know, The Early Rolling Stones, The Good Rolling Stones, And Paul Revere And The Raiders, Who Don't Get The Credit They Deserve For Spearheading The American '60s Garage Sound.

I Went To Seattle As Just Another Geek In The Food Chain, Thinking, "well, In My Own Puny Little Way, I'd Rather Be A Part Of History Than Just Sit And Watch It On Tv." So, The Fact That So Many People Are Starting To Ask The Right Questions And Rack Their Brains For Solutions Does Give Me Hope.

The Boyfriend Of The Student Music Teacher Came In: "hey, Kids, This Is A Real Air Force Pilot." I Asked Him Something To The Effect Of How It Felt To Be Dropping Bombs On Children In Vietnamese Villages. And It Got Very Icy In There All Of A Sudden, And Finally The Teacher Said, "oh, Well, Eric Reads A Lot Of Newspapers. Next Question."

I Would Hate To Have "holiday In Cambodia" Become As Tiresome To Other People As Hearing "like A Rock" In A Chevrolet Commercial.