h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey Mr Tambourine Man
Play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey Mr tambourine man
Play a song for me
In the jingle-jangle morning I'll come following you.

etc etc

YeeHaw, here we go. Gold, eh? The real stuff. All right, Linus, time for the mushrooms. "a long, long time ago, I can still remember how the music used to make me cry. And I knew if I had my chance... um. Is that even close? I believe an all out drinking party is called for.

........I could make those people dance...*
*And maybe they'd be happy for a while*
*But Febuary made me shiver*
*with every paper I delivered*
*bad news on the doorstep*
*Couldn't make one more step*
*I can't remember if I cried*
*Whan I heard about his widowed bride*
*But something touched me deep inside*
*The day...the music died.*

(I'd love to give the artist......but it has slipped my mind...not hard to do......it was a 1 hit song from the early '70's)

Dr. J......that's mid- sixties! I remember it well!......do you remember "Green Tamborine"? About the same era!

NM

"American Pie", Don Maclean. "Listen while I play my green tambourine... I remember it very well. Sorry if I spoke out of turn. Shot?

If you can remember the sixties you weren't there. I can't remember the sixties!

Oh, and American Pie was Don McLean, and I think I vaguely recall Green Tambourine.

BTW I have complete sets of Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane/Starship and many others on vinyl. *Looks smug*

I guess I spelled Don MC-Lean wrong. Can you sing "White Rabbit" for us? It's kind of my anthem. ( I mean being Allison Wonderland. )

*has been quietly sitting in the corner sometimes sleeping when others are awake. Just enjoying watching the bar fill up and listening to the wonderful voices. Hums quietly*
"Keep your head"
Hey alicat, if it's your anthem, then you should sing it.

"One pill makes you LAHger...A-a-a-a-and one pill makes you small,
AND the ones that mother GIVESyou... dont-do... anything at A-a-aaall..."

A round of sake, please... Kampai!!! (We are in Niagara Falls, after all )

JTG

On vinyl, Dr. J?.....you have a right to be smug!!!

Why can I never remember "Don McLean"? I mean, "Five Man Electrical Band" and "The Hollywood Argyles" just come naturally!

Oh...and I remember the 60's 'cause I was just young enough to miss the party!

NM

I don't remember them but i was only a youngster. I suspect my parents would remember them very clearly

Ok the secret is out. Dr J is the last of the old hippies!

You should have a talk to Looneytunes, i'd say you have something in common.

I would have loved to have been a Merry Prankster myself, mind you whether i would have survived the experience is another matter entirely !!!

All right, I love hippies. They had the right ideas. Too bad there was no internet then, eh? That sake really hit the spot, John. Another round, my good Barkeep (them coming)

Ah, Ken Kesey. Now there's an odyssey. I'm right there with you, Linus.

*The last of the real hippies suddenly feels tired. It is, after all, several years beyond his bed-time."

*suddenly filled with inspiration*
"Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city lights
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night

He was something to observe
Came in close I heard a voice
Standing stretching every nerve
Had to listen had no choice

I did not believe the information
I just had to trust imagination
My heart going Boom Boom Boom
Son, He said

"Grab your things
I've come to take you home"


I need another drink. How about you, Dr. J? Just us old hippies.

Go for it ali c. Kids today just can't hack the pace!!! Have a fish

Thanks for the . Peace, love and bell-bottoms, Doc J. I think everything improves with age. We should get into some champagne. Life is for celebrating. Cheers, Dear.

You're a bit young to be an old hippie Ali, not even a year older than me !!!!