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 Jun 2 2005, 09:20 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 340 Joined: 6-February 04 From: Stockton, California Member No.: 181  |
You guys remember the Rolling Stones had a concert at Altamont Speedway in the late 60's and a Hells Angel guy killed someone in the audience. Its been in the news lately and they just closed the case last week. Anyhow this is what is going on now at the speedway. This was an auto I attended last year.
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Jun 2 2005, 01:05 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
I would prefer not to disclose what grade I was in when that occurred ...
Let's just say that several of us gathered around behind the bus barn, the unofficial designated smoking area, and the subject came up. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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Jun 2 2005, 02:56 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,640 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 40 |
Just to make you guys feel old... I learned about that in Rock and Roll History class last year. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) It fulfilled my art history requirement and is very popular. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Jun 2 2005, 03:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jun 2 2005, 07:05) I would prefer not to disclose what grade I was in when that occurred ... Let's just say that several of us gathered around behind the bus barn, the unofficial designated smoking area, and the subject came up. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ...I was still suckin' on the baby bottle at the time... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ...although some good friends owned/ran the track at the time....shut 'em down up until about 5 years ago when it reopened.... |
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Jun 2 2005, 04:28 PM
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ERV Group: Advanced Members Posts: 332 Joined: 22-January 04 Member No.: 143 |
What was the sixties like? :leaving:
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Jun 2 2005, 05:24 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (ERVRCG @ Jun 2 2005, 10:28) What was the sixties like? :leaving: I don't remember ... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif) |
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Jun 2 2005, 11:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 501 Joined: 15-February 04 Member No.: 210 |
Nothing like TV and Hollywood suggest. It was the epitome of paradox; incredible amounts of optomism and independent thinking counterbalanced with massive doses of conflict and violence. As with most time periods, it was what the individual made of it. Stephen King gave some parts of it fair play in his novel, Hearts in Atlantis .
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Jun 3 2005, 05:43 PM
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CMCer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,932 Joined: 12-February 04 From: the sticks near VIR Member No.: 194 |
Thanks Jensend, I'll have to check out that book! I was born in the sixties, so was too young to understand much of what was going on. My family lived in Saratoga, a nice suburb of San Jose then. Recently I found out all the parents in our neighborhood were worried their teens would run off to join hippie communes in San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury)! Some actually did according to my sisters who were teens then. They were old enough to appreciate it when Janis Joplin, Grace Slick and some other members of the Starship were partying next door at the neighbors! At least it was a time full of hope and questioning of the status quo.
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Jun 3 2005, 06:47 PM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,428 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
Sorry, I too missed the 60's completely. I remember the last few years of the 70's, that's about it for me.
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