What Were You Doing March 8, 1967?

This past Sunday, Bob Stroud did one of his great Time Warps back to that date in 1967 and 1972.

March 8, 1967, I was getting near the end of my sophomore year at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois. The year before, I had gone to Fremd High School, also in Palatine. Freshman and sophomores went there while juniors and seniors went to Palatine. The Village of Palatine was growing fast and the new schools were needed.

We were living in a huge subdivision called Winston Park, right across from St. Thomas Catholic Church and school. This was the longest we'd lived anywhere since I was born, 4 years. We'd moved at the end of 6th grade to a new house.

These were the songs playing in your radio (which would be WLS and WCFL, both AM) on this date. I MISSED THE FIRST SIX SONGS BECAUSE OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. I woke up at what was 6:30, but was now 7:30.

Bob's comments after the song. Mine in parentheses().

PUSHING TOO HARD-- SEEDS-- (Great psychadelic rock)
EPISTLE TO DIPPY-- DONOVAN-- (Dippity-Doo was some sort of hair product for girls, wasn't it? Dumb name for a song.)
THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY)-- HARPER'S BIZARRE-- (Real bizarre music)
I'VE BEEN LONELY TOO LONG-- YOUNG RASCALS--

YOU GOT TO ME-- NEIL DIAMOND-- (I really liked the early Diamond stuff.)
SOCK IT TO ME BABY-- MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS-- (Laugh-In, Anybody?)
DARLING BE HOME SOON-- LOVIN' SPOONFUL-- most current release. (probably my favorite Spoonful song. Let's put on our wire rims, right John?)
LAWDY MISS CLAWDY-- BUCKINGHAMS-- Brand new on the USA label. Chicago's Buckinghams.

More Tunes to Come. --RoadDog