Where Were You April 5, 1968?

Well, I was a junior at Palatine High School, enjoying US History with Mr. Peterson, but suffering through Language Arts with Mrs. Salzer, whom we called "Flo Baby." but not to her face, of course. She didn't much care for me. Even worse, I was now a Cub Sports Reporter with the school paper, The Cutlass (we were the Palatine Pirates, get it!). She was the faculty advisor.

I was dating Liz (my wife) and had been "going steady" since December 15th when I gave her my ID bracelet. She was anticipating the arrival of class rings in May for some reason.


Bob Stroud had his monthly Time Warp this past Sunday to this date in '68 and '73. These are the top songs being played in Chicago on WLS and WCFL. His quotes follow. Mine are in parentheses ().

Welcome to three hours of the 60s and 70s. Warping you back 41 years to April 5, 1968. You have a front row seat for what it was like this day 41 years ago. (Sure brought back some memories.)


A BEAUTIFUL MORNING-- RASCALS-- latest release and they are the Rascals now, no longer the Young Rascals. (Great Beach Music song as well. Easy to Shag (the dance)to.)
FOREVER CAME TODAY-- DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES-- Latest release (One of my favorite by them and not one of their better known efforts. Oooh, they said "Ooh," ala the Beatles.)

THE MIGHTY QUINN (QUINN THE ESKIMO)-- MANFRED MANN-- a tune Dylan had written, but not released yet.
JENNIFER JUNIPER-- DONOVAN

TIGHTEN UP-- ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS-- first of 4-5 hits for the band out of Houston, Texas. (And they told you where they were from. "And we dance just as good as we want." Let's build the song one instrument at a time.)
SCARBOROUGH FAIR/CANTICLE-- SIMON & GARFUNKEL-- Right in the middle of an Austin Powers Love Fest (Bob was referring to the next three songs as being from current movies.) The song was over a year old, but was in a film called "The Graduate" playing in theaters.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY-- HUGO MONTENEGRO-- going from movie to movie and theater to theater. (Let's get those close ups of the eyes.)
THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE-- GEORGIE FAME-- Not a part of the flick, but the film was out.

More Memories to Come. --RoadDog