The 1960s and 1970s: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll! . . . True Chronicles of Life and Living during the Historic Cultural Revolution that Altered Society Forever! Setting history straight for those interested parties of any near or far distant future curious of life in that mystical land of the '60s and '70s.. . . Magick was afoot! . . . Let’s Go Trippin’! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The Psychedelic Shack is where’s it’s at; it’s always day and night, It’s a portal to other dimensions – it’s outtasight. Here you’ll experience other states of consciousness, and tons of fun, Just remember once your consciousness is raised, it can never be undone.” . . . . . . . . . . . . “00INDIVIDUAL’S PSYCHEDELIC SHACK” copyright 2016 00individual TLL
EXPERIENCE the HISTORICAL HEIGHT of POP and ROCK and PSYCHEDELIC CULTURE! April 1972
April 1972 marks an extremely fun high-point in 00’s life; he had just turned 21 in February and was in the middle of a solid rockin’ year as manager of “Cranes” Palos Verdes record store. The release of “Hendrix in the West” within the first month of 1972 was a righteous anthem to begin the new year and the continuous amazing six month run before leaving the store that he had made home, for a job as a Record and Tape Rack Jobber for an L.A. distributor for the following year. These were the days when EVERYTHING was new and every day was an adventure – it was the times – not just for 00, but for all of those individuals who contributed to the VIBE! The early ’70s were unexplored lands, new adventures, new highs, new experiences, and new sounds! 1970 through 1975 was epic and the pinnacle of Classic Rock – 00 was there.
April 1972 Happenings:
Apr 1 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Apr 1 MLB players stage first ever collective strike; play resumes (13/4/72) when owners and players agree to $500,000 increase in pension fund payments Apr 2 New York Mets manager Gil Hodges collapses just minutes after completing a round of golf in West Palm Beach, Florida, and dies of a heart attack Apr 4 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating Apr 5 The regular MLB season fails to open due to a player strike for the first time in history; 86 games are lost before the labor dispute settled Apr 6 Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan Apr 6 The Scarman Tribunal Report, an inquiry into the causes of violence during the summer of 1969 in N Ireland, is published, finding that the Royal Ulster Constabulary had been seriously at fault Apr 9 “Sugar”, a musical adaptation of 1959 film “Some Like It Hot”, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC for 506 performances Apr 9 36th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire to win the 4th of his 6 Masters titles, 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton, Tom Weiskopf and Bobby Mitchell Apr 9 USSR & Iraq sign friendship treaty Apr 10 44th Academy Awards: “The French Connection”, Gene Hackman & Jane Fonda win Apr 10 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars Apr 10 US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons Apr 10 20 days after he was kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas Apr 11 USSR performs underground nuclear test Apr 13 1st baseball players’ strike ends after 13 days Apr 14 The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes twenty-four bombs in towns and cities across Northern Ireland Apr 15 Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Carole King & Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President Apr 15 A member of the Official Irish Republican Army is shot dead by British soldiers at Joy Street in the Markets area of Belfast close to his home Apr 15 A member of the British Army is shot dead by the Official IRA in the Divis area of Belfast. Apr 16 Two giant pandas arrive in US from China Apr 16 Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) Apr 16 Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Burt Hooton hurls a 4-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field, Chicago Apr 17 76th Boston Marathon: Olavi Suomalainen of Finland wins men’s race in 2:15:39; American Nina Kuscsik takes inaugural women’s title in 3:10:26; first year women’s race officially sanctioned Apr 18 “Lost in the Stars” based on the novel “Cry the Beloved Country” by Alan Paton opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 39 performances Apr 18 The Widgery Report on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Northern Ireland is published, causing outrage among the people of Derry who call it the “Widgery Whitewash” Apr 19 “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope” opens at Playhouse NYC for 1,065 performances Apr 19 Bangladesh becomes a member of the British Commonwealth Apr 19 Hungary revises its constitution to declare itself a socialist state Apr 19 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Apr 19 British Prime Minister Edward Heath confirms that a plan to conduct an arrest operation, in the event of a riot during the march on 30 January 1972, was known to British government Ministers in advance Apr 20 Apollo 16’s Young & Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2 Apr 21 John Young & Charles Duke explores the Moon as part of mission Apollo 16 Apr 21 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 4 (Copernicus) launched Apr 22 Apollo 16 astronauts John Young & Charles Duke “Moon Buggy” ride on the Moon Apr 22 An 11-year-old boy killed by a rubber bullet fired by the British Army in Belfast; he was the first to die from a rubber bullet impact Apr 23 26th Tony Awards: Sticks & Bones & 2 Gentlemen of Verona win Apr 23 Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface Apr 23 The Sunday Times Insight Team publish their account of the events of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Apr 25 Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12 Apr 27 Apollo 16 returns to Earth Apr 27 NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported Apr 28 Courts award 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner due to the winner being given drugs before the race Apr 30 “Arthur Godfrey Time” ends a 27 year run on radio
April 1972 Album Releases
4 Rio Grande Mud – ZZ Top 5 Graham Nash David Crosby – Crosby & Nash 10 Raspberries – Raspberries 11 Mardi Gras – Creedence Clearwater Revival 12 Manassas – Stephen Stills and Manassas 14 Three Friends – Gentle Giant UK 20 Dr. John’s Gumbo – Dr. John 28 Argus – Wishbone Ash Annie – Anne Murray Arthur Alexander – Arthur Alexander Bolan Boogie – T. Rex Compilation Cat Mother – Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys Comin’ Thru – Quicksilver Messenger Service David Clayton-Thomas – David Clayton-Thomas He Touched Me – Elvis Presley Henry the Human Fly – Richard Thompson Hobo’s Lullaby – Arlo Guthrie The Island of Real – The Rascals A Lonely Man – The Chi-Lites Lou Reed – Lou Reed Merrimack County – Tom Rush Tom Rush is a well-known American Folk and Blues singer, songwriter, musician and recording artist who Rolling Stone states ushered-in the whole Singer/Songwriter era of the early-to-mid ’70s – that can be seen as either good or bad depending on your musical preferences.
This album contained the classic, “Kids These Days”, which was a wry self-mocking social commentary on the changing attitudes and views of the times, however, as it turns out, the song’s lyrics are just as relevant today. Every “younger” generation will wonder why “there’s somethun’ wrong with folks these days”, until the tide turns and it is they who will shake their heads and remark, “there’s somethun’ wrong with kids these days.” Plus; “I’d have more fun but the women are so hard to please . . . let it burn.” Ain’t it the truth. Enjoy this fun, funky, introspective, Rockin’ Album Track Gem; “KIDS THESE DAYS “!
Moonshot – Buffy Sainte-Marie Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On – Mountain On Record – April Wine A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood’s End – Al Kooper Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra A Thing Called Love – Johnny Cash You Don’t Mess Around with Jim – Jim Croce
April 1972 US Top 20 Singles Week Ending 15th:
1 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE — Roberta Flack (Atlantic) 2 A HORSE WITH NO NAME — America (Warner Brothers) 3 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER — Joe Tex (Dial) 4 ROCKIN’ ROBIN — Michael Jackson (Motown) 5 HEART OF GOLD — Neil Young (Reprise) 6 IN THE RAIN — The Dramatics (Volt) 7 PUPPY LOVE — Donny Osmond (MGM) 8 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW — The Stylistics (Avco) 9 DAY DREAMING — Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) 10 A COWBOYS WORK IS NEVER DONE — Sonny and Cher (Kapp) 11 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION — Paul Simon (Columbia) 12 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) — Robert John (Atlantic) 13 ROUNDABOUT — Yes (Atlantic) 14 JUNGLE FEVER — The Chakachas (Polydor) 15 THE FAMILY OF MAN — Three Dog Night (Dunhill) 16 DOCTOR MY EYES — Jackson Browne (Asylum) 17 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME — Al Green (Hi) 18 TAURUS — Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) 19 BABY BLUE — Badfinger (Apple) 20 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR — Don McLean (United Artists)
The Psychedelic Train is in a secret underground location for much-needed tune-ups and upgrades. In the meantime, checkout selections of Psychedelic Art from 00’s galleries. All art copyright 00individual TLL (To enlarge open image in new tab and increase zoom if necessary.)
*Artists do not have to explain their work, but for anyone interested, 00individual grew up with Playboy magazine, back when it was the only form of seeing women nude. It was glorious. But what he also found exciting and fun were the comics like Annie Fanny and ALL of the sexy illustrated comics throughout the mag.
To honor those truly innocent and playful issues filled with artists like: Robert Brown, Jack Cole, Eldon Dedini, Will Elder, Jules Feiffer, Jerry King, Kliban, Harvey Kurtzman, Bobby London, Roy Raymonde, Charles Rodrigues, Alberto Vargas, Shel Silverstein, Gahan Wilson, Rowland B. Wilson, and Dean Yeagle, 00individual features his own lovingly innocent but sexy “comic illustration” of an alluring female to present each month’s 50th anniversary highlights.
The 1960’s were a historic era of cultural and political upheaval worldwide, and Los Angeles along with San Francisco were at the west coast epicenters.
The 1970s amped the Vibe; from the grit of L.A, and glitz of Hollywood, to the sunny beach-lined communities north and south of the Los Angeles International Airport.
There was a thriving evolution of new ways to live, to expand one’s mind, and new ways to do business. And one of the rising big businesses was within the Drug Culture.
The times were ripe for anyone to grab the reins and take hold of whatever they could. All ideas, trends, and concepts if not new, were brought forward from the past to be celebrated. With these near daily new enterprises and concepts came great ideas implemented for the good and some for the bad.
William Trent, a young private investigator, maintains his office and living space above the garages of an adjacent apartment building in the “Ghost Town” area of Venice, California. The rickety, but sturdy stairs to Will’s office were open for anyone who needed his services. Will was experienced in both deductive reasoning and altered states of consciousness. He had taken nearly every drug, hallucinogen, and psychotropic known, and used those experience’s benefits to become successful enough to hold down his own one man investigation business.
There was much to be said for certain stoners’ abilities to use their clouded stoned appearance to actually gain detailed insight on those who momentarily let their guard down due to thinking that they were dealing with just another stoned Hippie.
Tonight’s 1971 Episode: “HOLLYWOOD HILLS”
Diamonds, rare jewels, and gemstones laid out on a vast distant landscape of black velvet transformed into the reality of the midnight lights of Los Angeles as seen from high atop the Hollywood Hills.
William Trent was having visual fun while tripping on the LSD he had taken earlier before attending the party hosted by a past client. He was out on the terrace taking in the cool night air when several guests came out and offered him a toke on a joint. Will smiled and took a nice hit, held it, and passed it back.
During the early ‘70s the excesses of the ‘60’s became the norm; Cocaine, LSD, Marijuana, Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Hashish, Hallucinogens, Tranquilizers, Angel Dust, and Heroin, were all an influential aspect on society. Within the Counter-Culture expanding one’s mind while tripping-out was a favorite pastime, especially at events like Rock concerts, or parties, or anytime.
Will was known as The Stoned Private Eye, which had become a positive, not a negative, as he attracted people in need of help by someone who understood what was going on in the surreal world. Just like Arthur Conan Doyle’s master of deduction, Sherlock Holmes, Will needed his own “7 percent solution” between cases to keep him sharp and keep his mind active. Unlike Holmes’ Cocaine “assistance”, Will’s weapon of choice was Psychedelics, he liked the strangeness.
Out on the terrace, still high on LSD, Will engaged the couple in some fun conversation. Their laughter attracted interest from the guests inside, who came out to join in the fun. Soon the terrace became the party and Will, socially spaced-out, disappeared down an adjacent flight of stairs out into a terraced garden that also looked out upon the gem-laden city.
As he looked up into the sky and the stars he felt the expanse of space and could feel the curvature of the earth. It was as if there was an invisible dome that could be spiritually felt but not seen.
Will became aware of someone descending the staircase behind him. As he turned to greet the party-goer her sexy silhouette became framed by a first floor lit room. As she came closer to him Will noticed something familiar in her walk, Will knew this walk, but before the light fell on her face, she spoke, “Hello, William.”
Most of Will’s friends and associates knew him just as Will, there were only a few who called him by his given name; she was one.
Will: “Emily, I didn’t see you upstairs.” “How have you been?” Emily pauses, looks him in the eye, “The Stoned Private Eye, eh?”
Will mastered the art of not only maintaining on all sorts of drugs but tapping into a higher state of communication bordering on extra sensory perception while on them. He sensed a playful but agenda-driven vibe from Emily.
Will; “I haven’t seen you since . . .” Will is interrupted by Emily: “Since the Doors concert, July 5th 1968.” She points south, “Right down the road a piece at the Hollywood Bowl.” Will’s mastery faded upon remembering the sequence of events of that night after the concert. Will: “Listen, I’m sorry about how that all turned out but I had no choice.” Emily obviously still angry over the events that happened more than three years ago had the right to be. Emily: “No choice?” Will, realizing that this was unresolved and seeing the need to be resolved, asked her if she came with someone. Emily: “If I did, do you want me to just leave without even a word as to why?” Will was just getting in deeper. Will: “Do you want to leave, we can talk.” She agreed and they left the party.
Down on the Sunset Strip they sat in a booth over coffee at Ben Frank’s, a well-known restaurant hangout for Rockers like Zappa and the Mothers, the Doors, Love, the Stones when in town, and many other colorful denizens of Hollywood and beyond.
Will was phasing on the LSD and was in the post-peak world of psychedelia. He looked at the girl from ‘68 now a woman in ’71 who sat across from him, she looked troubled beyond Will’s actions of long ago. Will realized that she was not really mad at him, but that it was just a way to “break the ice” so she could relate what was really wrong.
Will; “I’ll tell you what happened that night if you’ll tell me what’s got you so scared right now.” Emily looks out the window then back to Will, tears building in her eyes. Emily: “I’m in trouble.” She pauses, takes a cigarette case out of her purse, and removes a cigarette – Will provides a light as her hand shakes and the cigarette trembles. After a drag that seems to relieve her momentarily, she adds, “Real bad trouble.” Emily continues: “You know I wanted to be an actress, well, I got an agent, did some modeling, magazine print work, and some movie extra work, and then suddenly I was cast in a pretty decent TV pilot for a new show, and it all happened so fast, that I. . .” She stops, looks out the window again, “It was like unreal.” Will, puzzled but concerned: “Well, that all sounds great, congratulations Emily.” “So what’s the trouble then?” Emily: “I’m not stupid, far from it, I could spot the drug dealing and other illegal acts within the production, that’s nothing new.” “But . . . “ Emily takes Will’s hand from across the table, grips it tight and then says, “Will, I saw someone get killed.” “And I think they know that I saw.”
Will, shaken out of his psychedelic afterglow by her revelation: “When, where did you see this?” Emily: “Last night, I was one of the last to leave the dressing room area when I heard the Director in a heated argument with someone else, then suddenly I heard a gunshot.” Will: “And?’ Emily: “I heard what sounded like a body drop to the floor.” “I was scared.” “I didn’t know whether to run or stand still or hide, I hid.” “Then I heard other voices and then movement, then all was silent.” “No one looked around for witnesses, so I thought I was in the clear, I grabbed my things and headed for the exit.” “Just as I pushed on the rail handle I looked down the hall and there at the end stood a man who just looked at me. I pushed the door open and ran to my car, as I drove away I could see the man at the door watching me leave.” “They know someone saw, and they know it was a female, they’ll narrow it down to me and I don’t want to die over being a witness to murder.”
Will, in intense thought: Did you see any of this or just hear it?” Emily: “I was behind one of those big scene divider curtains so no I couldn’t see anything, just hearing it was enough.” Will: “What were they arguing about?” Emily: “I couldn’t make it out, just spurts of angry words of accusation.” Will: “Like?” Emily: “Something about not taking care of something.” Will asks: “Who was threatening who, was it the Director?” Emily: ”I’m sure it was the Director, he was always yelling at someone. I recognized his voice,” Emily: “The Director killed someone.” Will: “Allegedly killed.” Emily looks at him with a frown. Will: “Hey, do we know that for sure, or that it was not the Director who was killed? Everything needs to be taken into consideration – have you been threatened or approached?” Emily: “No, not really, I only came to this party to be among people, to feel safer, maybe. It was amazing that you were there.” Will ponders: ”Yes . . . it was.” He slips her a piece of paper and a pen: ”Here, write down the address of where this happened, I’ll look into it tomorrow. I think it best you stay with me tonight.” Emily: “Thank you William.”
Will slept on his couch and woke up to the smell of fresh coffee. Emily approached him with a mug. Emily: “Black, right?” Will smiled: “Thanks.”
After a morning bowl of Maui Wowee Will told her to keep the door locked, don’t open it for anyone, and that there’s a gun in the big coffee can in the kitchen. Also for emergencies Will showed her a disguised access to and from the garages that he “remodeled” and also a good old fashioned trap door that assured broken bones upon landing on the garage’s concrete floor below. And then he left for Hollywood.
As Will pulled up down the street from the small studio, he saw an unmarked police car parked up the street, not a Narc car as they were really obvious, this was nondescript.
Something was not right. He slouched down and back toward the passenger’s side at an angle, a ploy that appears no one is in the driver’s seat, yet from the slightly elevated view from the passenger’s side allowed for great surveillance and yet immediate seat-slide, start-up, gas-peddlin’ if necessary.
Two officers emerged from the front door, got in their car, and left.
Will popped a few Bennies, crossed the street, and cautiously opened the front door to the studio. There lying on the floor was a dead Security Guard. He quickly and quietly scanned the immediate offices. File cabinets had been rifled through, drawers were opened, and there were no cameras or movie equipment anywhere.
Will figured it was obviously a high-financed front, but wondered what’s with the dead Security Guard, and the two cops? Before he left he went to the area where Emily said the murder happened. There was some blood on the floor left over from a sloppy clean-up job. Why clean-up one murder yet leave another in the front office? Had he arrived just after the cops killed the Security Guard?
These questions whizzed by as Will had a Pavlovian response to the Benzedrine; his brain’s memory anticipated the come on and actually mimicked the soon elevated rush effects to come – before they even dissolved in his system.
He was about to leave when the two cops entered the front door. Will crouched down and back in the shadows. There wasn’t much talk between the cops as they carried the security guard out the back entrance. Will took this as his getaway move and left out the front and got in his car. He hung a U-turn and cruised past the back alley to see the cops put the security guard in the trunk of their unmarked police car. He waited out of sight and then followed them when they left.
Will hung back so as not to attract suspicion. He would have gone to the Police under any other circumstances, but not now, he did not know how far the two cop’s involvement was as there was rumored to be an unaccountable not-officially sanctioned faction of the L.A.P.D. that acted with impunity.
After several blocks of tailing, Will decided enough’s enough and at a stop grabbed an old gray wig and thick lensed glasses out of a bag he kept in his car and put them on then slouched down a bit to appear like an old man at the wheel.
He pulled up alongside the cops and with his window down started cursing at them in an old man scruffy voice. As the light turned green, he continued ranting and waving his fist.
Will always blacked out his license plates when on unsure ground and at the next light he pulled up alongside the cops once again only this time he flipped them off with both hands.
He knew this would be the point where the cops would usually exert their power but with ulterior motives and a dead body in the trunk they resisted.
So when the light turned green Will pulled out and cut them off, although the cops resisted thus far Will knew that their egos could only take so much, so with the Benzedrine pumping through Will’s system he took the cops on a crazy chase letting them get close to tailgating and braking occasionally to get them even more pissed off, as by now they realized that they couldn’t run Will’s plates.
Will knew of a perfect “dead man’s curve” and headed west on Sunset through Beverly Hills and once above the University of California, Los Angeles he pulled a 180 at the 405 and back-tracked east on Sunset, the cops followed. As he roared down the steep incline back above UCLA he made sure the cops were right on him and when he reached the bottom near the left-angled “dead man’s curve” he deliberately spun out into another 180 degree turn causing the cops to fly fast past him.
Unable to negotiate the immediate turn the unmarked police car flipped over repeatedly, the trunk opened, and the security guard flew off into the bushes.
Will never saw righteous retribution against Evil as a moral issue; when it comes down to you or them, there’s no question, and Evil feels the same way.
Whatever this was all about, Emily was certainly in danger. Will continued on Sunset west to Pacific Coast Highway and south to Venice.
As he pulled up to his place the lights were off and it seemed unlikely that she was sitting in the dark. Someone was up there with her, waiting, waiting for Will to open that door.
He felt a non-threatening presence right behind him and turned to see Emily as her outstretched arms hugged him.
Emily: “Those men, they’re from the studio, one looks like the one who spotted me,” “I saw them heading for the stairs and hid in the far side of your closet like you said when suddenly the floor opened to steps to the garage.” “They haven’t left and it’s been about a half hour.” Will, as if to himself: “Two down, and two more take their place.” Emily: What happened at the studio?” Will: “Come on, I’ll tell you while we drive, my car’s around the corner.”
Will relates everything as they drive, then asks: “Why were you at that party last night?” Emily: “I was invited by one of the producers of the TV show.” Will: “Who? What’s his name?” Emily: “Frankie Richman” Will: “Frankie Richman was a client, he invited me to the party. This is all getting too coincidental. Other than a drug deal gone wrong as a motive for murder, this seems like something bigger.”
It was the Security Guard that bothered him. What was the Guard guarding? There was nothing of value left behind?
Will: “What was the TV pilot about?” Emily: “It was a comedy about the lives of three men who worked as . . . Security Guards.” Will: “The Security Guard wasn’t there to protect . . . he was one of the actors.”
Will pauses, reflects, and while driving lights up a joint. He takes a hit then doubles his intake with another deeper inhale, “the 00”, holds it, then exhales out the open window.
Will then realizes and reaches a point of comedic frustration: “He wasn’t a guard or an actor, he was part of this new TV show we’re in called, What The Hell is Goin” On?”
For the first time ever to Emily’s knowledge of him did he seem actually angry. She had seen him determined, focused, humorous, spaced, professional, charismatic, sexy, and very stoned, but not angry, and this anger was not directed toward those alleged killers, but at himself.
Heading east on Sunset Boulevard, and before turning left on Crescent Heights / Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Will’s high kicked-in as he glanced to the right of the intersection where the purple glory of Pandora’s Box, protest central for the 1967 Riots on the Sunset Strip once stood, and gave a mental good vibe nod to the now triangular slab of concrete separating lanes of traffic.
He continued on north past Hollywood Boulevard, then just past Houdini’s “Castle” onto Lookout Mountain Avenue, pulled over and parked.
Will to Emily: “Stay here, I’ll only be a couple minutes – I just need to do something.”
Will disappeared up a flight of stairs that were mostly obscured by foliage. And a couple minutes later he returned. Emily noticed a marked difference in his attitude, he seemed revitalized, confident.
Emily: “Will, you OK? I mean . . “ Will politely interrupts: “Yes, yes I am, now let’s solve this mess.”
Will backtracked to Hollywood Boulevard, east, and up Outpost Drive into the Hills. They pulled up in front of the Party House from the night before.
Emily: “Why are we here?’ Will: “Listen, I brought you along because it was the safest place for you, but now I want you get in that car’s trunk.” Will points to Frankie Richman’s Rolls. Will had ridden in it when Frankie was his client and knew that he hid a key under the fender. Emily: “What? Why?” Will: “Trust me it will be the safest place for you right now, don’t worry, when the trunk is opened everything will be alright.” Emily looked worried and puzzled, but trusted him and complied. Will locked the trunk and headed for the party house.
Will knocked on the front door, then rang the doorbell, there was no answer, Will tried the doorknob, it was unlocked, he cautiously went inside.
Once inside Will moved across the big living room toward the terrace. Two men with guns emerged on each side of Will, one from the hallway and the other from the den. Will raised his hands. Will: “I’m unarmed!” Will knew that this was his only opportunity. Will: “There will be no need for more violence, especially if you want both the money and the drugs.”
The two gunmen look to each other.
Will: “I initially thought that this was a drug deal gone wrong – am I right Guys? I’m right, but then I realized that this was not just any drug deal gone wrong, this involved bigwigs, studio heads, dealers, distributors, and cops. Well, I just had to tell someone about this. Murder, mayhem, should I go on?”
Will knew that this dialogue would draw out the facilitator, Frankie Richman.
Frankie walks into the room: “Will, what a story you spin, I should hire you as a writer, you’re great as a P.I. but you do have a knack for a, well, an ABC Movie of the Week script.” Frankie, with a snicker: “So, who did you tell?” Will: “Oh, no one at the L.A.P.D. I know you’re covered.” “But the F.B.I. is interested in drug sales, and especially distribution across state lines, oh, and kidnapping.”
Frankie is suddenly taken aback: “What . . . you . . what kidnapping?”
Will not only blew Frankie’s mind with his knowledge and apparent turn of events, but by omission Frankie unknowingly confessed to the other deeds.”
Will: “Why that nice young actress you were hoping to pimp soon, Emily?” OK so you wanted her dead instead.” “Go take a look out on the terrace.”
Frankie goes out onto the terrace to see F.B.I. agents prying open his trunk to rescue Emily while others were coming up the stairs. Frankie just stood there in disbelief.
Will to the two gunmen: “If you guys hurry you can maybe get away out the back.” The two gunmen run out the back. Will, mostly to himself: “But I doubt it.” Just then gunfire is heard, then it stops.
Will goes over to the terrace and looks down at the two gunmen face down in the grass and Frankie in handcuffs being led down the stairs.
An F.B.I. agent approaches Will, they shake hands both covering the others left hand in a sign of mutual friendship. Agent: “Thanks for contacting The Man, we responded immediately.” Will: “Like I knew you would.” Agent: “The courts will be busy; Hollywood bigwigs will go down and take others with them, their connections will surface, a decent-sized drug distribution ring will be shut down, and many will be doing a long stretch in prison.” Will nods and smiles: “We’ll be ready to testify when needed, and thanks.”
Will meets up with Emily at his car. Will: “What did I tell you? Everything is alright!”
Will adds: “We’ll both have to testify, but just tell the truth and. . “ Emily interrupts him: “But, …” Will stops her: “The truth is Frankie wanted you dead, kidnapping is just the gateway drug to the truth.” “Remember, Evil does not play fair – so sometimes neither do we.”
Will opens the car door for her, shuts it, and gets in on the driver’s side. As he starts up the car Emily snuggles up next to him. Will slowly pulls from the curb and puts his arm around her.
Written spontaneously over a few hours on June 3-4, 2018 with only The Stoned Private Eye, The 1970s, the Hollywood Hills, and a Noir Vibe as inspiration.
After the extremely popular ’57 – ’62 “Maverick” Western TV series, James Garner brought his much loved Bret Maverick character into the ’70s with Jim Rockford, Private Investigator.
“The Rockford Files” TV series, created by Stephen J. Cannell (and Roy Huggins) was set mainly in Los Angeles, and his trailer/office was initially based in the Tonga Lei restaurant parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Soon, second season(?) he moved his trailer to Paradise Cove up the highway and on the Sandcastle restaurant’s beach parking lot.
The irreverent humor, car chases, and guest stars provided the very charismatic Garner to showcase his acting and driving skills, and created a character so loved that the series went for six seasons with over twenty hour-long episodes per, and after ending its run, an unprecedented eight two-hour TV movies were aired!
00 has currently been watching the Rockford Files on Peacock (the Resident Alien channel) and is enjoying it immensely, however not all will appreciate the series’ pacing, as a car chase scene was just that, a chase – sometimes lengthy – but that was before CGI car chase craziness, so it was exciting back then. Cameras panned slowly, just the normal ’70s pacing, and although TV viewers had to wait a whole seven days for another episode or end of a two-parter, bingeing fixed that but also revealed many returning actors in different roles – and Rockford’s never-ending confrontation with the police/authorities.
00 grew up near LAX and moved to Malibu in the mid-’70s and eventually became a Malibu USPS Postman from ’80 to ’85 – so seeing ALL of the stores, streets, PCH, canyon roads, beaches, and the general ambience of Malibu, Venice, Santa Monica, and greater L.A. back then was and is a real fun time travel experience. It brings back a time of sanity, of optimistic daily outlooks, of good people, of good times, of great times.
Back in the real world there was no internet, no cell/smart phones, no video games – just TV, telephone (landline), radio, and vinyl LPs – people used their individual time, energy, imagination, and positive work ethic the best they could, and with no ulterior motive/controlling devices dictating their thoughts and/or actions.
Individuals were legion back then.
With the onslaught of rampant technology humans lost their soul.
It’s Awards Season and here are the First Annual 00individual’s ERA: the Essential Record Awards, where this year focus was on the 1960s, next year it will be on the 1970s.
Delving into the 00individual Era (the Classic Rock Decade of roughly 1965 through 1975), the mind boggles at the amount of musical and lyrical creativity that was produced, recorded, and performed. Absolutely amazing – a once in a lifetime, once in history of this world event.
Even within the innumerable releases there were many that not only stood out, but withstood the test of time.
00individual has a theory that some albums contain more than just music; some saturate the aural, mental, and physical senses and connect with something real creatlng a sound that transcends normal Rock recordings, live or studio, and therefore they receive the 00individual Essential Record Award.
And the Winners in the Rock category are:
from 1963 (The) Ventures In Space The Ventures were so inspired by the current interest in space exploration, science fiction and the supernatural that they chose to make an entire album about those themes; an album that was as important to Psychedelic Space Rock as the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s was to Psychedelic Pop Rock.
from 1965THEM Repping the entire British Invasion bands, THEM had a distinct aural space all their own with Van Morrison doing Jim Morrison two years before him. Every track is hip, strong, gritty, otherworldly, soulful, melancholy and rocks deeper than anyone at the time or in many cases, since. The fact that something this good could come out so early in the British Invasion scene is really preternatural.
from 1967The DOORS The Doors’ inimitable quality set them apart from every other band and established an exalted place in Rock History that still holds Rock steady today. With Jim Morrison doing his best Van Morrison (THEM), their songs rocked hard, yet were seductive with a mysterious vibe that cast a spell; a spell that empowered. All good Rock has the ability to empower but there was something righteously spiritual and unique about the Doors’ music – and this album specifically.
from 1967The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced The first time 00 heard the Jimi Hendrix Experience “Are You Experienced” album was on an 8-track tape in my buddy’s ’52 Chevy. He was into R ‘n’ B and bought the new release tape thinking that the Experience was a new English soul group. We were going to cruise around but once the tape started we sat mesmerized in his parked car. It was right there and then on Compass Drive in Westchester “the Home of LAX” in May/June of 1967 that 00individual truly became “experienced”! Groovy!
from 1967 LOVE – Forever Changes LOVE were never as big as The Beatles, but back in the Summer of Love 1967, with Sgt. Pepper’s dominating the atmosphere, a little band in L.A. touched a far deeper groove of Soul-Searching, Psychedelic Rock Grandeur – this was the true essence of 1967 – this wasn’t about carnival characters, this was about us, this spoke to us.
from 1968Jeff Beck – Truth Jeff Beck, straight from the Yardbirds, stepped-up and electrified-in-stone his place in Rock with “Truth” which began a highly successful life-long career as a True Guitar God and a proven innovator and genre-fusing solo artist. Beck generously and notoriously gives others the chance in the spotlight as he does here with Rod Stewart, who gets to showcase his vocals extraordinaire. Ron Wood on bass (who would later again join up with Rod on his solo ventures and with the Faces before becoming a Stone) and Micky Waller on drums (who performed and recorded with all the heavies) and with guest drummers Keith Moon and Aynsley Dunbar made for a tight band with Nicky Hopkins tickling the ivories and John Paul Jones on Hammond organ and Jimmy Page’s signature touch here and there. A 00 Top Ten Fave. Tribal Truth.
from 1969Led Zeppelin This entire album still has the power to thrill. Song for song, with every nuance in place and recorded in less than a month, this LP is thee essence of Rock ‘n’ Roll! 00 was almost 19 years old when this Rock ‘n’ Roll Monster was released and set a new standard for all those that followed. Like the emergence of Hendrix firing off soundwaves of what was possible; this LP created a huge impact of what was to come – because Led Zeppelin just blew the roof off the ceiling of Rock – and the Blues.
from 1969Fleetwood Mac – Then Play On Peter Green’s genius, and the other world-class talent in Fleetwood Mac; John McVie, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan and Mick Fleetwood, were all supernatural. This is the Blues album that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fates brought “The Mac” together for. Drop the needle anywhere on any track on this album and you will experience a super-reality of the Blues, of Rock, of music.
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Well, that ends this year’s presentation of the Winners of the 2022 ERA. This award show was free of commercials, politics, a MC, and was mercifully short. So tap those internal links for some indepth fun about the Winners’ albums and their songs.
See you next year when the focus will be on the 1970s!
TWIN PEAKS – the REAL and the SURREAL A 1993 Photo Journal of TWIN PEAKS
David Lynch’s 1977 Cult Film “Eraserhead” was a black and white work of subtle unnerving anxiety and otherworldly dystopian horror drenched in disturbed beauty that got everyone’s attention; especially legendary Mel Brooks, who produced Lynch’s 1980 “The Elephant Man”. That film was a critical and commercial success with eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor.
Lynch then took on the Herculean task of his 1984 majestically-real “Dune”, followed by the 1986 twisted classic “Blue Velvet”, and then the wickedly whacked 1990 “Wild at Heart”; which all led up to the anticipation of the April 8, 1990 debut of the TV series; TWIN PEAKS.
Other than a true Rock and Music Fan, 00individual had never been a “fanatic” to the point of being psychologically-involved and mysteriously obsessed with a television show. The feeling must be how it is for Star Wars/Star Trek Fans and Lord Of the Rings/Harry Potter Fans – in some weird way these “events” speak to people and they seem like home – like where their souls should be.
For 00individual the whole environment of Twin Peaks; the location, the people, the otherness of the wilderness, the reality of Good verses Evil, the alternate dimensions – the coffee, the donuts, and Angelo Badalementi’s extremely hip “sounds from another place” soundtrack – was all very thrillingly comfortable.
But 00individual needed more, he wanted to drink damn good coffee at the Double R Diner; he wanted to cruise by the Roadhouse to jam with the Bookhouse Boys, he wanted to fill-up at Big Ed’s Gas Farm, and he wanted to stay at the Great Northern and see the Whitetail Falls.
So, 00individual thought, why not take a trip to Twin Peaks, for real? And so, in 1993, 00individual, with his wife and son, set out on a surreal trip to discover the Real and the Surreal TWIN PEAKS.
EXPERIENCE the HISTORICAL HEIGHT of POP and ROCK and PSYCHEDELIC CULTURE! March 1972
March 1972 marks an extremely fun high-point in 00’s life; he had just turned 21 in February and was in the middle of a solid rockin’ year as manager of “Cranes” Palos Verdes record store. The release of “Hendrix in the West” within the first month of 1972 was a righteous anthem to begin the new year and the continuous amazing six month run before leaving the store that he had made home for a job as a Record and Tape Rack Jobber for an L.A. distributor for the following year. These were the days when EVERYTHING was new and every day was an adventure – it was the times – not just for 00, but for all of those individuals who contributed to the VIBE! And to be a record store manager or rack jobber back then was seen as being on a level of celebrity. 00 was looked up to in some circles because back then record store managers knew their shit and rockers knew it; as one didn’t achieve that position without a lot of hard core knowledge of Rock, and music in general. The early ’70s were unexplored lands, new adventures, new highs, new experiences, and new sounds! 1970 through 1975 was epic and the pinnacle of Classic Rock – 00 was there.
March 1972 Happenings:
Mar 2 The student senate at Stanford University voted, 18–4, to accept the recommendation that the school’s athletic teams drop the nickname “Stanford Indians”. Other college and high school teams would follow, retiring Indians, Redskins, Braves, and other Native American inspired mascots. Mar 3 Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashed into a house on Edgewood Avenue in Albany, New York, killing 16 of the 47 persons on board, and one person in an upstairs apartment. The impact happened at 8:48 pm after the commuter plane lost power during a snowstorm.
Mar 4 “About 1.1 million young people reached adulthood at midnight”, as the New York Times described it, when a law took effect in California to lower the age of majority from 21 to 18.
Mar 7 TWA Flight 7 was half an hour into its flight from New York to Los Angeles when the airline’s officials were notified that it had a time bomb on board. The plane landed back at JFK at 12:10 pm. A trained German shepherd named “Brandy” sniffed out the explosive, found in an attache case in the cockpit. With five pounds of C4, the device would have destroyed the Boeing 707, with 52 on board, in midflight at 1:00 pm. Police defused the explosive with 12 minutes to spare. Mar 7 Federal Express was granted an FAA Operating Certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration, permitting it to operate jet service to deliver packages.
Mar 7 “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” single written by Ewan MacColl, released by Roberta Flack (Billboard Song of the Year 1972) – and excellently placed interlude in Eastwood’s equally excellent directorial debut, the thriller, “Play Misty For Me”.
Mar 8 As the extortion plot against Trans World Airlines continued, a C4 packed time bomb was found on a second Boeing 707. Hidden in a bathroom, the bomb exploded at 3:55 a.m. while the jet sat, unoccupied, at the airport in Las Vegas. Two searches had failed to detect the explosive. The plane had arrived seven hours earlier from New York. The plotters had warned TWA about bombs on four separate flights, and had demanded a $2,000,000 ransom. Mar 8 The highest recorded speed for a gust of wind was measured at 207 m.p.h. during a storm at Thule Air Base in Greenland. Mar 8 President Nixon issued Executive Order 11652, setting standards for top secret, secret, and confidential classifications of government documents, as well as a schedule of declassification. EO 11652 was superseded by the orders of later American Presidents, and classified information is now governed by Executive Order 13292. Mar 8 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp Mar 9 The Volkskammer voted to legalize abortion in East Germany, although 14 legislators voted against the bill and another 8 abstained, a rarity in a Communist state.[18] The new law gave a woman, rather than a government board, the right to terminate her pregnancy within the first 12 weeks after conception, effective immediately. The number of legal abortions went from 18,700 in 1971 to 115,600 in 1972 opens in Gary, Indiana Mar 10 1st black US political convention Mar 10 Broadcaster Larry King was cleared of charges of grand larceny that had been brought by a former business partner. His arrest in December 1971 nearly ruined his career, and King would work at various radio jobs before getting a nationally syndicated talk show in 1978. In 1985, he would launch Larry King Live on CNN. Mar 10 “What’s Up, Doc?”, Peter Bogdanovich’s film homage to screwball comedies, starring Ryan O’Neal, Barbra Streisand, Madeline Kahn & Kenneth Mars premieres Mar 11 Carnival Cruise Lines made its very first voyage, as the Mardi Gras departed Miami for an 8-day cruise … and ran aground on a sandbar. The 530 passengers, most of whom were travel agents and their families, continued to enjoy themselves until tugboats dislodged the ship the next day, and the new company received national publicity from the inciden Mar 11 “Inner City” closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 97 performances Mar 11 OPEC threatens “appropriate sanctions” against companies that “fail to comply with . . . any action taken by a Member Country in accordance with [OPEC] decisions.” Mar 13 The Australian soap opera Number 96 made its debut on Network Ten, after an ad campaign with the slogan “Tonight at 8:30, Television loses its virginity!”. During its five-year run, the show would break taboos against showing nudity and sexual intercourse. Mar 13 Clifford Irving, and his wife Edith, pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to charges of conspiracy to defraud, and grand larceny. Irving admitted that he had made up the autobiography of Howard Hughes, for which he had received an advance from McGraw-Hill Mar 13 7th Academy of Country Music Awards: Freddie Hart and Loretta Lynn win Mar 14 14th Grammy Awards: Carole King’s “It’s Too Late”; Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine”; Carly Simon; Isaac Hayes; Muddy Waters; and Bill Evans win Mar 14 Muddy Waters wins his first Grammy Award, for his album”They Call Me Muddy Waters” Mar 15 Sterling Airways Flight 267, which was bringing Danish vacationers home from a holiday in Sri Lanka, crashed on its approach to the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates. All 112 persons on board were killed. Mar 15 The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, debuted in five cinemas in New York City, and would set a record (which stood until 1975) for the highest-grossing film in history, taking in $87,500,000 in its first release. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1973) Mar 15 Italian multimillionaire and radical Giangiacomo Feltrinelli was found dead at the Milan suburb of Segrate, apparently the victim of his own bomb. Feltrinelli had apparently planned to destroy the pylon of a high-voltage power line in order to plunge the area into darkness, when the explosive went off prematurely. He bled to death from his injuries. Mar 15 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle Mar 16 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are served with deportation papers Mar 16 President Nixon addressed the nation at 10:00 pm EST to propose a moratorium on forced busing to achieve desegregation in American schools, making the issue part of his re-election campaign. Mar 16 A 160 vehicle pileup on the M1 motorway at Luton, England, killed nine people and injured 51 others. The accident came only four months after the deaths of nine people on the same stretch of highway. In both cases, fog and industrial pollution precipitated the chain reaction Mar 18 Ulster Vanguard hold a rally of 60,000 people in Belfast; William Craig tells the crowd: “if and when the politicians fail us, it may be our job to liquidate the enemy” Mar 19 “To Live Another Summer” closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 performances Mar 19 India & Bangladesh sign friendship treaty Mar 20 19 mountain climbers killed on Japan’s Mount Fuji during an avalanche Mar 20 Donegall Street bombing: the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonate its first car bomb on Donegall Street in Belfast; four civilians, two RUC officers and a UDR soldier killed while 148 people were wounded Mar 21 US Supreme Court rules states can’t require 1-yr residency to vote Mar 22 Musical “The Selling of the President” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 performances Mar 22 US Congress approves the Equal Rights Amendment (still not ratified) Mar 22 The Shafer Commission (formally the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse), a 13-member panel created by Congress, unanimously recommended the removal of federal and state restrictions against the personal possession and private use of marijuana. The Commission’s surprising conclusions were not accepted by President Nixon or by Congress. Mar 22 The United States Supreme Court ruled, in Eisenstadt v. Baird (405 U.S. 438), that unmarried persons had the same rights to contraceptive products as married persons did, striking down a Massachusetts law, and extending the protection of the 1965 ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut Mar 22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP Mar 23 NY Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx
Mar 23 The first media event surrounding the recently discovered, cave-dwelling Tasaday people took place in the Philippines as reporters, scientists, and VIPs (including Charles Lindbergh) were brought in by helicopter to meet a group of people who had never made it out of the Stone Age. It was not until after the 1986 overthrow of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos that it was discovered that the 26 Tasaday “cavemen” had been ordinary people going along with a hoax. (See header image for 00’s take.)
Mar 23 Geoge Harrison and Friends’ “The Concert for Bangladesh” concert film, directed by Saul Swimmer released in the US Mar 24 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland Mar 25 “Selling of the President” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 performances Mar 25 34th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida, 81-76; 6th straight title for Bruins; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP
Mar 25 The 254th and last original episode of the TV series Bewitched was broadcast, ending a run that had started on September 17, 1964 Mar 25 The band America’s LP “America” goes #1 Mar 25 Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals Mar 25 UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title Mar 25 17th Eurovision Song Contest: Vicky Leandros for Luxembourg wins singing “Apres toi” in Edinburgh Mar 26 LA Lakers break NBA wins record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13), record will stand for 24 years Mar 27 Venera 8 was launched from the Soviet Union to explore the planet Venus, where it would land on July 22. Mar 27 President Idi Amin ordered all Israelis to leave Uganda. For the past ten years, Israel had trained Ugandan paratroopers, but Amin broke relations after forming an alliance with Libya. Mar 27 The comic strip Funky Winkerbean made its debut, introduced by King Features Syndicate. The author was Tom Batiuk, a 24-year-old art teacher at Eastern Heights Junior High School in Elyria, Ohio . Funky (“just and average kid trying to figure out a confusing world … not to mention plane geometry”) introduced himself and his friends, Roland, Les and Lavinia in the first day’s strip.
Mar 27 M. C. Escher, 73, Dutch lithographer of “impossible objects” (e.g., “Relativity”) died Mar 27 Wyoming officially names “Curt Gowdy State Park”, in honor of the nationally recognized broadcaster Mar 27 Ulster Vanguard organise industrial strike against the imposition of direct rule on Northern Ireland by Westminster Mar 28 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR Mar 28 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game Mar 28 A subspecies of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens), found in Mexico, Arizona and Texas, was placed on the United States Endangered Species List. Mar 28 Barbara Jordan was elected president pro tempore of the Texas State Senate, making her the first black woman to preside over a legislative body. As third in line for succession, she served as acting governor on June 10, 1972, when the Governor and Lieutenant Governor were out of the state Mar 28 Elvis Presley records his final Top Ten hit, a cover of “Burning Love”, written by Dennis Linde and first recorded by Arthur Alexander Mar 30 “Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 156 performances Mar 30 North Vietnam launches a major conventional offensive against South Vietnam Mar 30 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Mar 30 North Vietnam launched the Nguyen Hue Offensive (referred to in the United States as the Easter Offensive), with 30,000 troops and 200 armored vehicles invading South Vietnam, with the objective of capturing the Quang Tri province. With American air support, the South Vietnamese army drove out the invaders. By the time the offensive ended in October, more than 40,000 soldiers from the North, and 10,000 from the South, had been killed Mar 30 Northern Ireland’s Government and Parliament dissolved by the British Government and ‘direct rule’ from Westminster is introduced Mar 31 Official Beatles Fan Club closes down Mar 31 Final day of the rum ration in the Royal Canadian Navy Mar 31 A team of investigators from the Flamingo Park Zoo in Scarborough found a mysterious carcass floating in Scotland’s Loch Ness, while searching for proof of the existence of the legendary Loch Ness Monster, and loaded it into their truck. They were stopped by Fife police under a 1933 law prohibiting the removal of “unidentified creatures” from the Loch, and the incident made headlines worldwide. An examination determined that the body was that of an elephant seal, which had died the week before at Flamingo Park. John Shields, a Zoo employee, had intended only to play a joke on his colleagues, and hadn’t counted on police or press attention
March 1972 Album Releases: Albums in bold were/are 00 faves.
3 Black Magic – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Glitter – Gary Glitter Music of My Mind – Stevie Wonder 10 Shades of a Blue Orphanage – Thin Lizzy Thick as a Brick – Jethro Tull Touch Your Woman – Dolly Parton 11 Heads & Tales – Harry Chapin 21 Love Theme from “The Godfather” – Andy Williams 24 Slade Alive! – Slade Live Striking It Rich – Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks 25 The Kink Kronikles – The Kinks US; Compilation Machine Head – Deep Purple 26 Just Another Band from L.A. – Frank Zappa and The Mothers Live 27 Seven Separate Fools – Three Dog Night – Alvin Lee and Company – Ten Years After Compilation The Ballad of Calico – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Bare Trees – Fleetwood Mac Bobby Whitlock – Bobby Whitlock Cold Blue Excursion – Ray Dorset D&B Together Delaney and Bonnie Drowning in the Sea of Love – Joe Simon Ennea – Chase Feedback – Spirit Garden Party – Ricky Nelson The Killer Rocks On – Jerry Lee Lewis Live Cream Volume II – Cream Live 1968 Powerglide – New Riders of the Purple Sage Pure Prairie League – Pure Prairie League Recall the Beginning…A Journey from Eden – Steve Miller Band Roadwork – Edgar Winter’s White Trash Shopping Bag – The Partridge Family Smokin’ – Humble Pie Space and First Takes – Lee Michaels Stories We Could Tell – The Everly Brothers Styx – Styx What a Bloody Long Day It’s Been – Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
March 1972 US Top 20 Singles Week Ending 17th:
1 HEART OF GOLD – Neil Young (Reprise) 2 A HORSE WITH NO NAME – America (Warner Brothers) 3 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) – Robert John (Atlantic) 4 WITHOUT YOU – Nilsson (RCA) 5 EVERYTHING I OWN – Bread (Elektra) 6 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION – Paul Simon (Columbia) 7 PRECIOUS AND FEW – Climax (Carousel / Rocky Road) 8 THE WAY OF LOVE – Cher (Kapp) 9 PUPPY LOVE – Donny Osmond (MGM) 10 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER – The Osmonds (MGM) 11 JUNGLE FEVER – The Chakachas (Polydor) 12 HURTING EACH OTHER – The Carpenters (A&M) 13 BANG A GONG (Get It On) – T. Rex (Reprise) 14 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER – Joe Tex (Dial) 15 JOY – Apollo 100 (Mega) 16 SWEET SEASONS – Carole King (Ode) 17 IN THE RAIN – The Dramatics (Volt) 18 ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY – B.J. Thomas (Scepter) 19 DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER – Beverly Bremers (Scepter) 20 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) – Don McLean (United Artists)
The Psychedelic Train is in a secret underground location for much-needed tune-ups and upgrades. In the meantime, checkout some rarely seen interiors of the Psychedelic Train’s world-wide headquarters. Here is the control room from the Psychedelic Train’s City’s Edge Headquarters: (To enlarge open image in new tab and increase zoom.)
“The Psychedelic Train’s City’s Edge Headquarters” copyright 2007 00individual TLL
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*Artists do not have to explain their work, but for anyone interested, 00individual grew up with Playboy magazine, back when it was the only form of seeing women nude. It was glorious. But what he also found exciting and fun were the comics like Annie Fanny and ALL of the sexy illustrated comics throughout the mag.
To honor those truly innocent and playful issues filled with artists like: Robert Brown, Jack Cole, Eldon Dedini, Will Elder, Jules Feiffer, Jerry King, Kliban, Harvey Kurtzman, Bobby London, Roy Raymonde, Charles Rodrigues, Alberto Vargas, Shel Silverstein, Gahan Wilson, Rowland B. Wilson, and Dean Yeagle, 00individual features his own lovingly innocent but sexy “comic illustration” of an alluring female to present each month’s 50th anniversary highlights.
“April 1972 Moon Buggy Babe” Copyright 2022 00individual TLL *
“March 1972 Tasaday Babe” Copyright 2022 00individual TLL *
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