[ckissick]

Well, I was born in the 50s (barely). Late December of '58, so I grew up as a kid in the 60s. About ten years younger than the guy in the video. Even so, I have my stories. I grew up near La Honda CA where Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters hung out. They used to drive up in the "Further" bus at our cross-roads at the semi-famous Alice's Restaurant (not of the song) and play football with us, along with the Hell's Angels. At the time, of course, I thought they were just a bunch of weird but friendly, crazy hippies, and I was right.

The other thing I vividly remember was the draft lottery. I had two older sisters, but many friends had older brothers. When the lottery came out, we'd ask what number the older brothers got. None I knew got drafted, somehow. They always got high numbers.