Hi there guest,

OK, one more clarification. You are jumping to conclusions about my motivations and approach. I am not writing a scholarly book on sixties music; I am writing about my own experience as a drop-dead fan and struggling adolescent who grew up in Berkeley and San Francisco during an exciting, magical and horrifying time. There are plenty of rock historians who have thoroughly documented the period, plus famous musicians, their good friends and relatives, and people who had sex with famous musicians, who have written insider accounts. I'm trying to give a feeling of what it was like to progress from child to woman at that time and place while listening to music morning, noon and way into the night every single day. I have asked willing Mudcatters to tell their experiences in order to get an idea of what was important to others at that time. Regarding drugs, I had friends who were murdered, committed suicide and freaked out on them. I do not advocate drugs. But we can't rewrite history and say that there weren't musicians who were attempting to trip their way towards God, and that they weren't influential in that regard.
FYI I interviewed George Harrison in 1991. I have interviewed many others, but don't feel it's necessary to state my credentials here. I just asked a simple question and am hoping for some simple, honest anecdotal answers. If you feel I am on the wrong track or don't like my approach, feel free not to answer the question.