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Joe Meakin's avatar

That's just, like, your opinion, man...

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Don Smith's avatar

Really well written. I especially like the weed vs coke distinction. When powder supplanted herb, the Coast (and rock music) changed. And not for the better. Thanks for this piece.

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Jeffrey Quackenbush's avatar

I never thought about the California angle.

You might be interested in the an essay about Lebowski a few years ago:

https://www.arcdigital.media/p/where-were-you-when-bobby-kennedy

If this is paywalled, I reposted it on Researchgate:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358266938_Where_Were_You_When_Bobby_Kennedy_Was_Shot

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Biscuiteer's avatar

Fine, fine. But where do we fit in Kenny Rogers/First Edition’s Just Dropped In?

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

For those of us who are a "certain age," is there any movie more infinitely quotable than this? Clerks (maybe) comes close.

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