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  1. So … my grandson just turned 6 and had a birthday party this weekend. One of his favorite gifts from a friend was a big block number 67. Yeah, that’s a thing in his kindergarten … 6-7 … aka so-so … meh. Kindergarteners already jaded nihilists at age 6 … facepalm.

    Ironically I was in 6th and 7th grade straddling the year 1967 … and let me tell you the year in music was ANYTHING but so-so … and CREAM was one of the most significant reasons why.

    https://youtu.be/qpJGKFW_yHQ?si=jgV8DPCM-91zFvU6

    What’s not to like about Clapton and band going full psychedelic with wah-wah guitar and psychedelic lyrical imagery of the Illiad and Odessey (which we were reading in 7th grade). Imagine what it felt like to be a young man coming of age in 1967 … in the Bay Area still clinging on to the summer of love … with a soundtrack provided by CREAM. It was anything but 6’s and 7’s … it was heaven. It may be the reason I had a BALL in middle school while so many kids seem to struggle.

    I recall Robert asking what we considered the greatest single song of the rock era (an impossible task) … but I seem to recall choosing “Sunshine of your Love” as my #1 song. I haven’t really thought of an improved response … although I should probably have chosen a psychedelic masterpiece as is my usual preference.

    ” Tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers “ whooaaaaaaaahhhhhhh. Duuuuuudddddeeee

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