This Thursday marks the 55th anniversary of the first of three days of an event that was a big part of what would come to be known as “The Summer of Love.”
This event was the Monterey Pop Festival, a three day musical festival that featured established artists such as The Byrds, The Buffalo Springfield, Simon and Garfunkel and The Mamas and Papas, but more importantly it introduced new sounds from lesser known bands and artists such as The Who, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
Below are six articles about this legendary music festival and then there’s the weekly MBIP Coming Attractions below that.
Monterey Pop, Where Jimi Torched His Ax & Janis Became a Star: Art Garfunkel, Steve Miller, Lou Adler & More - A definitive oral history told by some of the artists who were there during those three magical days.
29 Monterey Pop Festival Photos That Epitomize The “Summer Of Love” - This is a nice collection of photos that show both the bands onstage and the crowd enjoying the peaceful, musical festival.
How The Monterey Pop Festival Changed Music Forever - An article about how the Monterey Pop Festival represented the start of the hippie dream through music.
20 lesser-known facts about the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival - Some good trivia and photos in this article, I never knew that The Kinks were invited but couldn’t make it due to visa problems.
The Greatest Music Festival in History - A NY Times Op-Ed piece on the Monterey Pop Festival and Vietnam in 1967.
Monterey Pop Festival 1967 Setlists - This has all the bands that played the three day festival and when you click on the band, it reveals what songs they played.
Monterey Pop: The Documentary that Captured the Spirit of Summer of Love - Noted filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker shot a documentary of the festival and this video examines the documentary and shows highlights of the festival.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I went to Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse with my friends, Amber and Joe for this week’s Saturday Night Dinner and it was a delicious time and a fabulous night! You can see photos of this night out on the town tomorrow!
Tuesday: We’re continuing our Dog Days of Summer tour with a stop at Weaver’s Fresh Food & Drink with a special guest star who guessed the right hot dog on the MBIP facecrack page!
Wednesday: I’ve been decorating the MBIP World Headquarters, Mach IV and this week I’ll be showing off the kitchen with refrigerator magnets and stickers from Urban Artifacts!
Thursday: I’m not sure what I’m doing for this week’s Thursday post, I need to figure this out!
Friday: For this week’s Please Grill Me post, I think I’m going to grill a bologna sandwich.
Saturday: We’ll be looking backwards in Peoria’s past for another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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