This Thursday is already August 1st! This summer is flying by and I was thinking about summertime today and thoughts of one of my most memorable summers came flooding into my memory banks: The Summer of ’69.
I was eleven years old that summer and it was a summer filled with news of the first moonwalk, there was the Woodstock Music Festival, the Manson Family murders and so much more.
I’ve got links to articles about this historical summer below and a couple to the Bryan Adams song about the Summer of ’69!
And of course, there’s also the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week!
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Sunday Links
Summer of ’69 Timeline - As you scroll down this timeline, it’s an amazing year of pop culture!
The Amazing Summer of ’69 - A synopsis of the summer from CBS News.
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1969 - An amazing photo collection from the entire year of 1969.
’1969’: The summer of the moon landing, Chappaquiddick, Charles Manson, Woodstock, Nixon, gay rights, Black Power movement - An oral history complete with videos from a TV special on ABC.
How the summer of 1969 marked pop culture irrevocably - Vogue presents a quartet of happenings from the summer of 1969.
The Summer of 1969: Eight Books That Shed Light on That Momentous Time - A list of eight books about this tumultuous summer of 1969.
Bryan Adams and the delicious truth behind that Summer of ‘69 - Bryan Adams confirms what we all kind of knew anyway.
Summer of ‘69 by Bryan Adams - I always loved the opening of this song, great drum blast!
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I went to the Friendly Valley Tavern last night and had a great time seeing people and listening to the live outdoor concert by Still Shine.
Tuesday: We continue the MBIP Dog Days of Summer hot dog tour and I’m joined by my friends, Amber, Joe and Julie at the Chicago Grill in Pioneer Park!
Wednesday: We’re up to the fourth month in our twelve month fried chicken tour and this month we sampled fried chicken and appetizers at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill in Brimfield, Illinois.
Thursday: I’ll have an update and three paragraphs from my forthcoming book, “Confessions of a Spiteful Writer.”
Friday and Saturday: I’ll be taking Friday and Saturday off to work on that aforementioned book, but I’ll have “Best of MBIP” links on facecrack and Twitter.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Amy Winehouse, Live Aid and Nineteen Years In New York City.