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The photo only serves to remind me how much I, too, have aged. You've made my week!
Speaking of misspent youth, we've now set up a "History of Stereophile" section in our new online <A HREF="http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/" TARGET=NEW>Galleries</A>. Check out <A HREF="http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=99&password=&... TARGET=NEW>this photo of JA</A> from his salad days and let us know what you think.
I checked "Looks like one of my photos," but the choice really should have been "Looks like one of my OLD photos". Brit prog rock forever! [John didn't play prog rock back thenat the time, he could only count to fourWP]
Didn't he go by "Crazy" back in the day? Rode an old one lung BSA with a ridiculously extended front fork and could throw a frisbee clean out of sight, right? I think I knew him in college in Sherman, Texas in '71/72. Obviously a good man.
Letting your "freak flag fly" to those of us who did, wasn't it great? Now, as an up-and-coming curmudgeon I have the right to moan about "the kids these days", and one of the top items is this: How are you going to look back fondly on a misspent youth if you shave your head? Samson lost his power that way, remember? I mean, my hair's seriously goin' south these days, thankfully I know what a tousled mop feels like blowing in the wind, catching passing bees, primping it like a girl. Shaved heads are synominous with conformity and mindless devotion, unless of course you can't help it, then it's cool. Bald guys must love it, and I can relate these days, but come on kids: lighten up, grow it out! Piss off your elders with a dare, don't do it by looking like you just got drafted!