You know you're getting old when you can say "52 years ago I saw Hair".
Today, I saw Hair again.
This time I was 'front and centre', and dang it was good.
The previous time meant I was sweating out the dates and times for my potential Conscription, and the Musical was pretty darn relevant.
Part of the Architecture 'Sociology' course was to sit in on a County Court trial of a Draft-Dodger....
In '72 I had a beanie my mum knitted and I sewed in a peace sign [in wool] and wore it 'always'. It was handed around in Life Drawing to take up an extra collection for the models...
Anyway, all those songs came flooding back and were done brilliantly.... by a cast, most of whose parents weren't born when I saw it the first time.
Does a musical about a bunch of friends and their Hippie counter-culture have relevance these days?
Too bloody right.
Excellent show...
While you were watching it the first time (in archy school), I was sweating through anatomy and trying to get the stink of formaldehyde out of my "throw away" clothing, none of which were really disposable due to a lack of disposable income.
One of my most prized possessions (apart from Gray's) was the album "Hair". How I loved the music, and wished I were back in NY watching it on B'way. Memories.
Now, and over several iterations, I've looked at my draft card - I still have my original one - and my Reserve officer certificate here, and think about the classmates we lost.
And I still love the music.
When it originally came out, I was like "those hippies are at it again"; however after serving in the military and being able to see the world through non-rose colored glasses, to me it is more relevant than before.
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