Awaiting My Own Summer of Love

  Although it's not quite summer yet, I can only dream. I work at an ice cream place and we've just recently opened up for the season after closing in December. This can only signal the start of both spring and summer, as well as a much warmer season. Yesterday it was 62°F here (which is pretty fucking warm for MA), the warmest it's been since probably September. This season had been ridiculously cold; I've had six snow days. Thankfully the snow is all melting and the air is becoming less crisp.

From Rookie; I can only wish I could go on a road trip as beautiful as this during the summer.

  For me, summer reminds me of psychedelia. I long to live in a place like San Francisco where every day is summer. I know San Francisco isn't the same as it was c. 1967, but I'm sure it's a much better place to live than the dark and gloomy state of Massachusetts. It's always freezing here. In winter, the average is about 10° (which isn't all that cold, I'm just a wuss), in spring around 40-50° (although it's been much colder due to the SIX SNOW DAYS), and in summer, it can be anywhere from 65 to 100°. It really depends on the air's mood, I guess.

Screencap from Harold and Maude, 1970. Seeing Harold playing banjo in the warm summer air only makes me miss it more!

  But yes, for me, summer represents psychedelia, and vice versa. If you think about it, summer is when all the concerts are, all those fun vacations with friends and families, all the fun memories (well, for me at least.) I remember last summer I went to more concerts than I'd ever been to before, ranging from Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band to Aerosmith. This summer I'm planning on seeing The Beach Boys and if I can afford it, Paul McCartney. But enough about me. Summer = psychedelia in my mind.

I'm sorry, I forgot the source; Anyways, this image is a perfect example of trippy photography from the late sixties. And just check out their pants! Fashion inspirations.

  If you look at psychedelic posters and photographs from the late sixties, you'll see they often have one common theme; usually bright-colored, chunky font, and groovy clothing. Oh, how I wish I could be a 1967 poster! Just take a look at them and see, I guarantee you'll fall in love with the summer of love.

1970 Music Connection poster

Spock! Check out those groovy colors.

Source Unknown, Swimming Pool c. late sixties, future home inspiration

Found on Google Images; I seriously NEED these shoes. I have a soft spot for red, yellow, and blue together in basic yet bold patterns.

From Rookie. Gotta love the trippy font!

There's Something Happening Here. from itsamodmodworld on 8tracks Radio.

Songs in bold are my personal favorites from this playlist. (Although I must admit this playlist was hard to pick just five from, I love them all!)

1. "For What it's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
2. "Strange Brew" by Cream
3. "Season of the Witch" by Donovan
4. "2000 Light Years From Home" by The Rolling Stones
5. "She Just Satisfies" by Jimmy Page
6. "Do You Believe in Magic?" by The Lovin' Spoonful
7. "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie
8. "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys
9. "Technicolour Dreams" by Status Quo
10. "Beck's Bolero" by Jeff Beck

Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

  Today I just happen to be in the most calm mood I've been in for a while. I've noticed that these sudden flashes of good moods come during warm days, and since it is still winter here in dreadful Massachusetts, I have been in a horrible mood the entire time. I feel best during autumn and spring, when it isn't too warm, but the sun is shining bright and the air smells fresh. Today, even though the remainders of this winter's latest storm still lie in big, white piles on the ground, they have begun to melt, leaving ugly patches of dead yellow grass beneath them. But, nonetheless, this means that they are melting, and that the air is becoming warmer. My birthday is the first of May, which means spring as well as then are right around the corner.
  I cannot wait until both school and the sun are out, which for some reason, always happens to lift my mood. Another thing that has been lifting my mood lately are cheesy 80's tracks that seem to belong in a John Hughes movie. (My favorites of his happen to be National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and Home Alone. But, there are a few other movies I love as well with calming soundtracks. One of my favorites of all time would have to be Harold and Maude, which I reviewed here. It is one of the few films not entirely filled with cheesy lines and cliché romances. Although the story of Harold and Maude's love is odd, the film is brilliant, nonetheless, and I highly recommend it.
  Another favorite is Carrie, originally a Stephen King novel, which I reviewed here. Carrie is a social outcast who has the secret power of telekinesis, which means she can make things happen by just using brain power. She gets asked to the prom by a popular boy named Tommy, (who strangely enough, I always thought looked like Roger Daltrey in the movie "Tommy") and from there, hell breaks loose. Although I recommend the novel more than the film, the film provided some wonderful visuals to help accompany the already brilliant imagery Stephen King created.
  Enough about the 1970's, however! I made this post to focus o the 1980's and 90's, two of my personal least favorite decades. Although I don't like a majority of their music and fashion, there were some high points, like I said, The Smiths. I also like The Cure, Queen, The Traveling Wilburys, and The Dream Academy.

SamanthaWarhol's Top 80's & 90's Films:

1. "Heathers" (1990)
2. "American Beauty" (1999) 
3. "Girl, Interrupted" (1999)
4. "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983)
5. "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999)
6. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995)
7. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986)
8. "Sixteen Candles" (1984)
9. "Sleepaway Camp" (1983)
10. "The Wall" (1982)

The famous museum scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," where The Dream Academy's instrumental cover of The Smith's "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" is playing

Carrie and Tommy at the prom. (Source)

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Read RookieMag's interview with Morrissey of The Smiths here!

Please, Please, Please. from itsamodmodworld on 8tracks Radio.

1. "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths
2. "Life in a Northern Town" by The Dream Academy
3. "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed
4. "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" by Cat Stevens (which is on like every playlist of mine but its from Harold and Maude so shh)
5. "Boys Don't Cry" by The Cure
6. "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & The Papas
7. "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" by The Smiths
8. "Friday, I'm in Love" by The Cure