Did you come of age in those sweet summers of the early nineteen-sixties, when the airwaves were full of rock and roll's doo-wop promise of joy and the nation was full of J.F.K.'s eloquent promise of a New Frontier? I did. Life seemed to be laid out before us like a banquet; everything was for the taking, especially hearts.

John Lahr

John Lahr

Age Airwaves Banquet Before Come Did Early Eloquent Everything Frontier Full Hearts Joy Laid Life Like Nation New Out Promise Rock Roll Seemed Summers Sweet Taking Those Us Were You

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