Yep. 47 years ago. "On July 25th, 1965, Bob Dylan walked onstage at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in his 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster and tore through a scorching ..."
As for "Rebirth" by Jimmy Cliff, rebirth is a good term. Some die young. Some just carry on and make life easier for us. COOL.
Just lit up my car CD player with Aerosmith...one of my all time faves! Janie Got A Gun; Sweet Emotion; Walk This Way...I added some extra time to my errand-running just so I could continue to crank it up!
Joe Walsh is someone to see and hear. One cool and talented dude. Also, he is a "ham radio" person like some of us here are. If ya want a role model for doing your sh*t, living through misery (daughter's passing,) staying inventive, being successful - look at him and have da kids study how ya trudge on and do it.
The first major concert Amy and I went to was the Eagles. We were in our mid thirties [late bloomers] and had 3 kids. It was like we were partying with all of our babysitters, and couldn't figure out what that strange smell was.