Episode 151: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The New Journeyman
Michel phillips was one of the first people to hear ruckenwell. He and his bandmates were on acid when they met cass elliot. Michel says she looked like a cow or those dolls you get when you're little, and the eyes open and closed. She also didn't have the kind of face that gets thought of as conventionally attractive. Her appearance would be cruelly mocked by pretty much everyone for the rest of her life. Until she became famous, she sufferd so much and was poked fun at. The two other things that definedElliot in the minds of those who knew her were her voice. Every single person who knew her talked about what
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