1. The State of Hawaii. 50 years annexed to the Union. Not. That is to say, a very muted celebration by the island citizens in respect to Hawaiian Sovereignty and the remembrance of events that transpired in 1893 when Queen Lili'uokalini was overthrown, by (thieving land barons) European/American men who had quasi business interests, and kept prisoner in Iolani Palace. This was the beginning of the end of the monarchy. But it really didn't start here or with Captain Cook who received his comeuppance, or with the whalers who introduced new world disease and pestilence. One of the most poignant photos I remember was of a group of Hawaiian's cloaked in long dresses and suits sweltering in the tropical heat. The missionaries from Boston had arrived.
2. All hail the University of California, Berkeley police, Lisa Campbell and Ally Jacobs, who cracked the Garrido case. A keen eye, experience, and strong women's intuition...well done.
3. Woodstock. Woodstock. Reality check: Monterey Pop happened 2 years before that. Jimi was there, and so were The Who. Ravi Shankar too. Best shot of the night: Cass Elliot's hanging jaw as Janis belted Ball n' Chain.
4. 1964. My high school class picnic. Dallas. The assassination. With the burial of the last brother an old classmate of mine said: 'the 60's are over."
5. Greatest Woodstock commemorative: The song, 'Woodstock' by Joni Mitchell who wasn't even there. She walks on water.
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