Spending Time in 1969 Part Two

 Frankly my experiment in going back to a moment in  history , namely 1969 has lost it's luster. A year that had 2 great highs  so to speak. Our first moon landing in July 1969 and a different kind of high Woodstock the next month. But in my 15 plus interviews and various travels in my hometown and other places I think I solved my original question.. How did that era seemingly end , culturally , politically etc so quickly. It really did by the way. August of 69 looked much different from August 70. So, quickly let me give you my $00.50 opinion. It fell apart from it's own rather heavy weight. The upheaval of the 60's simply wore people out. I remember New Years Eve in 1970 when we stumbled out of the 60's.  When we left that decade we left a time when many thought changed the world for the better. Well , we may have spoken of Peace & Love but in my opinion we are more divided than ever. Case in point......when coming up from Charlotte , North Carolina I passed through an open carry state. After I got gas I stood in line at the convenience store  behind a man who was big , had body odor , scruffy beard and was caring his pistol on his hip. Not much of a desire for peace and love there. Trust me you could tell  without much esp. So as I enter News Years Eve Night.........let me say I do miss that younger Hudson Hawk , you know the one with the longer hair and is not so wore down by recent illness and  cynicism. So off we all go to a new year.