The real music of the hippies and the Haight, centered around performances at the Avalon Ballroom and Fillmore West. Here Janis Joplin let loose a wail that made the hair stand on end, the Grateful Dead held court, and Grace Slick with her incredible vibrato wasn't singing "Somebody to Love" with a nuclear family in mind.

Pennebaker's film "Monterey Pop" from the Summer of Love is an eye-opener revealing mostly the reality of the music and the cultural milieu from which it sprang for those with ears to hear and eyes to see.

Still, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) is one of those tunes that evokes an entire childhood growing-up in the 60s for me.