A Toothless, Singing Hippie, San Francisco (October, 1990)

Way back in 1990, I came upon this fine fellow -- a toothless, singing "hippie" -- at Hallidie Plaza in San Francisco. That is where the Powell/Market Street "turntable" (a trolley turning station) is. He was there entertaining tourists and commuters while the trolley "Gripmen" turned the trolleys around.

What was he singing when I snapped this photo? Well, SHOCKINGLY, he was singing the San Francisco, "Summer-of-Love," hippie-classic by Scott McKenzie. C'mon, you remember the song! Sure you do! Here it is:

San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)
Lyrics by Scott McKenzie
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If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there
~
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair
~
All across the nation such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
People in motion people in motion
~
For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
~
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there

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