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
~
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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Dim Sum, Yum!

Photo by Jill Weiner, Using my Minolta Maxuum 7000.

Here I am emjoying some nice Dim Sum for breakfast in
San Francisco's Chinatown, October 1990. Yum!

Turnin' Trolleys

Trolley "Gripmen" turn trolleys #12 & #16 around,
at the Powell/Market turntable, at the end of the Line
as Tourists & Commuters look on.
San Francisco, October 1990.

I Left This Hat, In San Francisco

Photo by Jill Weiner

Nothing cheers me up more than a silly hat! Here I am trying out a very silly hat at a shop in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco in September 1990. The shop had these epic, fairy tale, floor to ceiling murals along with faux-architectural ruins tossed throughout. I'm not that skinny anymore, but I still have the bag (now relegated to holding other bags). Man, I use to love that shirt!

P.S.: I never did buy the hat.