A little research might peg the exact year; But the basic facts of what may be among my earliest childhood memories:
- It definitely would have been out at the old drive-in theatre, almost directly under final approach to the airport.
- I definitely was supposed to be asleep; Not standing up in the "way-back" section of the Volkswagen squareback, in my footie pajamas, peering out the front windshield.
- And I definitely was supposed to be breathing exclusively the "clean air" in the back; Not the clouds of dope smoke up front, in the "adults only" section of the car.
To this day, I still have a spot in my heart for songs with great "outtro" sections; Guitar work that sails off majestically over the horizon, relentlessly into the cosmic distance.
And PS: The squareback would definitely have been a 1967; An "S" model, with twin Solex carburetors and high compression pistons from the factory; In 1968, one could buy the "E" model....... Among the first commercially available electronic fuel injection systems,
Bosch "D-Jetronic". The Wikipedia page is skimpy on detail, but a fascinating subject worthy of entire volumes.
