Can You Take Me Back Where I Came From?
As 1968 faded into the next year, it seemed like most people were just ready to put the turmoil that defined the previous twelve months behind them. A new president encouraged the nation to look towards the better angles of their nature and John Lennon seemed ready to hear that call. Still though, the scene which had developed over the last few years was continuing its precipitous decline. The Beatles were succumbing to infighting, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix were arrested, and the specters of Charles Manson and the unknown Zodiac Killer were beginning to overtake the popular consciousness. In the midst of all this, mankind achieved a dream that it never truly believed to be possible - stepping foot on the moon.