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Rob Thomas
1968 Classmates - I haven't posted on here but do enjoy reading your posts. Ann & I recently attended an exhibit at the Colorado history museum here in Denver. It was called The 1968 Exhibit and it was great. Here's a brief description:
In 1968, the death toll in the Vietnam War reached a new high. Riots and demonstrations raged across the country, Apollo 8 orbited the moon, and the nation was transformed by the tragic assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. The 1960s also charted a dramatic road in America’s pop culture. It was in 1968 that Hair opened on Broadway, “Laugh-In” debuted on television and Johnny Cash gave his famous performance at Folsom Prison.
Developed by the Minnesota History Center, in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, the Chicago History Museum and the Oakland Museum of California, The 1968 Exhibit is an ambitious, multimedia experience that looks at how the events of the year have fueled a persistent, if often contradictory, sense of identity for the people who were there and those who came after.
If it comes to the Houston/Galveston area, I'd recommend you go see it. I hadn't realized the historical and political significance of our senior year. It brought back so many memories.
Take care -
Rob Thomas
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