ATTACK OF THE RAGING POOFTERS
No sooner had such diverse Americans as the Mamas & Papas, the minions of Motown, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, the Byrds and Beach Boys and Four Seasons, Sgt. Barry Sadler, Simon & Garfunkel, and a succession of young suburban Stones and Yardbirds-aping groups with Brian Jones hairdos recaptured the American airwaves by the dawn of the Summer of Love than a second wave of British hitmakers was upon us.
ATTACK OF THE RAGING POOFTERS
Many consider the "second" British Invasion to have begun with the Who's appearance at the historic Monterey Pop Festival. But then again, there's always John Mendelssohn. He just considers everything an insult. Below, Grandpa John revs up his brain—which was actually there at the time—and restates the way things were, one last time. Incidentally, have you heard about his new book?
