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“It was so exciting in the beginning. It was exciting to turn people on to an environment. The bands were only a part of that environment, the audience needed to participate because they were also part of the whole. We needed all the parts.“It started with about 1,000 people coming,but every week there would be more people.Then the rest of the world took notice. The people in New York kept asking us, ‘What’s your gimic?’, ‘Where do you get your ideas?’. We were just being ourselves. It was a happening.“Then the evolution began. People changed and there was the influx to the Haight and now there is no more scene. Now the other part is all over, but I like to live in the past. Now everything is proceeded by how much is in it for me? Now everything has gone underground, but that’s sad because everyone is unaware of what others are doing. Because of this we are planning a South of Market Festival to promote businesses in that area and make them aware of each other,’’ he said.Now Cohen is involved in promotion. He has an electronics firm that makes customized electronic equipment. He also rents out sound systems for rock shows and is in the process of building a recording studio in Oakland.“I have roots here and I want to make it attractive to groups and recording companies so that they can get together again. No one cares any more about what you’ve done. It’s what you’re doing that counts, so you can’t get hung up in the past,’’ he said.
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San Francisco Synapse
San Francisco, California, US
Fri, Dec 04, 1970
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