“ From Where I Was Standing ” by Patty Spade
“ From Where I Was Standing ” by Patty Spade
It was the 60 ' s and all about the music . All the girls were buying the “ Teen Books ” from the shelves before the store clerks could even get them out of the boxes to see their faves and read about them . A friend had asked me if I had ever watched a show called “ Where the Action Is ” because there was a super groovy group on there called Paul Revere and the Raiders . I replied that I hadn ' t seen it – yet .
On a Saturday in December of 1966 , I decide to go to the local drug store and check out the Teen fashion magazines and maybe get a milkshake . When I got to the magazine rack , I stopped as if I ran into a brick wall . There on the cover of a magazine was the most handsome man I had ever seen . Forget fashion , I had to see who this guy was , it didn ' t matter to what his occupation was . He took my breath away ! I took the magazine from the rack and just stared at those eyes . Who was this guy ? The magazine was “ Datebook ” and I ' d never noticed it before . Well , I had to find out more . I skimmed through the pages and found the guy on the cover . His name was Mark Lindsay and had been named Superstar of 67 . I kept reading the article and I found out he was in a group called Paul Revere and the Raiders and was the lead singer ! This must have been the group my friend had been telling me about . I just had to learn more about him so I got every teen mag I could and tuned in every day to Dick Clark ' s “ Where The Action Is ”. How did I miss this tall , dark and handsome man with the ponytail who sang in a group that wore revolutionary outfits and were always having fun ? I don ' t know , but I never missed him again .