The Spirit Of Radio

Episode 22, 1967 Rush, “The Spirit Of Radio” Permanent Waves was the seventh studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in January 1980 on Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album, Hemispheres, the band regrouped in July 1979 to work on material for a follow-up. This period marked a shift in the group's sound characterized by more concise arrangements and radio friendly songs, such as "The Spirit of Radio" and "Freewill", though their progressive rock blueprint is still evident with the ten-minute closer "Natural Science". The two former tracks were performed live before Rush entered the studio. Permanent Waves was recorded later in 1979 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec with production handled by the group and Terry Brown.

Permanent Waves received a mostly positive reception from critics, and became the band's most successful album at the time of release, reaching No. 3 in Canada and the UK and No. 4 in the US. The album was certified platinum in the latter by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling one million copies. Rush released "The Spirit of Radio" as a single in March 1980 and toured in support of the album in 1979 and 1980.

Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart September 12, 1952 - January 7, 2020 67 years young

***1967* *the continued presence of American troops led by Commander and Chief***

***President -- Lyndon B. Johnson* *increased further and a total of 475,000 were serving in Vietnam and the peace rallies were multiplying as the number of protesters against the war increased.***

U.S. - Race Riots

Race Riots break out in a number of Cities in the United States Cleveland, Newark and Detroit

Once again in the summer cities throughout America exploded in rioting and looting the worst being in Detroit on July 23rd where 7000 national Guard were bought in to restore law and order on the streets

The Boxer Muhammad Ali was stripped of his boxing world championship for refusing to be inducted into the US Army. In the middle east Israel also went to war with Syria, Egypt and Jordan in the six day war and when it was over Israel controlled and occupied a lot more territory than before the war.

June 8th The USS Liberty a United States Navy technical research ship is attacked by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats.

Cost of Living 1967

How Much things cost in 1967

Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.78%

Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.7%

Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 905

Average Cost of new house $14,250.00

Average Income per year $7,300.00

Average Monthly Rent $125.00

Gas per Gallon 33 cents

Average Cost of a new car $2,750.00

Movie Ticket $1.25

Polaroid Camera History $50.00 Stevie remembers every single part # in that camera

Parker Pen Set $11.95

The Federal Minimum Wage is increased to $1.40 an hour

MK II Ford Cortina $749

United States - Corporation for Public Broadcasting Created

The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television is created in 1965. On January 26, 1967 they release their report which recommends the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) was founded on November 7, 1967 after the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act which was signed into law by US President Lyndon Johnson.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was officially incorporated on March 27, 1968.
Fred Rogers of "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" gives his famous impassioned speech asking the government not to cut funding to public television to the Senate Subcommittee on Communications on May 1, 1969.
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was established by the CPB on November 3, 1969 as a commercial-free non-profit organization that would showcase educational and high-quality television programming. PBS replaces its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET) which was established in 1952.
The popular and acclaimed children's television show that aired on PBS, Sesame Street, debuts on November 10, 1969.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting also created National Public Radio (NPR) on February 26, 1970 and it first aired on April 20 of that year.
PBS officially began airing during October of 1970.

Tom Hanks “A beautiful Day In The neighborhood”

WGBH Radio Pays Host making over $400,000 a year.

South Africa -- Heart Transplant

The first successful human to human heart transplant takes place during December. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the operation on the 53-year-old patient Louis Washkansky. The operation took place at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The transplant was successful and Washkansky’s body did not reject the organ, although he did die just 18 days later due to double pneumonia brought on by the immunosuppressive drugs that he had to take. After the success, Barnard continued to perform successful heart transplants with the survival times of patients increasing gradually as technology advanced.

United States - Thurgood Marshall Confirmed

Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black justice on the Supreme Court.
The United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice with a 69 to 11 vote during August

United Kingdom -- SS Torrey Canyon Spill

The SS Torrey Canyon supertanker ran aground off the South of England March 18th causing a large oil spill and ecological disaster. The tanker ran aground between the Land’s End and Scilly Isles and leaked over 100,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. The oil reached the coasts of the Channel Islands and France and the oil slick spanned about 270 square miles. The spill was the worst in history at that time and prompted tighter international regulations for ships.

United States - Lunar Orbiter 3

NASA launches the Lunar Orbiter 3 Space Craft.

More Information for Lunar Orbiter 3 NASA launches the Lunar Orbiter 3 spacecraft during February . The main purpose of the Lunar Orbiter 3 mission was to photograph the surface of the Moon in order to find and analyze potential safe landing sites for future missions in the Surveyor and Apollo programs. The cone-shaped craft also measured radiation and micro-meteoroid impact. The mission lasted for a total of 264 days and it ended in October after taking 149 medium resolution and 477 high resolution photographs.

United States -- First Cryonically Preserved Man

Dr. James H. Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved after his death in January . Bedford, a 73 year old psychology professor who died of kidney cancer, asked to be preserved with the hope that he could be revived in the future. He was frozen within hours of his death by the Cryonics Society of California. Robert Prehoda, Dr. Dante Brunol, Robert Nelson, and Dr. Renault Able all took part in the process, during which Bedford’s body was injected with chemicals meant to help preserve him better in cold temperatures, stored in a “cryocapsule” and kept in a bath of liquid nitrogen at -196 C. He has remained at the Alcor Life Preservation Foundation since 1982 after being transferred to several different facilities.

Technology

Worlds First Heart Transplant operation in South Africa by Dr. Christiaan N Barnard
The first North Sea gas is pumped ashore at Easington Co Durham.
The first ATM ( Automatic Teller Machine ) is put into service in Barclays Bank in London
The first Boeing 737 takes its maiden flight
The Concorde is seen for the first time in public.
Apollo 1 destroyed in a fire on the launch pad.
The US Has 74 Nuclear Powered Submarines in operation
Pulsars are discovered

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of rock's most acclaimed albums.

More Information for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe popular rock band The Beatles release the experimental concept album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" during June . The band had just declared an end to their touring and as the freedom to record whatever they wanted set in, they set out to collaborate on their eighth album. They spent more time than they ever had before recording this album and focused on experimenting with sound and lyrics in a way that they had not been able to do while touring. Thought of by many as the definitive Beatles album it was considered one of their best at the time of its release and featured such songs as "With a Little Help from My Friends," "A Day in the Life," and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

Rolling Stone magazine

The very first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was released in November . Created by Jann Wenner in San Francisco, the magazine was intended to reflect the youth's perspective on music, politics, and popular culture, while maintaining a more professional journalistic standard than many other similar publication of the time. The magazine became known for its iconic covers, with John Lennon gracing the first issue. Rolling Stone magazine has since remained popular in modern times, publishing over 1,000 issues.

Popular Culture 1967

Monterey International Pop Music Festival in California features some of the 60's Icons including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Steve Miller Band, Simon & Garfunkel and the Grateful Dead
Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row.
Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of rock's most acclaimed albums.
The Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" LP
The Beatles release the double A-sided single with Penny Lane on one side and "Strawberry Fields Forever" on the other side.
John Lennon's gets his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce delivered
Elvis Presley Marries Priscilla on May 1st
Premiere of the musical Hair
Barbara Streisand performs in Central Park before 135,000
Otis Reading dies in a plane crash aged 26
Carrol Shelby Mustang GT-500 Fastback was released
The Musical "Hair" opens off-Broadway.

Popular Films

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You Only Live Twice
Casino Royale
A Man for All Seasons
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Barefoot in the Park
To Sir, with Love
In the Heat of the Night
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Popular Musicians

The Rolling Stones Wild Horses Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian Jones,
The Supremes
The Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
The Doors “1967 Break On through” Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Jim Manzarek, Rick Manzarek, Pat Sullivan
Aretha Franklin
The Grateful Dead “Viola LeeBlues” Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter,
The Monkees
Elvis Presley
The Beach Boys
The Bee Gees
The Jimi Hendrix “Little Wing”
Cream Eric Clapton Said after hearing Jimi play he want to burn his guitar.
Pink Floyd
Moody Blues
David Bowie
Bob Dylan Don't think twice it's alright. “The Poet” The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016