A young man hiked into the fair

This "Young Man" was my cousin, Bob "Flash" Gray (1946-1990). He worked for KFRC as a freelance artist. He was the idea man behind KFRC's radio promotion called "Flower Power," and actually coined the phrase himself. The idea was to send in a postcard to the station and they in turn sent back tissue paper flowers with a number hidden under the felt center. The station drew numbers for prizes of albums etc. I was the 16 year old cousin who was hired along with my sister to make the flowers.(of course we were paid in used albums!) I was also at The Fantasy Fair working in Bob's "Power Flower and Painted Rocks" booth. Later that summer Bob was the assistant Art Director under Tom Wilkes for the Monterey Pop Festival. He designed the banners that hung behind the stage and the comic book style program. Bob was a successful artist who went on to do many projects, including etched glass art at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.

It was actually Sky Saxon of the Seeds who actually came up first with the words "Flower Music" and "Flower Children" to describe the group's fans...

A huge balloon marked the entrance

Two boys became lost back stage

A man on crutches leaned against a truck and paid the lost boys no mind.

Wow! Talk about the way back machine. I was a volunteer along with 25 or so other soles recruited to build the booths in SF and then set them up on Tam. Izzy owned a deli on Height St in SF and did catering at the Avalon and had a food booth at the Fair where I helped him sell hot dogs. I remember that we ran out of dogs and buns and driving down the mountain to buy more at a local market. Wow all the memories.

A woman asked if the boys were lost

Another woman also asked if they were lost

The younger of the two began to cry

They looked for their parents in the audience

Two boys reunited with parents back stage

What a weekend smoken that A Gold!! This photo is from Sun. I'm sitting on the right on the roof of the sound mix (DJ) dugout. Sat I was under the stage right speaker tower. A great time in my life, not smoken anymore, but still rollin&rockin at 60!! Peace T.G.

A young man hiked into the fair

This "Young Man" was my cousin, Bob "Flash" Gray (1946-1990). He worked for KFRC as a freelance artist. He was the idea man behind KFRC's radio promotion called "Flower Power," and actually coined the phrase himself. The idea was to send in a postcard to the station and they in turn sent back tissue paper flowers with a number hidden under the felt center. The station drew numbers for prizes of albums etc. I was the 16 year old cousin who was hired along with my sister to make the flowers.(of course we were paid in used albums!) I was also at The Fantasy Fair working in Bob's "Power Flower and Painted Rocks" booth. Later that summer Bob was the assistant Art Director under Tom Wilkes for the Monterey Pop Festival. He designed the banners that hung behind the stage and the comic book style program. Bob was a successful artist who went on to do many projects, including etched glass art at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.

It was actually Sky Saxon of the Seeds who actually came up first with the words "Flower Music" and "Flower Children" to describe the group's fans...

Bob Gray was handed a Sticky Wicket Candle

This "Young Man" was my cousin, Bob "Flash" Gray (1946-1990). He worked for KFRC as a freelance artist. He was the idea man behind KFRC's radio promotion called "Flower Power," and actually coined the phrase himself. The idea was to send in a postcard to the station and they in turn sent back tissue paper flowers with a number hidden under the felt center. The station drew numbers for prizes of albums etc. I was the 16 year old cousin who was hired along with my sister to make the flowers.(of course we were paid in used albums!) I was also at The Fantasy Fair working in Bob's "Power Flower and Painted Rocks" booth. Later that summer Bob was the assistant Art Director under Tom Wilkes for the Monterey Pop Festival. He designed the banners that hung behind the stage and the comic book style program. Bob was a successful artist who went on to do many projects, including etched glass art at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.

It was actually Sky Saxon of the Seeds who actually came up first with the words "Flower Music" and "Flower Children" to describe the group's fans...

A balloon escaped over the surrounding forest

The New Salvation Army Banned played on stage with Pedro Buford in the foreground and Joe Tate behind playing guitar.

This is a picture of the New Salvation Army Banned with Pedro Buford (foreground) and myself.

Seating was rough honed from bare rock

Someone used 8mm film to record the event

A few listened picnic-style back stage

Some folks appeared to wait

Wheelchair access was near the top

The audience witness many great acts

Repairs happened during the performance

Repairs happened above during the performance of The Lamp Of Childhood band.

Christine Sat, 25 Aug 2018 18:18:39

My husband was playing drums with this band that day. The band was The Lamp Of Childhood. His name is Ron Greco, who later became the bass player in the SF punk scene CRIME. He currently records his own material under Ron Greco and playing rhythm guitar and sometimes his own vocals.

One man wore an Indian headdress on stage

Jorma Kaukonen played that afternoon

Jorma Kaukonen played that afternoon

The audience as seen from the stage

Bill Mankin Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:17:54

My article was published today. Here is the link . As you will see, it looks pretty attractive, and it's very obvious why. It's because you all were kind enough to loan me your fantastic photos. I hope you will be pleased with the way it turned out.

The Jefferson Airplane played

This photograph of the Jefferson Airplane playing was used to promote the 50th anniversary of the Fantasy Fair and Mountain Music Festival. It appeared in several newspapers and magazines promoting the event.

This photograph was published on page 52 of June 2017 issue of Marin Magazine. The article was titled "Marin's Summer of Love," written by Michael Shapiro. The photograph was used with permission.

This photograph of the Jefferson Airplane playing was used to promote the 50th anniversary of the Fantasy Fair and Mountain Music Festival. It appeared in several newspapers and magazines promoting the event.

This photograph was used as one of three photographs to illustrate a discussion with Halimah Dreamah on a KHSU Arcata radio interview.

The Jefferson Airplane played

One of the booths at the fair

Alana manned the Sticky Wicket Candle booth

Booth's owner Jim smoked a pipe

"A customer chatted with Alana". That "customer" was Elaine "Lanie" Luna... and not really a customer at all.

The fog was just burning off as the concert began

Bob Gray glanced back at the photographer

This "Young Man" was my cousin, Bob "Flash" Gray (1946-1990). He worked for KFRC as a freelance artist. He was the idea man behind KFRC's radio promotion called "Flower Power," and actually coined the phrase himself. The idea was to send in a postcard to the station and they in turn sent back tissue paper flowers with a number hidden under the felt center. The station drew numbers for prizes of albums etc. I was the 16 year old cousin who was hired along with my sister to make the flowers.(of course we were paid in used albums!) I was also at The Fantasy Fair working in Bob's "Power Flower and Painted Rocks" booth. Later that summer Bob was the assistant Art Director under Tom Wilkes for the Monterey Pop Festival. He designed the banners that hung behind the stage and the comic book style program. Bob was a successful artist who went on to do many projects, including etched glass art at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.

It was actually Sky Saxon of the Seeds who actually came up first with the words "Flower Music" and "Flower Children" to describe the group's fans...

Terry Graves worked at the candle booth

Whoa! I think that is a picture of me. I was a volunteer in the preparations for the fair. Sure looks like me.

Two unidentified men chatted backstage.

"Lord" Tim Hudson, manager of the Seeds Watched the Seeds Play

Unidentified man on stage

The audience at its peak

Overview showed sound truck, stage and audience

Unidentified people chatted on the hillside

Unidentified people chatted on the hillside

On stage they prepared for the next band

Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane

The jacket reads "BERDO0". "Berdoo" (usually "San Berdoo") is short for San Bernardino.

Photographers crowded the stage

Wide shot of the audience

Someone did not want the fight witnessed

Unidentified man may have lost the fight

Unidentified man backstage

Unidentified folk listened backstage

Bruce Barthol (foreground left)

Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane

Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane listened to someone backstage.

Does anyone have an archival digitized version of the IJ front page from sat June 10, 1967? Myself and some friends are in that photo of the audience.