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49. Love, love, love The Mamas & The Papas

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 02:35 PM

Dec 2012

When I lived in the D.c. area in the '80s, Reagan's Interior Secretary canceled the annual Fourth of July performance of the Beach Boys on the National Mall. Instead, there would be a variety of performances scattered throughout the area. One of those was The Mamas and the Papas performing at RFK stadium.

The performance was in the parking lot, with few people there--but I was one of them. Cass was gone and Michele was estranged, so their parts were handled, respectively, by Spanky (of Spanky and Our Gang) and by MacKenzie Phillips, daughter of John and Michelle.

What a great concert! Spanky and MacKenzie did fine, and I stayed for the second performance. I think I still have some old, non-digital photos somewhere.

The Mamas and the Papas definitely are part of the songtrack of my life...Monday, Monday...

And I was very saddened to hear of Denny's loss. What a beautiful, sweet voice he had.

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