George Harrison Visits Haight-Ashbury In Summer 1967
Richie Unterberger, MOJO, Summer 2007
UNCOMMON sightings were downright common in the Haight-Ashbury during the Summer of Love. But even in that colorful context, the visit of George Harrison to the hippy movement's epicenter was as exotic and unexpected as the touchdown of a flying saucer.
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