Bring flowers and ring them round her grass hair, Bring leaves from the mountain and boxes of air, Bring baskets of food and things you can share And the moon will shine in her eyes. -- "Pat's Song" Country Joe's Calendar for Country Joe and Pat Kilroy look out over the first Human Be-in Find birthday presents at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 5 1942: Country Joe born 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1967: First Human Be-in 15 16 17 18 19 1970: Joe testifies in Chicago 7 trial 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1974: Last performance of Allstar Band, Boulder, Col 28 29 30 31 1967: Tet Offensive begins
We cut a bloody trail across The dirty Rio Grande We call ourselves the Crackers, We're a rock n' roll band -- "We're the Crackers" from the Zachariah soundtrack Find Valentine's Day presents at the Country Store! 1 2 Groundhog Day 3 4 5 1971: Premiere of Zachariah 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Valentine's Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Oh, when our struggle's over and we are all free, When the new day's dawnin', think of me. It's been a long time comin' but I won't be there, When you see the sun risin', think of me. -- "Carry On" Photo by Steve Maruta, 1996 Shop online at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 International Women's Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1968: My Lai massacre 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1996: Country Joe's web page online Easter
They fought the fight, they stood the test They gave their all, they gave their best They felt the terror and the pain Let's welcome them home again. -- "Welcome Home" Country Joe's Calendar for Buy CD's online at the Country Store! Joe at the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Photo by Susan Muniak. 1 2 3 4 5 6 April Fools' Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1967: First Country Joe & the Fish LP, Electric Music for the Mind & Body 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 26 27 28 29 30 1975: Fall of Saigon -- Vietnam War ends
Who am I To stand and wonder, to wait While the wheels of fate Slowly grind my life away. Who am I? -- "Who Am I?" Ad for the "Fixin' to Die" album by Tom Weller. Buy posters online at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 1970: Kent State killings 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1970: Last Country Joe & the Fish album, C.J Fish 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Memorial Day 28 30 29 31
Movin' down that rock coast line Oh, nothin' but my woman on my mind Hear those waves poundin' on sand Smell that sea air blowin' inland I wonder if she's found another man, oh! -- "Rock Coast Blues" Buy CD's online at the Country Store! Joe at the Monterey Pop Festival. Photo by Jim Marshall. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1966: Second Country Joe & the Fish EP 7 8 9 10 1967: Country Joe & the Fish on pop charts 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1967: Monterey Pop Festival 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Rock and roll music it sure sounds sweet Makes you wanna get up and stomp your feet Clap your hands and scream and shout You know that rock and roll just knocks me out. -- "Rockin' Round the World" Country Joe and the Fish in 1966. Photo by Linda (Eastman) McCartney. Shop online at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independence Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1970: Woodstock soundtrack album 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Woodstock is in your mind Not in the present or the past It can happen anywhere, anytime. -- "Bring Back the 60s, Man" Shop online at the Country Store! Joe at Woodstock. Photo by Jim Marshall. 1 2 3 1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1969: Woodstock 16 1969: Woodstock 17 1969: Woodstock 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1965: First Rag Baby EP 30 31
You might be a clone of yourself How could you know, how could you tell? Ask your family or a friend or two If they think you're really you. -- "The Clone Song" Photo by Phil Bray. Shop online at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1973: Paris Sessions 15 16 17 18 1979: Europe Woodstock 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Now she's the one who gives us all those magical things And reads us stories out of the I Ching, Then she passes out a whole new basket of rings That when you put on your hand Makes you one of the Angel Band And gives you the power to be a man, But what it does for her you never quite understand Sweet Lorraine, ah, sweet Lorraine. -- "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" Jabberwock poster from 1966 by Tom Weller. Buy posters online at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1966: First performance, Fillmore Auditorium 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween
I said come out Lyndon with your hands held high Drop your guns, baby, reach for the sky I got you surrounded and you ain't got a chance Send you back to Texas make you work on your ranch. -- "Superbird" Buy Country Joe memorabilia at the Country Store! Flyer for the first Country Joe and the Fish gig. 1 2 3 4 5 1965: First performance by Country Joe & the Fish 6 7 8 9 10 11 1995: Berkeley Veterans' Memorial dedicated 12 1971: Incredible Live recorded, Bitter End, NY 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1961: Discharged from Navy 1959: Entered Navy 24 25 26 27 28 Thanksgiving 29 30
Hey, take my hand and come walk with me Brothers and sisters we all can be; From a spark in the dark from the hand of man Peace and understanding spread through our land. -- "Hand of Man" At Yasgur's Ranch for the 30th anniversary of Woodstock. Photo 1999 by Mark McCarroll. Buy holiday gifts online at the Country Store! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1969: David Frost show 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1969: First solo album, Thinking of Woody Guthrie 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas 26 27 28 29 30 1966: First performance, Avalon Ballroom 31