OK, so this really doesn't have anything to do with Baja, but for some of us older Baja travelers who listen to his 8 track cassettes while driving in
Baja (OK, mentioned Baja 4 times now), here is your chance to see Don:
Good one Terry!durrelllrobert - 2-24-2016 at 09:38 AM
In February 2015, McLean announced he would reveal the meaning of the lyrics to the [American Pie] song when the original manuscript goes for auction
in New York City in April 2015. The lyrics and notes were auctioned on April 7, and sold for $1.2m. In the sale catalogue notes McLean revealed the
meaning in the song's lyrics "Basically in American Pie things are heading in the wrong direction. ... It [life] is becoming less idyllic. I don't
know whether you consider that wrong or right but it is a morality song in a sense." The catalog did confirm some of the better known references in
the song's lyrics, including mentions of Elvis Presley (referred to in the lyrics as "the king,"), Bob Dylan (the jester), and the death of Meredith
Hunter at the Altamont Free Concert (most of the fifth verse). BajaGringo - 2-24-2016 at 10:48 AM
