The First Sentence

The Sixties began in the summer of 1956, ended in October of 1973 and peaked just before dawn on 1 July, 1967 during a set by Tomorrow at the UFO Club in London. 

White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s by Joe Boyd

I have a feeling after reading that first sentence that I'm going to enjoy this book. The prologue and the first chapter got me hooked. 

The author talks about the 60's ending began in 1967 and one of his examples was the white bicycles in Amsterdam that were stolen and painted another color. Apparently the white bicycles program for free access to bikes began in 1960's Amsterdam and then grew around the world. 

More on this book later.