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The Turtles Return!

Louise Criscione, KRLA Beat, 13 August 1966

HOLLYWOOD: The hot, cigarette-stale air belched out of the Whiskey and onto the Strip. The sardine-like inside of the club drew its breath from the thimbleful of fresh air which somehow managed to filter through the open door and spread itself thinly over the rows of crowded tables. The Turtles opened tonight and scattered throughout the Whiskey were those who remembered how long a year can be and how far 365 days can take you.

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