The year was 1965. The month was June, and the place was soon to be LBI. I say “soon to be” because standing in the way of another fantastic summer on LBI was … high school graduation. This long-awaited rite of passage required graduates to sit in a sweltering hot auditorium for at least two excruciating hours, beginning and ending with “Pomp and Circumstance.” While family and friends looked on with pride, our thoughts were on LBI. Let the summer begin!

For those of us who experienced high school graduation in the ’60s, we’re going to take a musical tour down memory lane…