Twelve thousand braved intermittent downpours, KHJ's Sam Riddle and White Front store's promotional scheme to see a free program Sunday night at Hollywood Bowl which, as one member of the Association quipped, "began slowly and then petered out."

The program was quite diverse, a sort of collage where all of the colors had run together too haphazardly.

The evening began rather unfortunately with the Sopwith Camel. Their hit, "Hello, Hello," at least judging from this performance, leads one to believe that the recording's effectiveness was only luck.

Scene Brightens

The Sunshine Company brightened things considerably with their professional warm approach, reminiscent of the old Peter, Paul and Mary. Their individual voices were good and their harmonizing excellent.

But when the Who came on stage, the initial tragedy and the Sunshine's abbreviated appearance were forgotten in a solid driving and sharp-edged sound. They forced themselves through the artificial situation—after a while one begins to think that rock concerts are a little unnatural anyway—and

Chad and Jeremy Shows Canceled

The appearance of the pop singing team of Chad and Jeremy at the Carousel Theater in West Covina, announced for Thursday and Friday, has been canceled.

for a short while led the audience through emotionally charged songs.

"A Quick One While He's Away," a medley of loosely connected ballads, the ending a church-like chorus, "You are forgiven," ironically preceded "My Generation," a hard-driving piece closing in symbolic destruction of their musical instruments.

He's Different

Eric Burdon provided a completely different musical personality. He does little singing, instead trying to engross the audience in drug-style fantasies and plain high theatrics which are only partly successful. The audience is left wondering whose mind has been expanded.

Burdon's act closed amid smoke, flashing lights and a berserk fountain alternately shooting 30-foot flames and water. Burdon himself was ecstatic, finally diving in.

Unfortunately, the Everly Bros. followed this. Hark, suddenly 1957 revisited. They say this is where it all started, but hardly something to follow the Animals. Their singing was pleasant enough, sort of a heavy-beat country. The brothers attempted a sing-along which failed miserably. Shouts of "Sock it to me," though, demonstrated the crowd's pleasure with their appearance, if not with their vocal stylings.

There is little to say of the Association, except that they should limit their personal appearances. At best, they resembled a local amateur parody of the Association, a nationally-known singing group of the same name.