Nick Drake: Pink Moon

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There were probably ten of us, in college, split up between two cars. One fraternity. One sorority. We were on spring break, headed from the Upper West Side to Sarasota, Florida. Our battered station wagon had bags roped to the roof and six of us inside. This was long before seat belts so we just kind of crammed our way into the back.

The driver was ver…