The Doobies

Shelly Ahern

Guttenberg, IA

I was born in 1958 and graduated in 1977. I was a farm girl and grew up in the small town of Jamaica, Iowa. I was addicted to the Doobie Brothers. I had an older boyfriend and although my parents were not thrilled, one summer Sunday, we headed to 8 am church and then took off for the state fair.

It was a band fest with the Doobies as well as the Beach Boys. It was hot, you know the days of Daisy Duke shorts. We just had way too much fun.

In college I loved Head East and the song, Never been any Reason. We even had a sign with it in our dorm room window.

Listen to China Grove by The Doobie Brothers