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Documentary shows roots of 'flower power'

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD - Patrons said the topic of a music documentary drew them to the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Friday, but to have the filmmaker present with a touring recording artist was something special.

Filmmaker Neil Norman, who was present to introduce the film, "The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard," said the Minneapolis screening had sold out but that he was still honored to speak to the small crowd here who he called the "V.I.P's of Ironwood." The documentary project about the 60s band The Seeds took six years to complete in 2013, he said.

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