If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time

Tyrone Davis in 1969 had a chart single with that title.  Coming across this photo, well, it HAS been 37 years since this photo was taken (Fall '73)!
What has happened?  Where has time gone?  What accomplishments got accomplished?  What went right?  What went wrong?  How did I wind up here in this time and place?  Why?
This is the first VW in the string of many, a '69 convertible.  Locale:  Rider College parking lot.  At this time I was the President of the Association of Commuting Students (ACS), starting my student government/student activities career at the college.  A "big shot."