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Beatle Controversies

Posted by Hippie on July 30th, 2007

Paul McCartney is turning 65, Sgt. Pepper turning 40 (it was twenty years ago today, that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play).. and the Beatles aren’t controversial now, but they were back in the 60’s….

In July 1966, when The Beatles toured the Philippines, they unintentionally snubbed the nation’s first lady, Imelda Marcos, who had […]

Television in the Sixties

Posted by Hippie on July 12th, 2007

Today the TV set is part of our daily life. It’s often switched on continuously even if nobody is actually watching it. We’ll walk through the living room and glance at it while doing something else. But in the sixties, watching television was a separate activity. You scheduled time for it, and it was likely […]

Video of the 13th Floor Elevators

Posted by admin on June 24th, 2007

Old Hippies post on the 13th Floor Elevators is here

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DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN…?

Posted by Hippie on June 18th, 2007

I am sharing this with you today
because it ended with a double dog dare to pass it on.
To remember what a double dog dare is, read on.
And remember that the perfect age is somewhere […]

The Summer of Love - People in Motion

Posted by Hippie on June 12th, 2007

The bus came by and I got onThat’s when it all beganThere was Cowboy NealAt the wheelOf a bus to never-ever land.
Grateful Dead-Anthem of the Sun

The trip to San Francisco in the spring of 1967 was eventful, there’s no doubt about that. We bought a 1954 Plymouth Belvedere, amazingly rough and we did a little […]

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