Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Birth of the Transistor Radio
Who could have predicted that the technology above would lead to the result below?
A useful reminder for Apple as they attempt to deliver a wristband computer--with what unpredictable results and uses, we shall ultimately find out!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 09, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Technology, Television, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s, 1960s
International Times
IT was a London-based underground newspaper founded in 1966. (Wikipedia entry here.)
Their online archive provides lots of groovy browsing.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 10, 2013 -
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Category: Newspapers, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Hitchhiker Pickup Test
I think Ted Bundy looked like the guy on the left.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 08, 2013 -
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Category: Testing and Ranking, Travel, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
Pre-internet Underground Book Distribution
Original ad here.
Gather around, children, and you shall learn of an ancient time, before the internet. A day of paper fanzines and weird information obtained only via books delivered by snailmail.
The main purveyor of such good stuff was the Loompanics catalog. Alas, they were driven out of business in 2006. The current website using their domain name is a shell and a scam by cybersquatters.
Over one hundred Loompanics books have been tagged as a Goodreads collection. You can get a small sense of what they were all about there.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 11, 2013 -
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Category: Drugs, Avant Garde, Books, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Conspiracy Theories and Theorists, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
1970s Youth Documentary
If the clothes and talk and scenes in this film do not send you on a magical mystery tour, your next hit of acid is free!
PS: that guy in the first few minutes with the WASP fro and beard-no-stache and glasses--I have pictures of myself looking exactly like that!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 10, 2012 -
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Category: Education, Fads, Fashion, Juvenile Delinquency, Teenagers, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
Don’t Forget to Vote!
Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 04, 2012 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Strange Candidates, Parody, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Larry Gross, the Slacker Hippie Dentist
Hippies need dentists too, and back in 1973, Larry Gross (pictured) was their man. He lived in a house in Mt. Vernon, Maine without electricity, running water, or central heat. His dental office was a converted cow shed.
He was reportedly a good dentist, except for one problem. He often forgot appointments and wasn't there when patients showed up. Because keeping to a schedule was "such a hassle, man." From the Bangor Daily News, Mar 26, 1973:
"It's such a hassle, man, trying to get back into some kind of schedule," he said...
Larry, 31, likes doing something that people need, and charging low prices for his services. It is the schedule, the hours that he has trouble with.
"You know, one of the teachers brought up 15 kids for dental work yesterday, and I wasn't here. I just forgot all about it. I really felt terrible."
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 26, 2012 -
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Category: Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
Beatnik Jokes
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 12, 2012 -
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Category: Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, Jokes
Kali Bahlu
We haven't had any music in a while. so let's try this period piece as a test of your inner hippie.
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 10, 2012 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Essential Beatnik Pad
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Or:
Original story here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 04, 2012 -
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Category: Interior Decorating, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s
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