Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Out of Sight
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 03, 2021 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Humor, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Spies and Intelligence Services, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
The Way-Out Record for Children
The creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 31, 2021 -
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Category: Education, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Children, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Canned Heat and the Chipmunks: Christmas Song
We are more or less halfway to Xmas, so why not celebrate early?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 10, 2021 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Music, Unlikely, Improbable and Counterfactual Phenomena, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, Parody
The Jives of Dr. Hepcat
Read the whole thing here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 06, 2021 -
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Category: Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s, Slang
1967 Hippie Festival
Eighteen minutes of unscripted grooviness. I am particularly taken by two beautiful women performing some kind of mutual meditation exercise, as seen in the still shot below.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 23, 2021 -
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Category: Parades and Festivals, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair
This drama illustrates the contribution of free enterprise, technology, and Westinghouse products to the American way of life. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair pits an anti-capitalist bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who believes in improving society by working through corporations. The Middletons experience Westinghouse's technological marvels at the Fair and win back their daughter from her leftist boyfriend.
Memorable moments: the dishwashing contest between Mrs. Modern and Mrs. Drudge; Electro, the smoking robot; and the Westinghouse time capsule.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 11, 2021 -
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Family, Technology, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1940s
Cigarettes & Knickers: Forbidden
Source: Parsons Daily Republican (Parsons, Kansas) 12 Nov 1922, Sun Page 4
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 30, 2021 -
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Category: Misbehavior, Rebellion, Acting-out and General Naughtiness, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1920s, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia
“Lazy,” by the Brox Sisters
I hope all WU-vies can enjoy a lazy weekend!Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 06, 2021 -
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Category: Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1920s
The Sympowwowsium
In October [1969], several prominent figures within the counterculture and festival scene, including Ken Kesey and Woodstock promoter Michael Lang, gathered in New Mexico for a socalled “Sympowwowsium.” Robert Santelli, author of Aquarius Rising: The Rock Festival Years,
claims that, with the explosive popularity of summer music festivals, and fresh off Woodstock,
those gathered sought an answer to the burning question within the counterculture: “What Comes
After Woodstock?” Santelli writes, “The group was unanimous in its feeling that the rock festival was a potent force in the continuation of the counterculture and should be used to further advocate alternative life-styles, aside from presenting the newest sounds in rock music.”39 These
gathered individuals, as well as hundreds of thousands of countercultural youth spread throughout the country, were eager to bring the Nation back together once again
Source.
Apparently, ROLLING STONE #49 had a piece on this historic conference, but I can't find digital access to it. I'd love to know more about this conference of hippie movers and shakers.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 08, 2021 -
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Category: Music, Conferences, Conventions, Meetings and Symposia, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
The Double Penny Whistles of David Amram
I'm reading the autobiography of musician and composer David Amram, most famous for working with Jack Kerouac on PULL MY DAISY. But he is also known for his ability to play two penny whistles simultaneously, as he does below starting around 4:20.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 13, 2020 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Movies, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
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