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Archive for the ‘History’ Category

January 4th, 2008

Hippie hippie hair

Man, I love my hippie hair.
Seriously. My hair is rock star long (down to my waist) and I’m more Breck girl than stinky hippie; I love to see how people define “hippie hair.” Think dreds, think ‘fro, think long cascading curls ala this excerpt from Time, printed Oct. 27, 1967, “…the day […]

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August 7th, 2007

Own A Piece of Hippie Music History

“I’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm. I’m going to join in a rock n’ roll band.”
For only 8 million dollars you can buy Max Yasgur’s homestead, in Bethel, NY, site of the famous Woodstock Music and Arts Festival.

What you get:

Yasgur’s residence; built in 1876
A 5,000 sq ft. farmhouse
A 7,000 sq. ft. calving barn
Over 103 […]

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August 3rd, 2007

This Week In Hippie Music History

The biggie of course is that Jerry Garcia’s birthday was on August 1st. He would have been 65 years young. Luckily and happily his tunes live on.
But there is one more hugely notable event:
August 4, 1966: John Lennon is outed as having said that The Beatles are more popular than Jesus. Although, other dates have […]

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