City Lights was a San
Francisco bookstore founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence
Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin as the
first all-paperback bookstore in America, if not
in the world. In 1955, Ferlinghetti launched a
publishing house that published Allan Ginsberg's Howl in 1956. The second
printing of that small collection of Ginsberg's
poetry was printed in England and shipped to San
Francisco. A portion of that printing was seized
by customs under the charge of obscenity. After
that, Ferlinghetti and the bookstore manager
Shigeyoshi Murao were arrested for publishing and
distributing obscenity. City Lights Bookstore won
that court case; thus setting a precedent for
publications by many other writers. "Howl" is a 2010
American experimental film about Allen
Ginsberg and the 1957
obscenity trial. More info. Wikipedia
This is the man, who was like
the eye of a great storm that swept the country,
brought freedom of speach and was at the center
of hippie movement. "Howl" is a 2010
American experimental film which explores both
the Six Gallery debut and the 1957 obscenity
trial of 20th century American poet Allen
Ginsberg's noted poem Howl. More info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
CND was formed in 1957 and
since that time has periodically been at the
forefront of the peace movement in the UK. It was
also the first to use the Peace sign in the 1950s.
More info. Wikipedia
"Mabel Hetherington, who belonged to an
earlier generation of peace activist from England,
was largely responsible for setting up CND(NZ) in
Auckland when she moved to New Zealand after the
second world war. With Alison Duff and Pat Denby,
Hetherington carried CND(NZ) in Auckland through
the 1960s. It was largely from CND(NZ) and the
Peace Media that Greenpeace New Zealand evolved." [ from: Wikipedia ]
Greenpeace
is the leading independent campaigning
organization that uses peaceful direct action and
creative communication to expose global
environmental problems and to promote solutions
that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
More info. Wikipedia
Both spellings are correct.
The original spelling is "hippy", which
is often used by old hippies. "Hippie"
is used more often as a Verb, and "hippy"
is used more often as a noun. Both spelling are
correct. More
info:Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
Woody
Guthrie had a great influence on American music.
"Bound
for Glory" is a 1976 American
biographical film directed by Hal Ashby and
adapted by Robert Getchell from Woody Guthrie's
1943 autobiography Bound for Glory. More info. Wikipedia
Some Woody Guthrie quotes -
California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to
live in or see, But believe it or not, you won't
find it so hot If you ain't got the do re mi.
- Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with
a fountain pen.
- This machine kills fascists. This
machine kills fascists on Woody's Gibson guitar.
Arlo
Guthrie is Woody Guthrie's Son. Like his Father,
Arlo also had a great influence on American music
in 1960s and later. "Alice's
Restaurant" is a 1969 American
comedy film co-written and directed by Arthur
Penn. It is an adaptaion of the 1967 folk song of
the same name by Arlo Guthrie. The film stars
Guthrie as himself. More info. Wikipedia
Pete Seeger
was Woody Guthrie's close friend. He had a great
influence on American music, and has been said to
be the first Punk (folk-punk singer).
"Pete
Seeger: The Power of Song" (2007) is a
documentary film about the life and music of Pete
Seeger. More
info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
Ramblin'
Jack Elliott was a friend of Pete Seeger, Woody
and Arlo Guthrie. Woody Guthrie was Ramblin' Jack's
mentor and Ramblin' Jack mentored Woody's son
Arlo Guthrie. He also brought American music to
Europe. Hence, he's had a great influance on
British and American music. Here you'll find his
biography, discography, with an appreciation of
his contribution to folk music by various artists,
research resources, news and gig list. "The
Ballad of Ramblin' Jack" (2000) is a film
made by Ramblin' Jack's daughter about her father.
More info. Wikipedia
This
is Donovan Leitch's Official website. Donovan
learned finger style guitar playing form Mac
MacLead and was mentored by Derroll
Adams
since 1958 when Adams was touring Europe with
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and all through 1965 when
Donovan was on top of the chart lists in America.
Donovan was a bohemian and one of the earliest
hippies. He lived a life of a gipsy with his
roadie friend Gypsy
Dave.
Donovan was inspired by Jack
Kerouac and other Beat writers' works
when he was a teenager. Donovan used to play on
Gibson guitars. Later, he switched to custom-order
guitars by Tony
Zemaitis from London. Now, he plays on
a greentop custom-order Celtic style guitar by
Danny Ferrington from Santa Monica, California.
"Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan"
is an excellent documentary film by Hanna
Rossacher about the life of Donovan
with lots of music, info and rare film footage. More info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
Dylan's Official website
includes discography, lyrics, sound files, tour
dates and lots more. Woody Guthrie and Ramblin'
Jack Elliott were Bob Dylan's mentors. "No
Direction Home" is a documentary film
by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob
Dylan, and his impact on American music and
culture. More
info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
The Beatles were an English
band that was greatly influenced by American
music and wrote their own music. This is the
Official Website of The Beatles with detailed
history, information on their music, movies, news,
and latest projects. More info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
The Rolling
Stones started as an English cover band that
played American music. They were greatly
influenced by Chicago's Rhythm and Blues. Now
they write their own music and developed their
own distinct sound. More info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
This is the music promoter
that started the 1960s San Francisco music scene.
Without him the Haight-Ashbury music scene and
bands that came from it such as Jefferson
Airplane or The Grateful Dead would never have
happened. More
info. Wikipedia
The Jefferson Airplane was the
most incredible Folk music oriented electric band
that was one of the earliest and best known
psychedelic 1960s bands from Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco.
They had an original improvised sound that was
all their own. More
info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
The Grateful Dead were a
psychedelic band from Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco.
They were influenced by Folk-Rock and Bluegrass
music. This is their Official Home Site.
More info. Wikipedia|Uncyclopedia
Bongomania
is your place to find all kinds of information
about bongo drums, including instructions,
history, photos, reviews, and everything you ever
wanted to know about bongos.
The Summer of Love was the
summer of 1967, particularly in the Haight-Ashbury
district of San Francisco, where thousands of
young people loosely and freely united for a new
social experience. As a result, the hippie
counterculture movement came into public
awareness. More
info. Wikipedia
A collection of Woodstock
Facts, Figures, Stories, Photos, Current
Happenings, Memorabilia, Links, and Assorted
Tidbits. Assembled to give you a clearer picture
of an event that reshaped Music and Society. Join
us for a trip to the 1969 Woodstock Festival
& Concert!! More info. Wikipedia
Two weeks after Woodstock, thousands
of hippies and lovers of peace and music
converged on the small town of Lewisville, just
north of Dallas for the Texas International Pop
Festival in 1969.
The Yippie Museum is chartered
by the Board of Regents of New York State and
exists to preserve the history of the Youth
International Party and all of its offshoots. The
Yippie Museum Cafe is dedicated to bringing you
the best in a wide variety of musical talent.
Everyone who plays there wants to come back cause
they dig the venue. No alcohol is sold nor can
you bring any in. Kids are welcome.
Address:
9 Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village, New York
City.
Guess who’s gonna get cream
all over his face and then go to Pieman’s web
site to check if your guess was right. The pieman
Organization was established in the 1960’s by
Pieman who is really phat!
Lisa Law Photography from
hippie life in the 1960s. Lisa Law documents life
as she sees it. She has two books out "Flashing
on the Sixties" and "Interviews with
Icons", and a Video documentary "Flashing
on the Sixties" that has won four awards at
film festivals.
Take a trip down the historic
Mother Road that started in Chicage at Lake Shore
Drive and Jackson Blvd and ended in California
where Santa Monica Blvd meets Ocean Ave. Many
hippies came down this Road. "Get your
kicks on Route 66".
High Times is a New York-based
monthly magazine founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade.
HIGH TIMES magazine is the voice of the marijuana
community, from the coffeeshops of Amsterdam to
the medical cannabis scene in California and
everywhere ... More
info. Wikipedia
The award-winning national gay
& lesbian newsmagazine web site said to have
been started by some former hippies. A site for
open gays and those who are just coming out.
PinkNews.co.uk covers politics,
entertainment, religion and community news for
the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
community in the UK and worldwide. Europe's
largest gay news service.
An archive of poetry in mp3
format. Includes readings by Patti Smith, Samuel
Beckett, William S Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg,
Sylvia Plath, Frank Zappa and many more.
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