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Post by monbla256 on Dec 14, 2018 23:28:01 GMT -5
Hard to believe we were so young back then. Went over to the Univ. of Vietnam in '68 to do graduate work in death and distruction, did a lot of those funny little green Egyptian mentholated cigs as Dav Von Ronk called 'em over there. It definatley was a "long strange trip" back then ! 
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Post by qmechanics on Dec 15, 2018 1:37:20 GMT -5
You bunch of Hippie Hip Hipsters..
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Post by qmechanics on Dec 15, 2018 1:40:19 GMT -5
"Hippies" never referred to themselves as "Hippies". That was another dumb-arse media designation. I know. I was there. It was a term coined by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Herb Caen. I didn't like it. No one I knew did... but we were too high to do anything about it! Keep on truckin'...  Is it safe to say the sixties were good to you? I made a humorous note before and was flamed..😁 |
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 15, 2018 8:28:59 GMT -5
"Hippies" never referred to themselves as "Hippies". That was another dumb-arse media designation. I know. I was there. It was a term coined by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Herb Caen. I didn't like it. No one I knew did... but we were too high to do anything about it! Keep on truckin'... Is it safe to say the sixties were good to you? I made a humorous note before and was flamed..😁 ...I survived the 60s, so I suppose that means they were good to me, and I certainly hope I wasn't the source of any flaming you experienced... |
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 15, 2018 10:15:41 GMT -5
...if I recall correctly, observing my finger position on the fretboard of my old Rickenbacker, we were playing this song... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 15, 2018 10:25:10 GMT -5
I’m not a McDonald’s person, but I’ll try your way next time....nekkid.....maybe the food will taste better....I do like their coffee.......nekkid might just work out👌👍👍 HA! Let's go! We'll start a club and scare the hell out of everyone! I wouldn't think that would be illegal in SF, but the weather is against it. |
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Post by qmechanics on Dec 15, 2018 10:29:40 GMT -5
Is it safe to say the sixties were good to you? I made a humorous note before and was flamed..😁 ...I survived the 60s, so I suppose that means they were good to me, and I certainly hope I wasn't the source of any flaming you experienced... No flames here ; Different thread,different person, different time...😁 |
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 15, 2018 10:33:40 GMT -5
HA! Let's go! We'll start a club and scare the hell out of everyone! I wouldn't think that would be illegal in SF, but the weather is against it. ...yeah, SF puts up with all kinds of dumbshit shenanigans... |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 15, 2018 12:23:44 GMT -5
I lived through those years in and around SF, except for one year in Washington D.C. where there was also a small Counterculture movement. Lost way too many friends to drugs and the war. I was too conservative and not groovy enough to be a Hippy but actively worked against the government and their war. Always had a job which were easy to find with the war on. Worked in construction for a few years and then security for California's largest bank with a team of retired cops. That changed my world view and kept me well grounded.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 15, 2018 12:40:50 GMT -5
My dad flew back from Vietnam, flew into San Francisco to be processed through the Oakland Army base. No hippies showed up to spit on him and his buddies, had they done so, they would have quickly realized they failed victim selection 101.
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Post by qmechanics on Dec 15, 2018 18:16:18 GMT -5
As the saying goes, "Pics or it didn't happen," Dramatwist . ...don't hold yer breath, dude... 🎸 No pics necessary here, I believe you are a man of your word Dramatwist. |
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Post by Matthew on Dec 16, 2018 11:31:19 GMT -5
I wouldn't think that would be illegal in SF, but the weather is against it. ...yeah, SF puts up with all kinds of dumbshit shenanigans... I've been called that before,along with a few others.A$$Hat was the most common. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 16, 2018 12:39:53 GMT -5
The late Sixties were very good to me. I had pocket money, new car, good friends and family. I traveled widely in Mexico and I got a wider view of the world and met some fantastic people. I spent most of the summer of 69 living in a shack on Galveston Bay with my buddy working weekends and spending the weekdays exploring, fishing, drinking beer, Everclear with grape Kool-aid, partying with the local girls whose dad's worked for NASA, etc. I always observed the braver, (dumber) people who tested treats before I chanced swallowing them. I expanded my mind and horizons. And I thrived.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Dec 16, 2018 12:55:15 GMT -5
I'm a far right libertarian gun toting whiney bitch and I'm married to a hippie, all I can say is it works for us. Labels are for ignorant fools  |
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 16, 2018 15:38:08 GMT -5
The late Sixties were very good to me. I had pocket money, new car, good friends and family. I traveled widely in Mexico and I got a wider view of the world and met some fantastic people. I spent most of the summer of 69 living in a shack on Galveston Bay with my buddy working weekends and spending the weekdays exploring, fishing, drinking beer, Everclear with grape Kool-aid, partying with the local girls whose dad's worked for NASA, etc. I always observed the braver, (dumber) people who tested treats before I chanced swallowing them. I expanded my mind and horizons. And I thrived. ...I was lucky enough to have an analogous experience of the 60s here in the Bay Area... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 16, 2018 17:20:40 GMT -5
The late Sixties were very good to me. I had pocket money, new car, good friends and family. I traveled widely in Mexico and I got a wider view of the world and met some fantastic people. I spent most of the summer of 69 living in a shack on Galveston Bay with my buddy working weekends and spending the weekdays exploring, fishing, drinking beer, Everclear with grape Kool-aid, partying with the local girls whose dad's worked for NASA, etc. I always observed the braver, (dumber) people who tested treats before I chanced swallowing them. I expanded my mind and horizons. And I thrived. ...I was lucky enough to have an analogous experience of the 60s here in the Bay Area... I suspect that yours was concentrated. 🤠 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 0:36:00 GMT -5
First time I saw a hippie was when I born and looked up at my mom ("that explains a lot" many of you are thinking....  ) You're a bit left of Che Guevara, but we love you anyway, Chico! Kidding of course, I always enjoy your posts and perspective. Merry Christmas, my friend! |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 19, 2018 1:14:37 GMT -5
My dad flew back from Vietnam, flew into San Francisco to be processed through the Oakland Army base. No hippies showed up to spit on him and his buddies, had they done so, they would have quickly realized they failed victim selection 101. I am not claiming it never happened, the spitting on troops. My recollection is that mostly those guys were on the receiving end of a few beers and some Joints. The summer of 1969, I worked at Travis AFB building Base housing. Certainly met my share of soldiers and Airmen coming home. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 2:07:14 GMT -5
First time I saw a hippie was when I born and looked up at my mom ("that explains a lot" many of you are thinking.... ) You're a bit left of Che Guevara, but we love you anyway, Chico! Kidding of course, I always enjoy your posts and perspective. Merry Christmas, my friend! Why, thanks. I'm actually pretty far to the right of Che Guevara - right between him and Bernie! |
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