I am 63 and I was a baby beat, flower child and hippie. I refer to myself as a Bohemian. A lot of us who were part of the counterculture for a few years. But we were certainly ostracized in the suburbs ( I went to Haight Ashbury and Hollywood from Orange County and was known as "the first hippie of Westminster." A lot of it had to do with the music and the art. I can post my music and opinion videos on youtube which I love. Anonymous and the Occupy Wall Street reminds me of the 60s.
I'm 60, and I hear a lot of "counterculture of the 60's". Thanks to excessive media coverage then and now, we're going to remember that everyone under 30 was a member of the movement. In fact, almost no one was part of any counterculture. Nearly everyone was a clone of their parents. Music changed, fashion changed, but the "counterculture" is largely a creation of fiction.
@rANDOM1NATiON The counterculture coalesced around The Beatles. They were the embodiment of the Peace and Love movement. I've had shoulder length hair since the 60's (through dozens of job interviews). I learned to play drums because I wanted to be the next Ringo Starr. Millions of guys learned to play guitar (I own a couple) because they wanted to be their favorite Beatle. The adoration of screaming adolescent girls was awesome and frightening at the same time.
Very nice collage of pictures. The anti-war movement was the defining feature of the 60's. Through the luck of the lottery, I skated free. Others paid the ultimate price. Johnson should have been happy to have The Great Society as his legacy and forget fightling communism.
I am 63 and I was a baby beat, flower child and hippie. I refer to myself as a Bohemian. A lot of us who were part of the counterculture for a few years. But we were certainly ostracized in the suburbs ( I went to Haight Ashbury and Hollywood from Orange County and was known as "the first hippie of Westminster." A lot of it had to do with the music and the art. I can post my music and opinion videos on youtube which I love. Anonymous and the Occupy Wall Street reminds me of the 60s.
CydnotCharrise1 1 month ago
I'm 60, and I hear a lot of "counterculture of the 60's". Thanks to excessive media coverage then and now, we're going to remember that everyone under 30 was a member of the movement. In fact, almost no one was part of any counterculture. Nearly everyone was a clone of their parents. Music changed, fashion changed, but the "counterculture" is largely a creation of fiction.
mnpd007 1 month ago
Good work... love it!
illuminareDesign 8 months ago
@illuminareDesign Thank you!
raquellie73 5 months ago
@rANDOM1NATiON The counterculture coalesced around The Beatles. They were the embodiment of the Peace and Love movement. I've had shoulder length hair since the 60's (through dozens of job interviews). I learned to play drums because I wanted to be the next Ringo Starr. Millions of guys learned to play guitar (I own a couple) because they wanted to be their favorite Beatle. The adoration of screaming adolescent girls was awesome and frightening at the same time.
camgere 11 months ago
Very nice collage of pictures. The anti-war movement was the defining feature of the 60's. Through the luck of the lottery, I skated free. Others paid the ultimate price. Johnson should have been happy to have The Great Society as his legacy and forget fightling communism.
camgere 1 year ago