This whole draft dodger thing was something that Gibson admits was romanticized around him to give him extra counter-culture credibility. In frank honesty he said he was mostly chasing hippie girls. This, I think, would have been the best way to spend time in the late 1960s.
He was born in the U.S. and moved to Canada to dodge the draft, however. He said so himself in an interview. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to denigrate him, just trying to spread truth.
This is a 19 year old William Gibson conducting CBC Television on a tour of Yorkville, Toronto; known then as the hippy heartland of Canada.
You can watch the whole thing at: This is a 19 year old William Gibson conducting CBC Television on a tour of Yorkville, Toronto; known then as the hippy heartland of Canada.
what is this from? is it just an interview or a whole documentary or what. as far as i knew, "no maps for these territories" was the only gibson documentary. and whats even stranger is that this is a good 15 years before neromancer. well before he had even begun writing. perhaps he was just a really popular hippie.
He looks like he's from another planet
Remington61189 5 months ago
This is way too BadAssed
The48Bishop 1 year ago
Jesus, William Gibson if fucking TALL!
FractalBolt 1 year ago
This whole draft dodger thing was something that Gibson admits was romanticized around him to give him extra counter-culture credibility. In frank honesty he said he was mostly chasing hippie girls. This, I think, would have been the best way to spend time in the late 1960s.
psychicwhoosh 1 year ago
Gibson wasn't even a draft dodger. They never even bothered trying to draft him. Therefore, there was no draft for him to dodge.
fluorophoric 2 years ago
who would want to recruit a person who's only goal was to try every drug known to man
sequential32 2 years ago
@sequential32 the same army that has been known to pump their own people full of drugs? Possibly.
KLDSoundUK 1 year ago
calling someone a 'draft dodger' is just calling them a sane human being.
r0b3rt330 2 years ago 7
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this guy is a douche.
AlotOfSpark 2 years ago
As a resident of a country which was not involved in Vietnam, I find your assertion that Gibson is a draft dodger to be: invalid.
gazaktag 3 years ago
He was born in the U.S. and moved to Canada to dodge the draft, however. He said so himself in an interview. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to denigrate him, just trying to spread truth.
insectcalm 3 years ago
draft dodger?? wonder why he didnt wanna go murder for sick old men??? isn't that all our dream??
lsdmadman 3 years ago 12
thank you, William, for slapping this up. There's some good hash in TO occasionally, eh.
darcsaster 4 years ago
lol =P
dingledorf1 2 years ago
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Draft dodger.
stargazzerr 4 years ago
my kind of guy.
villianousjester 3 years ago 10
You say that like its a bad thing.
insectcalm 3 years ago
I'd cut my eyes out to dodge the draft, it's a noble cause I think.
fluorophoric 3 years ago
This is a 19 year old William Gibson conducting CBC Television on a tour of Yorkville, Toronto; known then as the hippy heartland of Canada.
You can watch the whole thing at cbc:s homepage.
feddan 4 years ago
This is a 19 year old William Gibson conducting CBC Television on a tour of Yorkville, Toronto; known then as the hippy heartland of Canada.
You can watch the whole thing at: This is a 19 year old William Gibson conducting CBC Television on a tour of Yorkville, Toronto; known then as the hippy heartland of Canada.
You can watch the whole thing at cbc homepage.
feddan 4 years ago
what is this from? is it just an interview or a whole documentary or what. as far as i knew, "no maps for these territories" was the only gibson documentary. and whats even stranger is that this is a good 15 years before neromancer. well before he had even begun writing. perhaps he was just a really popular hippie.
lowfisamurai 5 years ago
I'd like to know where this is from too. I have the "no maps..." DVD too, and this scene is nowhere on it :(.
lynxswift 5 years ago
what is he drolling about...
hardhatarea 5 years ago
I just got through reading Virtual light and there he is.
WatchTheHellOut666 5 years ago
Classic!
kingdeath 5 years ago
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Kada2k6 5 years ago