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Rock Concert Review by Sandy Darlington (1968)
Saturday at Santa Clara Fairgrounds. Hot weather and a good sound system. About 8000 people came to hear the rock bands. There were a lot of long-haired people there, but the major part of the audience was 15-17 year old white, kids. Lots of short sleeves, some Bermuda shorts. Kids with straight faces held in […] Continue reading
Yippie Workshop Speech by Abbie Hoffman (1968)
Listen to soundclip! Cops are like Yippies-you can never find the leaders… You just let ’em know that you’re stronger psychically than they are. And you are, because you came here for nothin’ and they’re holdin’ on to their fuckin’ pig jobs ’cause of that little fuckin’ paycheck and workin’ themselves up, you know. Up […] Continue reading
Break the Dishes by Arlene Brown
Disruptive guerrilla actions became a big part of the work on tour. Disrupting a faculty meeting at Keuka College, disrupting Plimpton speaking to students at Amherst, disrupting classrooms, etc. Each action had basically the same two-fold purpose: To advertise our evening performance and to interrupt the bullshit of the moment, whether it be the President’s […] Continue reading
Can you be a hippie without taking drugs?
Hi there Old Hippy! About this drug thing… I wonder, when reading all the drug stuff at this page, do you think you can’t be a hippie without taking the drugs? I mean, all the time I read stuff about weed, mushrooms, acid and that stuff. I just don’t think that’s so important. I consider […] Continue reading
Why use drugs?
Old Hippy, I like the hippy ways, and even tho I am not a real hippy, I think that you promote a lot of good things. Most hippies are concerned with caring for Mother Earth, keeping the world a peaceful place, preserving forest lands, picking up litter, buying organic foods, and protecting the animals. All […] Continue reading
Burned out on Psychedelics
Old Hippy, I ate way too many mushrooms on Dec. 23rd and had a trip that was way, way, way too intense for me. On that night I let go even though I wasn’t quite ready. It was really scary and way too much. I just layed on a bed moaning and groaning and experiencing […] Continue reading
Do think it’s cool to be a hippy?!
This is the stupidest web site ever made! Do think it’s cool to be a hippy?! Well I can assure you it’s most certainly not!! I think all of you weed smokin, greasy protesters should start a new country some where far away from regular civilization where you can burn your own national flag and […] Continue reading
Send some love to the world!
Dear Old Hippy, I just don’t understand all of the haters today… racists, gangs, it is insane. How can anyone say i hate everyone? It’s not possible. I find an infinite love for everything. There is good in every person. You just have to believe it and find it. My faith in humanity wears everyone […] Continue reading
Something in my heart
Dear old hippy, hello my name is kimber and i am 17 years old. A lot of my friends have left town to join a thing called the renaissance festival. Right now it is in arizona I really want to join but everyone thinks it is a bad idea since you live out of a […] Continue reading
The true meaning of Hippy
Dear Old Hippy, First of all , i would like to point out that it is rad the way you help out the younger generation, and care about us. But what i am confused about , is who i really am. I am told that i am a hippy , and i’m ‘all for’ the […] Continue reading