Grateful Dead: The ultimate hippie band, from San Francisco. For thirty years Jerry Garcia and his faithful band brought hallucinatory music to their legions of fans. Some of those fans followed them on the road year after year.

Great Society: LBJ’s far-reaching economic and social plan begun in the boom years of the early 1960’s. It achieved some worthwhile goals including Medicare and other workers benefits. It got sidetracked by the financial burden of the Vietnam War.

Green: Someone active in the Ecology Movement. A product that respects ecology, using biodegradable substances for example.

Greenwich Village: Also referred to as “The Village”. Home to the Beats in the late 50s, early 60s when the coffeehouse scene was hot. Artists, writers, poets, musicians all were attracted to the area. Later in the 60s, the hippies… Continue reading →

Dick Gregory: Black activist undertook several hunger strikes.

Gary Grimshaw: Prominent graphic artist well known for his posters and flyers of all rock bands that past thru Michigan in the late 60’s-early 70’s and played such meccas as the Grande Ballroom and/or Eastowne Theatre. His body of work… Continue reading →

Grok: A deep understanding of a concept. From Robert Heinlein’s Strangers in a Strange Land.

Groove: A good habit or style. “I’m getting into the groove of doing gigs every week.”

Groovy: Very pleasing, wonderful.

Guitar Army: Book/Manifesto written by John Sinclair outlining the Counter Revolution of the Woodstock Nation