On Apr 2, 9:24 pm, Boroh Thmei <[email protected]> wrote: > WOW! As I was reading your story I couldn't help but to think about my > missing brother who was a big time hipster (hippie) in those days (orl > deurm troong---almost tears rolling down). He escaped from the KR > regime in early 1976. > > Status: UNKNOWN > > If he died, may he rests in peace! If he's alive, I am praying that I > would meet him someday. Thanks for sharing, Neay Krudth. And yes, I > know all of those artists you mentioned. Merci bien, Grand! > > Peace. Love. Respect. > > -Bora > > On Apr 2, 8:48 pm, "Neay K'rudth" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Youngsters: > > > You all brought up a nostalgia which I could not resist: > > > I am one of the survivor hippies of the era, which started in 1962 > > when I entered 6 grade in Lycee Sisowath, when the Beatles came out > > with "I Saw You Standing There", and the Rollingstones came out with > > "I Can Get No Satisfaction", and the long haired hippie named Scott > > McKenzie was singing " If you're going to San Francisco.... Be sure to > > wear a flower in you're hair......". Oh, the Animals were singing "The > > House of the Rising Sun". > > > Neay Krud'th was playing drum for the original band "Seila", and on to > > play drum for the Boys (the Khmero-Anglais H.S. kids behind our > > school), then went on to play professionally for the Khmer National > > Radio and TV Band in the Rock'n Roll section of the band with young > > and sexy Var-So-Vy as the singer. Our usual hang out location was on > > Rue Pastor between Lycee Sisowath and Khmero-Anglais, or Phsa Chah > > were the old Majestic movie house was, were we use to congregate to > > watch all the beautiful and wealthy girls go shopping, and when time > > to eat there were tons of good old authentic chinese of all varieties > > you can order from, goat noodle soup anyone? > > > 1970 the war came and our funs and laughters ended. Neay Krud'th was > > shipped out to war fighting VC and KR south side of the City such as > > Saang, Koki Thom, Neak Lueung etc, as a young/green/scary platoon > > leader, leading untrained, inexperienced troops into firefights with > > VC, NVA, and the latter part KR. > > > One fateful night, KR attacked in the middle of the night, raining > > RPG's on our defense post to dislodge us from the wooden bridge we > > were tasked to hold at all cost. What funny was that one of the troop > > was listening to the US Army radio, and as he was rushing to man his > > machine gun, his transistor radio fell to the ground inside his > > trench, and the volume for some freakish reason got louder. I was > > manning the mortar, and talked to the gunship overhead, but the radio > > kept belching out " Bridge Over Trouble Water" by Simmon and Art > > Garfunkel, then "Let It Be" by Paul McCartney, we couldn't do a thing > > about it so we just enjoyed it, and what a party we had! I could not > > tell what other song came on after that because was my ears were > > bleeding and clogged up from the continuous blast of my mortar tube. > > My eyes tears up everytime I hear the song plays on the radio here in > > the US. > > > Yes definitely, we salute the memories our brothers whose idea of > > freedom and fun are always something worth dying for. > > > I am so impressed with you youngsters for your passion in seing the > > homeland move past these pains and sufferings toward happiness, > > freedom, peace, prosperity, and security. > > > May the spirits our our ancestors assist us in this endeavor. > > > MAKE PEACE NOT WAR! (if we can avoid it) > > > MKR > > > On Apr 2, 1:26 am, "sacravatoons" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > My dedications to Khmer-Hippies who died in cold blood > > > during > > > KhmerRouge's era > > > Cheers, > > > Ung Bun Heang > > > > Psychedelic rock-n-roll, long hair, and bell bottom > > > pants were some of> the other "trademarks" > > > > of the hippie culture...or shall i say subculture. I remember my older > > > > brother who was a > > > > big time hippie...he literally worshipped Jimi Hendrix and Carlos > > > > Santana. Ahhhh those days. There were > > > > some happy times until the Year Zero!!! > > > > > You are right, Lok Bong Sacrava, they were harmless to the public as > > > > far as I can remember. Furthermore, their fashions, values, and > > > > practice, rapidly influenced popular music, television, film, > > > > literature, and the arts, and especially the promotion of > > > > multiculturalism particularly in the US of A. Even though their > > > > culture and values spread out like wild fire to the 'old' worlds such > > > > as Cambodia, there was quite a resistance from traditionalists. > > > > Speaking from experience, my parents never approved of or accepted my > > > > older brother's idea of hippie-ism. > > > > > -Bora > > > > Hippie's Slogan 500.jpg > > > 140KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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