i just took a look at the link paul provided (below)...& find it interesting how the author/reviewer (Richard von Busack) of this film dismisses both the people & the art of the 'hippie' era as short lived...
i would conclude the just the opposite... like paul's friend louise (who, contrary to how the author portrays her is as paul wrote 'saving lives and stamping out disease as a hospital administrator') i know many who who grew up through the 'hippie era' who remained true to their ideals & have devoted their lives to making the world a better place... as to the author's claim that the era produced little art that endured (i assume music is included here), i imagine many jmdlers would vehemently disagree with that statement! off the top of my head a short list of enduring infludences: joni mitchell, grateful dead (my friend just saw the reincarnated 'dead'- the official name they now use- at winterland in san francisco), neil young, csn&y, bob dylan, santana & countless others who never really stopped & have influenced several generations of musicians...i'm sure others here can list many others who would fall under the enduring category... http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.96/hippie-9629.html (an excerpt): 'As a musician worries, "Are we going to turn them on, or are they going to turn us off?" It was the latter, of course. The hippies' efforts may not have been lasting; they were fuzzy thinkers who produced little art that endured. Today, "Today" is a nice single mom with two kids, a house and a swimming pool in New Mexico.' Paul >>In the sixties Louise was known as 'Today Malone' in Haight Ashbury and had starred in the original 1967 'Revolution' film...Today Louise < ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ******************************************** "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
