<LOL> HERE is the same as everywhere else. There are republicans and democrats, liberals and conservatives, digital photogs and film photogs. And, just a small point - the "hippies" left in 1970, many moving to Marin County to take up the straight life. Surprisingly - or maybe not so surprising - many of the long-haired, dope-smoking, brown-rice-and-veggie-eating, Mario Savio following hippies I knew in 1967 are now quite conservative, even if they espouse a liberal philosophy, and drive "Marin County VW's" (that's a Porsche for those who don't know Marin). A lot of 'em made their money selling dope or playing music, bought a place in Fairfax, and never looked back. If you came out here to run with the hippies, see peace marches, and eat veggies you're 35 years too late. I haven't seen a decent demonstration and march since People's Park Meat has made a resurgence (albeit with high quality organic meat and free range anything), but that's gonna change again and grains and veggies will once again take a higher place on the food pyramid, Bruce Dern no longer runs the Dipsea, and the $10.00 full ounce lid (no seeds and twigs) is but a vague, distant memory. The gorgeous scenery was coopted by Joe Alioto with his downtown SF redevelopment, and the hillsides are all but covered with Million Dollar Homes (God bless the ticky-tacks). We've all been doing our business in coffee shops and sidewalk cafes since before A.P. Gianinni founded the BofA, and the great family owned restaurants have been for the most part replaced by chains.
Welcome to the Left Coast, home of displaced and dyspeptic Right Coasters <LOL> Shel > [Original Message] > From: n/a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I don't see why we can't ALL have fun with BOTH, but then again I am a > liberal semi-hippie pacifist...That's why I moved here after > all...Peace marches, genuine diversity, veggie co-ops, stunning > scenery and all that jazz.... > > I never expected to find myself in a sea of anti-digital bigotry... > > Not HERE... > > This is dot.com land after all, the place where the internet was > swaddled, where they still openly worship the Macintosh, where "420" > apparently isn't an area code, and where stirring a cup of coffee > ranks as an Olympic-worthy sport...
