HAR! How true. But there's a whole generation who came out there just to be PC. Witness the Phantom Queen and her photography teacher. LOL
> <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... > >
