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The Little Oven, Port Angeles, Washington
My buddy Cora and I both started working at a little manufacturing plant in Port Angeles on exactly the same day, 3 May 2006. We got to know each other because we were relegated to sitting in the foyer while … Continue reading
Guess That Makes Us Artifacts….
…Speak for yourself, Dreyer Photo by Chris Ramirez / NYT.Back to the Garden: A Woodstock MuseumBy Peter Applebome / May 29, 2008 BETHEL, N.Y. — A funny thing happened on the magic bus trip back to the tie-dyed land of … Continue reading
Austin’s Legendary Oat Willie’s, In Art
Oat Willie’s, Austin’s venerable sixties headshop, a living monument to counterculture history in one of the true birthplaces of the sixties counterculture, recently observed its fortieth birthday with a gala celebration at Austin’s Moose Lodge. Hosted by founder and proprietor … Continue reading
Un-Fuck ‘Em Or Another Sign of a Sick Society
To learn the story of this picture, click here(©1970 by Ron Mesaros & Playboy)Ignorant History: In Praise of Hippies and the Counter-CultureBy Bill Hatch / April 12, 2008 These thoughts are provoked by Gerald de Groot’s Reflections on The Sixties … Continue reading
On the Road with the Beats
On Display Through August at The University of Texas at Austin.Now on display at The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin is Jack Kerouac’s scroll manuscript of On the Road, included for a limited time with … Continue reading
April Fool’s Anniversary : Death of Death Rock Innovator
Rozz Williams on a Christian Death poster (Image: Wikipedia)April Fool’s Day is the date of death of one Rozz Williams, born Roger Alan Painter, regarded by many as the inventor of death rock. In his most (in)famous band/incarnation, “Christian Death”, … Continue reading
Manzanillo, And Memories of the Merry Prankster
In Mexico, on the Lam With Ken KeseyBy Lawrence Downes / New York Times / March 23, 2008 I am in the ocean, doing nothing, just bobbing. I am facing a golden-sugar beach, a low pink hotel, a thatched palapa … Continue reading
The Dicks Still Hate the Police : SXSW
The Dicks : Time has not dimmed their power. By Danny Eccleston / Mojo / The Rag Blog It is hard to overstate the importance of this Texan outfit. Covered by Mudhoney, worshipped by David Yow and lauded by The … Continue reading
Police watch riot at SXSW
Fucked Up fucks up. Music fans leap into river to escape chaosBy NME.com / Mar 15, 2008 A riot occurred in the early hours of this morning (March 15) on Lamar Pedestrian Bridge in the midst of the SXSW festival … Continue reading
