Sing the Protest Songs of the 60s Again
(revised and updated in May, 2021) The protest songs of the 60s were an inspirational, driving force for change. The year 2525 is still a long way off. The warfare…
Jimi Hendrix: The Man In the Music (Pt.1)
Jimi Hendrix died on 18 September 1970 aged 27. It is approaching 40 years since his death. It hardly seems that it can be that long ago. I never got…
Memorable 1960s Fashions: Boomer Generation Back Then
(updated and expanded in April, 2021) Boomer Generation folks, who are now turning sixty, for the most part, are still dawning the 60s fashions. Those fashions (hippie, straight, or surfer)…
Jimi Hendrix Fashion – Jimi Hendrix Outfits
Jimi Hendrix Fashion (updated November, 2021) Jimi Hendrix: The Man in the Music ( Part 8 ) Jimi Hendrix’s fashion is second only to his music in long-term popularity. Jimi…
Jimi Hendrix and Eric Burdon Friendship – the Animals Connection
Jimi Hendrix: The Man in the Music (Part 5) Jimi Hendrix and Eric Burdon – the Animals Connection Early in 1966 at the Cheetah Club on West 21st Street, in…
Characteristics of Baby Boomers: The Greediest Generation?
Baby Boomers are Diverse (revised and updated April, 2021) I have heard about enough of the criticism of the Boomer generation. The characteristics of Baby Boomers are many and not…
Was Patty Hearst a Hippie Victim of Stockholm Syndrome or Willing Criminal?
The Hearst Patty Hearst (updated April, 2021) I was in my mid-twenties and living in Kenya when Patty Hearst was kidnapped by SLA in February of 1974. There was so…
Peace Symbol Emoji – Its Creation and Original Meaning
(revised April, 2021) If there is a single symbol that conjures up memories, and even to a great extent stands for our generation, it is the ‘peace symbol’, or peace…