Easy Rider – I Wasn’t Born to Follow
This Baby Boomer Wasn’t Born to Follow (updated February, 2021) Born To Be Wild was the most famous song from the our generational, cult film Easy Rider. I was wild…
Did Jimi Hendrix Troubled Childhood Affect His Music?
Jimi Hendrix: The Man In the Music (Pt.2) Buster Hendrix: Jimi Hendrix Childhood Birth of Jimi Hendrix (revised and updated February, 2021) Jimi Hendrix’s mother was Lucille Jetter. She was…
Joe Coker – What would you do if i sang out of tune
(updated February, 2021) I just felt like a little Joe Cocker music. Cocker is one of my favorite 60s music artists. I want to share the experience and my love…
Arlo Alice’s Restaurant – A Hilarious Counter-Culture Thanksgiving Tradition
Alice’s Restaurant – A Stage for Protest (revised and updated February, 2021) A Baby Boomer Generation Thanksgiving tale from the 60s – Alice’s Restaurant Massacre. It is a reality story…
6 Excellent Reasons to Go On Road Trips with Friends
(updated January, 2021) Just like back in the 1960s, get the gang together and hit the road. Guest blogger Kristy Ramirez details 6 reasons for going on road trips with…
Back to Hippie Roots – Eco Village Retirement Living
Eco Village Retirement (updated November, 2020) Boomer retirement – what does it look like? Eco village retirement? Millions of us who have already retired or at least are not working…
The Protester: Time Mag. Person of the Year 2011
(revised and updated November, 2020) The protester was selected by Time Magazine as the “man or woman (or sometimes group or idea) the magazine’s editors believe had the greatest impact…
Rediscover Ravi Shankar and the Hippies
(revised and updated October, 2020) I knew nothing of Ravi Shankar before Woodstock. I imagine that I am not alone in that regard. Before we go on to his relationship…