HITCH-HIKING TALES FROM '60s HELL!

Well, Skip, when I was 14, I was a virgin. John Kennedy was assainated. And, that, was the only filth on TV.


There was no obscenity (unless you looked for it).


They were better days.

And, I'm drunk and misspelling wordsd--sorry.

 

good ole burl corbett showing his true colors...

intolerent ole curmudgen aint ya?/

 

Shut up retard you ever heard the = freedom of expression before? if not move to cuba or 1939 germany . or soviet era russia.

 

I was 14 once...(wasn't that last week?) time sure does have fun when your flying..or something like that.

Did that post touch a nerve Thud??

It always does for me, I talk to quite a few of the younger ones here, and now that I have kids of my own, I too get scared for them all.
Those daze are not these days.

I thumbed all over this country a few times.....NOW, I wouldn't thumb to the corner of my own road.

While I had a great time, and relatively very few problems considering that I was alone alot of the time and getting into strangers vehicles out in the middle of no where....I was very fortunate to obviously have had a guardian angel with me...or it just was not my time.

I agree with Skip, it is up to us to share what we have, and hope it is taken in the spirit it is given.
I've seen a couple of the younger ones grow so much on these forums, and a few of the older ones too.

 

Yeah, I'm an intolerant old fizzle: having four children and five grand-children does that to one, I suppose. That, and seeing friend after friend die of drug abuse.


I guess I'm just a mean prick.

NOBODY 14 years old should be exposed to the constant glorification of drugs that goes on here. The 60's were different times, different drugs.

And, I ironically note, everytime Skip mentions free speech, he threatens to ban me in the next breath for exercising my own.

I'm a difficult man; that's why my only friends are indifferent pussycats and old drunks that no longer care. And, I apologize for nothing. Neither, do I expect this world to approach me on bended knee bearing flowers.

Gotta go-- the price of aluminum is way up and I'm going to scrap some gutter for vodka money. I'm sure you'll read the result later.

 

meh

 

for the record,, i think some kids need to be exposed to an elders wisdom on the evils of drugs and alcohol,,, i KNOW!! for some it sinks in an they dig deeper than the drugs an alcohol an find their inner wisdom..
but if you sit an say ive had my fill of teaching,, or ill teach but your to shut up an listen,, your alienating a soul..

an a soul is a terrible thing to waste..

bet yer gonna have a hellu Xmas with yer kids an grand kids aint ya burl?

thats good,, just remember,, All kids deserve to speak!!
err type in this context,, hows think outside there mind??
Luv~N~Lite

 

Thudly,Teepi,Hippiehillbilly...
I went through your postings..
let go of age differences..
i'm alost 60 now...seen a lot..heard a lot..
but..I don't judge anyone..times are different
now...sixties are sixties..no doubt about that..
we did crazy things as well when we were 18..
so..I respect young hippies as they are..
if they do something wrong according to us..
it's up to them..if aura is 13..she's 13..
no more and no less...the drugs scene..has victims..
i have known people who thought they could fly..
taking LSD..they jumped out of a window..
I can understand the way you feel about your kids..
all my respect..if we try to change the world...
we should start with ourselves..we should be glad
that young hippies are here..they carry our ideas..
so they get my respect..i know this topic is difficult
to discuss..there should never be a generation gap..
old hippies versus young hippies..we are all HIPPIES..
so..see it from that point of view..and now curse me
into hell if you want..i can take some shit..
I guess i'm going to be stoned now..
and dream..about..not only about the sixties...
but..about all HIPPIES..young hippies included..
age is not important..it's your inside that counts...
and now...all on your keyboards...and give me full shit..
Emiel

 

hey thudly,
relax...
if you're worried so much, give em advise.
but don't get mad, c'mon, don't you think it is kinda neat
that people from an other generation
are interested in these (your!) stories?
i'm sorry you've lost those friends cause of drugs,
that's really sad.

XXXX

 

mmm Old Tiger,....didn't know I had a thing about the age difference....

I posted that I remembered being 14, and that I like talking to the one's younger than I.

Go speak with willie wonka, scarlett rose flowz, rebel51,nathan,union pacific...these kids have been my friends,some for over 2 years. I have sent them books,paintings and garden seeds.

In my last post, I was relating to Thudly that I am afraid for some of these kids because times are different, but I judge none of them.....

Please let me know where you got the idea that I have a problem with anyone younger coming here...

I'll have to go back and read more to see where I have a problem with the age thing.....

 

Also I can't see where (can't believe I'm saying this as he is a big pain in my ass sometimes) Hillbilly said anything along those lines either.
He defended the younginns bein here.

SOOOOOOO.....where are you gettin this stuff?????
Old timers disease????

And as far as THUDLY....he jumped in before he thought about it.
He too is concerned about the kids of today.
He spoke with his heart and not his sodden brain.

Your right about the message we send being taken in the way that an individual will take it.

Some may glorify the ways we were and want to apply it to the way they are living.
Some of our ways will benifit, some won't.
Not everything we did was right,some of what we did was right for that time but not for this time,some was very right... but our stories are true.
We are not idols.

Some of the people here are perfect examples of what NOT to do....hahha but they serve a purpose.

That time cannot be relived...the general vibe in the air is not and never will be the same.

 

Jesus! I started a firestorm! Apoligize me! (Not that I give a fuck, but it may make Skippy feel betteer.)


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someone's a wee tipsy
but anyways
I think you guys should put all this nonsense behind yourselves
and get back to these amazing hitch-hikin' stories
i love them
they make me feel this absent sort of nostalgia
and they make me happy =)

 

OK Sweetie since your from NC here's one for ya.

When I left LA I went up highway 1..its right along the coast and gosh was it a beautiful route.

Right before the Oregon border in Eureka CA. I saw a trooper go by on the other side of the highway. I got that sinking feeling in the pit of my tummy. I just knew he was going to turn around and that would be it.

Sure enogh I saw him turn that car around so I did the only thing I could do....I jumped over the side of the guard rail..it was almost straight down the side of a hill.
I slipped and slid down about 25 ft. trying to grab onto something.

I managed to get hold of a big clump of weeds and just lay there for about 15 min.
I had to hand over hand crawl back up to the top.

There was no traffic going up north so I crossed the highway and went back south to Needles.....

I know he's probably still scratching his head wondering where in the hell I disappeared to...

 

Great story,Teepi..always these troopers:&
in France i was sleeping once in a stable which
was on private property of a peasant..it was winter...
and in the dark of evening just went in there..
in the morning somebody had noticed me there..
and called the police on me..they came with a jeep..
and took me out to the local police station..
a whole lot of shit there..first they let me wait for
at least one hour..everybody looking at me as if i came
from another planetthen the control started..
my whole rucksack was turned down on the floor..
body search for drugs..passport control...and then the
big question..Show us if you have money..
lucky enough I had just started for a trip to Morocco..
and i had some money..So..they said..how did you come here..
i said hitchhiking..O.K..why didn't you sleep in a youth hostel..
i said didn't know the adress..It was late etc...
it took 2 and a half hours before i was out there..
they drove me to a railwaystation and told me buy a train ticket..
i said..I want to hitchhike...a lot of funny police faces..
but they could not do anything..hitchhiking is a free right..
so..I went on and next day i reached Chiroubles(Bourgogne)
where i went to a wine peasant..to pick grapes for a few days..
wine grape picking is fun..when the weather is dry..we got 35FF
French francs a day+3 meals+free wine..I was stoned out of my
ass every day from that wine alone..the 35FF we spent in a local
café on booze..so I went on..through France..into Spain..
Spain was not know these days(1972)as a hitchhikers paradise
one day i stood almost 5 hours at one spot..in Castellon de la Plana
i slept in an orange orchard..Funny site..to wake up in the morning..
and see oranges hanging above your head..the oranges were good..
so..I reached Almeria..Motril..Torremolinos..Algeciras..
went to Ceuta..which was on African territory but Spanish..
the border crossing into Morroco did'nt work out..
i was refused twice for too long hairs..to get into Tétouan..
i gave up..returned to Spain..and hitchhiked to Granada..
I hope these stories are not boring you all..
Thudly,Teepi..sorry if i hit you with something..
but i speak my mind...if i ever could meet and talk under 4 eyes..
i could explain better..P.C.is a screen..and every written word..
is sometimes twisted and turned around..sorry for that..
Thud,if i ever meet you..we'll get stoned on your vodka..
i'll bring some Wyborowa from Poland..O.K??
and what Skip is concerned..banning someone is no solution..
it only stirs up a lot of frustration..for everybody..
Emiel

 

Wow! This is the first time I have looked at this forum since I posted my experience.....sorry to stir up shit.....

 

inavacuum, your smiling face makes me smile too....great pic!!

old tiger, when I was young and impressionable I read of southern spain in the timespan you mentioned, your stories make it come alive!!

teepi, always I love your stories (and thoughts) too....

I only have a couple of hitchhiking stories form the 70's, neither very memorable but funny how I remember them in such detail, not worth telling though, not tonight anyway....

 

Mimosa..

Sure..Spain is a nice place to be..
So..after Granada..i hitchhiked inland..
towards the city of Toledo..via Sevilla..
Badajoz-Cacères...this part of Spain is
known as Estramadura..and it's bloody
hot in summer..and desolated as well..
I liked these small villages in Spain..
the local people never saw hippie tourists..
they were even scared of me that time:&
so,Mimosa..if you ever visit Spain...
please include Toledo..below Madrid..
this town is a delight..
look at this link..and all the other links for Spain..

http://www.cityguides-worldwide.com/Spain/88572.htm

Emiel

 

Hey..
Some pictures of Toledo..
Emiel..

http://www.iberianimage.com/library/Toledo.htm

 

Oh Emiel,
How beautiful.

I have always wanted to travel outside the US.

How wonderful that you have such history and beauty around you.