My name is Eric. I was pointed in the direction of this VERY COOL PLACE by Psych-Head Rob over at the JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Forum where I like to hang out... I was born in November 1967-- too late to really dig the "summer of LOVE", or Woodstock, or anything great like that... But nevertheless, I have been an unreconstructed hippie psychedelic punk-rocker all of my teenage / adult life. I love to write and draw and fight AGAINST war and FOR the rights of the oppressed. I stopped eating the flesh of dead animals in 1983 as a sophomore in High School, age 15, after reading "ANIMAL LIBERATION" by Peter Singer and "MAN KIND?" by Cleveland Amory... And also due to listening to the messages contained in the music of anarchist "peace-punk" bands CRASS, CONFLICT, RUDIMENTARY PENI and M.D.C.... I love the music of JIMI HENDRIX, BEATLES, GRATEFUL DEAD, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (of course)... Others too many to mention... As well as deep "roots" reggae inna dub style... Plus soul, jazz, blues, classic rock, rhythm & blues, real-deal punk rock-- ANYTHING with a heartbeat and sincere emotional sentiment, really... I went to my first RAINBOW FAMILY Gathering in 1988 and, for the first time in my whole life, felt like I had finally found the place where I belonged... Now I am on a computer trying to communicate with like-minded souls and it feels kinda like I belong here, too... Even though I just moments ago found out about this place and registered. Just wanted to say "Hello"... I will be around... PEACE & LOVE -- E.
dude, my brother was born in january of 67 & my 1st gatherin was a year before ya & outgrew the punk long ago but other then that thats the story of my life as well (well no i cant stand the dead) (1st dead show was on the way back from 1st gathering, & odviosly was a huge disapointment after that)
Thank you for the warm welcome, my beautiful brothers and sisters... My first National gathering was TEXAS (my home state) 1988, then 1991 Vermont, 1992 Colorado, then Sweet Home Alabama 1993... Then a sticky situation with a drug called "heroin" helped me to flush 10 years of my life down the toilet... But I am BACK!!! And totally "clean" from hard drugs for several years... Happy to be alive... Happy to have lived through the pain... ... And I am SO HAPPY to be here and will DEFINITELY be stickin' around... PEACE & LOVE -- Eric.
Thank you to every one of my beautiful brothers and sisters... I have found my on-line home... I ain't goin' NOWHERES!!! Think maybe I'm-a stick around!!! PEACE & LOVE -- E.
