Hippie History heros

Those who forget..etc.

Who do you think are the most influencial hippies? Whose achievements should be remembered by all who call themselves hippies?

I'll start by offering Ina Mae Gaskin, the mother of modern midwifery.

 

Alexander Shulgin

 

Marilyn Monroe because she was a 'hippie' 10 years before anyone else.

 

The Greatest Hippie was the one that destroyed the Hippie epidemic.


There's cool hippies, and then there's the whole shit load of annoying Hippies who contribute nothing to society and are a bunch of lazy bastards.

Lennon was probably the best Hippie.

 

Buckminster Fuller was not a hippie himself. But his geodesic dome and his developing the concept of sustainability had a strong influance on hippies. A form of carbon (C60) is named Fullerene after him.

 

The Society of Friends (Quakers) are a christian sect that has long practiced nonviolence and used a consensus decision making process. Their infulance is felt throughout the hippie community and beyond.

 

lennon was probly the best hippie...
but he couldnt play a guitar with his teeth lol
thanks for all the music man....
rip

 

though lennon did make some verry good music

 

........A good friend of John Lennon & author of: 'Do It':

Jerry Rubin, should be inducted into the: 'Hippie Hall Of Fame':

 

i favor neil young.

 

i agree with jerry rubin and neil young......................
but im gunna have to say Allen Ginsberg, but thats a given!

 

"But that's a given" is not true. Many people don't know the contributions of the counter-culture called Hippies. I've been asked "What's Woodstock?", which was a real eye opener about aging, heros, and cultural myths.

I'm surprised that with all the musicians named there is one glaring ommision, Jerry.

 

seriously jerry should have been one of the first dudes mentioned

 

jerrys mentioned and not abby?
i'd give the cia a hand of applause for releasing lsd into the world and the counter-culture, they created
there were so many great hippies, and the movement wasn't made by just one person, respect for them all, and not just hippies, alot of people that walked this earth before us and did alot to make it a great place

 

george harrison, he knew more about peace than john lennon, and he never beat his wife.

 

Hippies arent always musicians, and being influential doesnt always hinge on record sales. Cheers to those who mentioned non-musicians.
Also, are we allowing for the influences to be ON hippies or FROM hippies? If the era isnt specific, all the beat writers should be very high on the list.


How about some of these notable hippies...

Michael Butler - bred from a young age to enter politics, Michael left the path to congress in favor of producing one of the most notable artistic works of the era by taking the musical HAIR to broadway.


Michael Lang - helped organize Woodstock - THE largest hippie gathering of all time, not to mention the event that introduced granola as a munchie food


Bill Graham/Chet Helms - these two gave the frisco sound a chance to develop by booking bands and bringing older blues players to young white audiences


Twiggy - the poster child for what the "in" crowd wore and should look like


Michael Weymouth - opened a fashion clothing store in london in the early 1960s, the shop that brian jones and the stones, the beatles, jane asher, and almost all of the hip brit crowd came. The pre-cursor to the Apple Store, where do you think the Beatles got those cool outfits they wore during the Revolver years and after? He also did many great psychedelic posters for events and bands such as hendrix

Rick Griffin/Stanley Mouse - with distinct style of event posters and handbills of the time, these two along with Weymouth created associations between their art and the era that will never go away.

The Smothers Brothers - these brothers were the financial backing for several popular west coast music and art fests, as well as allowing freaky folks to play music on their tv variety show.

Dick Cavett - his tv show was a place that many popular hippies were interviewed, as well as giving musical spots, instead of just the musical appearances usually done for hippie musical groups

Marianne Faithful - may not have invented the groupie image, but certainly perfected it


Native Americans - a popular group to look to during the hippie era, to the point where a batch of hippies and indians got together and took over Alcatrazz island in the late 60s. As the hippies looked to get back to the land, the native culture got alot of notice in the western usa.

Ronald Reagan - at the time he was governor of california, and his parties were attended by many stars of the time. Generally speaking, his handling of the state was very loose, and his reign allowed the hippie scene to flourish.

Charles Manson - influential as well as creepy, Charles embodied parents worst fears for their hippie children. Mainstream opinions were formed based on this loony and his followers that still exist. Maybe not a good influence, but an influence nontheless

MLK - the civil rights issue was a large factor for many hippies, and the peaceful demonstrations of Dr.King was an important influence for the 60s, and not just hippies.





good topic folks!

 

You're right:Thanks!:




-Abbie Hoffman.

 

Governor Ronald 'Ray Guns' Reagan!- I like it!!!!.
He hated the 'great unwashed' of 1967 but equally that year he called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam.Reagan was always contradictory.
The Smothers Brothers - I'm sure I read one time that John Lennon threw a punch at one of them.

 

Chet Helms for expanding the SF music scene.
Ken Kesey for introducing the acid test and expanding the acid scene
Aldous Huxley(i know, he's a little early)
Neal Cassidy(the original tweaker and Kerouac's muse)
Grace Slick because she rocks

 

The biggest hippie hero ever is undoubtedly Eugene V. Debs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Debs