I am now 44 yrs. old. My brother is 59. I was a surprise so to say. I remaember him going to Woodstock in 69, (I was 8 yrs Old). I worshiped him. He turned me on to music, and life in general. He made me listen to "The Mothers of Invention"- "were only in it for the money"; "have a marijuana", by David Peal. I am curious...anyone else know where I am comng from? I feel I owe a great deal to my brother; he made me who I am. I love THE CURE. I feel I know or am more insightful than most, due to my up bringing. Anyone else have simailar life experiences?
well, being a youth i was always into the 'hippie' style, but never really knew what it was all about. once i got into high school, i had this amazing boyfriend. absolutely the most amazing person i've ever met. i considered him to be a 'hippie.' so i started looking things up, and i found out that i too could be considered a 'hippie.' that was also when i found this site, 4 years ago. i haven't left since! Peace and Love, Nikki Lou
my mom was a hippie my dad was not... now my parents look at me and wonder lol I havent cut my hair in a while now... and I go to war protests, I can tell my mom is proud inside but my dad doesnt say much aobut it. thats cool though, im alrigt with that anyway I dont really know what im sayin here so peace.
i dont really like to label myself as anything .........im just a free spirit who loves life and lives it ...peace
I don't like to label myself because the labels are all bullshit. I grew up with siblings who were hippies to varying degrees while I was a kid, including a brother who was active in the anti-war movment. A lot of the surface values rubbed off on me and I took them literally, not realising that they were "transitory". What did I get from that? That you should think for yourself, express yourself your own way (and allow others to do the same) and instead of simply buying into whatever you're handed going out and either making or finding your own (for example; instead of mindlessly gulping down reality tv going out and working on an open source project). Growing up that way made me go out and look into what is out there, beyond what we're given. I've found a lot of music and literature that gives me the strenth to go on through this predominately conservative/authoritarian age we live in. I feel like in part I got hoodwinked and chose the losing side, but the perspective I got from trying to follow (what I thought was) my family's example is something I wouldn't trade for anything. I certainly don't feel in any way more insightful than people who grew up differently. Just the opposite; people like myself and chickweed have a LOT to answer for as to why we allowed the United States to become the police state that it has. We may or may not have a better perspective, and our generation seriously dropped the ball on this one.
Please don't misconstrue (sp?) my meaning. "Insightful" was not the correct choice of words to express what I mean. What I meant was; being the baby sister of a hippie who was drafted at 19, and was at Woodstock, I feel very lucky. My brother would sit me down at the age of 7, 8, 9 yrs old, and explain to me Abby Hoffman, Allan Ginsberg, Zappa, The Doors, Dylan, etc. I believe those things, and the fact that I worshipped him, made me a better person. I look at life differently than most of the people I have encountered in my life. It's kind of like seeing things 'sideways'. In a way, you might say I am borderline paranoid/sceptical/critical/pessimistic. IE: What the FUCK is a Holy War? Why does the US have to impose our ways upon the rest of the world? The Mid East has been in existence for thousands of years. Who are we to tell them they are doing it wrong.? Sorry to vent, but it seems more and more obvious that WE are the bullies. (Hang on...I think the CIA is knocking at my door...) The real sick part is, I don't think there is a damn thing we can do about it. I have 3 sons...my youngest is 16. He went to NYC to protest the war. He makes me proud that he has an opinion. And it's not like I forced my views upon him. He is just a kid with opinions, and thoughts, and he is not afraid to be ostracized. Thanks to all for posting on this thread; it is good to know that there are others out there somewhat like me. God bless you all.
