Hippies From A to Z
The Young Hippies
by Skip Stone
The Young Hippies
There’s a whole generation with a new explanation.
John Phillips/Scott McKenzie (San Francisco)
I was very surprised to find when I started Hippyland that I wasn’t
just attracting old… Continue reading
Landmark Hippy Events
by Skip Stone
Landmark Hippy Events
Part II
This chapter reviews some of the major events of the hippie movement.
These events defined the nature, objectives and results of our counter-cultural
assault on the establishment.… Continue reading
Famous Hippies, Friends and Enemies
by Skip Stone
Famous Hippies, Friends and Enemies.
The following list of people includes those who influenced or were part
of the hippy movement as well as those who sought to repress it. Some of… Continue reading
Hippy Philosophy and the Hippy Dream
by Skip Stone
Hippy Philosophy and the Hippy Dream
We are stardust, we are golden, and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden.
Joni Mitchell/CS&N (Woodstock)
So what do hippies want anyway? What… Continue reading
The Old Hippies
Hippies from A to Z
by Skip Stone
The Old Hippies
Old hippies don’t die, they just lie low until the laughter stops and their time comes round again.
Joseph Gallivan
Whatever happened to all the old hippies? The millions… Continue reading
The Astrology of the Hippy Movement
Aquarius from the play Hair *
The Hippy Movement was less of a movement and more of an unseen force that permeated the minds and hearts of hippies around the world.… Continue reading
Hippy Activism
What really distinguishes this generation. . . is its determination
to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one’s own efforts.
Hannah Arendt (1972)The popular stereotype of hippies describes them as lazy,… Continue reading
Hippies & Drugs
But I would not feel so all alone, everybody must get stoned.
Bob Dylan (Rainy Day Women nos. 12 & 35)
In the 1960s the hippies, en masse, undertook the largest uncontrolled experiment with drug use in the history of… Continue reading
Hippy Names
Due to the overwhelming response to our Question of the Week, asking for names for a hippy baby, we have decided to create this special page for hippie names.If you’re looking for a name for your baby… Continue reading |