Hippies (History Channel 8 PM EDT Tonight)

History Channel ^ | May 13, 2007

[PJ-Comix]

The Hippie movement was the most controversial and influential of modern times. Free love, the peace movement, drugs, Eastern religions and communes are explored. Meet the figures whose words and actions inspired it and destroyed it. See how the vibrations from that era are still resonating today in almost every aspect of American life, from the clothes we wear, to the Personal Computer and the Internet. Finally, historic footage, stills and period graphics are interwoven with expert commentary and eyewitness testimony.

[PJ-Comix]

I wonder if Eric Cartman will be interviewed. In any event this should be interesting. Two hours. Use this thread for discussion of this show.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

this should be interesting....

[PJ-Comix]

Break out the bean sprouts!

[PJ-Comix]

Next we’ll have a History channel show called “Hippie Tech.” I coulnd’t believe they actually had a “Spiderman Tech” show.

[EggsAckley]

Having hated it while I lived through it, I think I’ll pass tonight.

[PJ-Comix]

No. This should be interesting. I am wondering if they will show spaced out Hippies spouting idiocy like the Desderata thinking it is profound.

[theFIRMbss]

>Having hated it while I lived through it

The Beats and the Freaks
were cool. The Hippies had some
sexy girls. That's it.

[theFIRMbss]

>Next we’ll have a History channel show called “Hippie Tech”

"Part One: True Hackers -- 1. The Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) is a club at MIT that built sophisticated railroad and trains models. The members were among the first hackers ..."

[Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution]

It was that era
the computer world grew from.
Could be "hippie tech."

However, I think
most of those originals
came from the class, "freaks."

[James W. Fannin]

[KoRn]

I agree with Cartman. I hate hippies!!! People that know me are very surprised by this since I’m a guy and have very long hair. lol

[Publius]

The hippies had more than a few sexy girls. I was in ROTC in a small northeastern engineering college at the time, and I was acutely aware that while the hippies were having plenty of sex, I wasn't.

I've never forgiven them for that.

[theFIRMbss]

>I hate hippies!

Am I the Only One who is sick and tired of "I'd Hit It"?

[Liberty Valance]

I dunno. There were a few things about those days that weren't so bad...;o)

[Inge_CAV]

Any mention of R Crumb in this program?

[PJ-Comix]

The hippies had more than a few sexy girls. I was in ROTC in a small northeastern engineering college at the time, and I was acutely aware that while the hippies were having plenty of sex, I wasn't.

You should have hit on Objectivist chicks. They all thought of themselves as Dagney Taggarts and you could have easily fooled them by pretending to be another Howard Roark or John Gault. Objectivist chicks easily gave it up when you played to their Ayn Rand inspired fantasies. Meanwhile Ayn Rand was giving it up for Nathaniel Branden while her hubby was happily assembling floral arrangements.

[PJ-Comix]

The BEST thing about the Hippie movement was the R. Crumb comix. However, Crumb himself was not a hippie.

[Inge_CAV]

And the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comix.

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

Where was Cartman when we needed him?

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

LOL!!!