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Aristus

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5. I was born in 1968, a year after the original hippies had declared the "Death Of Hip".

Wed Apr 3, 2013, 10:31 AM

Apr 2013

But they were still around in 1972 or '73. My parents would go to my sister's school for PTA conferences, and take me and my younger brother along because they provided child care during the meetings. The child care staff were students at the high school, and most of them seemed like hippies. I remember long hair, sunhats (even at night and indoors), and tee-shirts that were usually frayed and ragged, but always very clean.

I remember them being very nice and friendly. They would always make Kool-Aid for us, and played games with us. I remember them as the nicest "Big Kids" I'd known up to that point (I was 4 or 5). I have very fond memories of them.

It's too bad the usual refrain regarding their memory is a constant "dirty-hippie" revulsion. They deserve better; and we need them back.

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Sometimes I wish I could have been a hippie [View all] Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 OP

I'm glad I was a hippie! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #1

I would be interested in hearing something about your experience Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #22

They Represented A Lot Of Positives grilled onions Apr 2013 #2

... Scuba Apr 2013 #4

Even better to be an OH WOW ... Scuba Apr 2013 #3

Groovy n/t REACTIVATED IN CT Apr 2013 #9

This made me smile.....back in the day, I had a friend livetohike Apr 2013 #10

I was born in 1968, a year after the original hippies had declared the "Death Of Hip". Aristus Apr 2013 #5

I didn't go anywhere livetohike Apr 2013 #11

Thank you for the Kool-Aid. It was good. Aristus Apr 2013 #14

A few were still around in the late '70s Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #13

It's never too late. Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2013 #6

I remember the hippie days. RebelOne Apr 2013 #7

It is not too late REACTIVATED IN CT Apr 2013 #8

61 today and still listening to The Dead and Dylan. nt zanana1 Apr 2013 #31

and Bob and Phil still sound good live Buffalo Bull Apr 2013 #37

"Why was I born too late?" --the Ponytails. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #12

There's still plenty of them around -- and not just the "old" ones. MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #15

Hippie, I've learned through the years is a state of mind tavalon Apr 2013 #16

It might be a state of mind, Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #18

My husband was born to a woman after the summer of love tavalon Apr 2013 #20

Interesting Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #21

The Madison Ave term "hippie " was a sales tool olddots Apr 2013 #17

I thought the opposite of "hip" was "square", Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #19

We called ourselves "freaks". zanana1 Apr 2013 #32

Day-glo paint your wagon.... Buffalo Bull Apr 2013 #42

money engulfs virtue Buffalo Bull Apr 2013 #41

In the 60s I used to have a crush on this Hippie Goddess aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #23

So that's the Melanie who didn't like what they did to her song... Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #24

A friend of mine did a couple of tours abroad with her pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #25

Did he play at the gigantic Isle of Wight pop festival? aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #28

One or both of his tours were to (or included) Australia pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #30

It was fun. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #26

Me too! i lived in a comune about two blocks from Haight street in the 60's OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2013 #27

Me, too. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #29

Ha! I lived on the mesa for several years. I think we talked about this once before. OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2013 #35

Oh, that's right. Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #36

All the great songs and poetry... zanana1 Apr 2013 #33

It's never too late. Hippie is a state of mind. MineralMan Apr 2013 #34

Hippie is more of a shared experience, I think Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #38

I grew up in a "non-square" household. hunter Apr 2013 #39

Oh, my gosh Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #40