I didn't. But as I grow older, the idea is even more appealing.

I know that feeling.

For years I wanted to be a farm hippie instead of the city version. Tried it out for a few years, minus the commune, just living in the country growing almost all of my food and making almost all of my clothes but the organic farm didn't make enough money, so back to the city and college I went. No longer a hippie but still a liberal for life.

It's one you can remember always. I never got a chance to do stuff like that. I was in college before I ever really started thinking outside the box. I remember one professor who was determined we would stop parroting stuff, and he's the one I will never forget. Others made us think, but he literally forced us to do so by basing our grade on how much we questioned.

It was the first time I realized that all religions had similar running throughout them. I began to really question Southern Baptist teaching, and I never stopped.

It's been quite a journey for me to be so liberal considering my background. I had thinking liberal parents so thank God for them.

~PEACE~

The top has good quality, but not the version I was looking for. Hard to find good quality in older songs like that.

Peace back.

I liked that a lot, never heard them before. Here's one back at ya (which I'm sure you'll know):

I loved that song.

I found a lot of their albums for download at emusic.com. Not very good quality, but a couple good enough to download.

Thanks for that memory.

I think you will recognize the performers.

There was a special on HBO a few years ago, but I can't remember the name. It had a bunch of amazing people. Couple of hours long.

Now, I'm gonna have to see if I can find it somewhere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_30th_Anniversary_Concert_Celebration

That sounds so familiar.

Richie Havens at Woodstock truly typifies the "hippie" experience


FREEDOM

I get so much less like my parents with each passing year, there won't even be any common DNA left in a few years.

But the Bellamy Bros were much younger then, too....maybe 35 sounded old.

You are right, way too young.

I do like the Bellamy Brothers and old country music though.

Kitty Wells was known as the Queen of Country Music for many years.

She started laughing. She told me her daughter had told her she had a really old teacher now. Then she told her I had fun with them so it was okay I was so old. I was 38, the mom was just under that.

Perspective means a whole lot.

Richie Havens - Freedom at Woodstock 1969 (HD)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=W5aPBU34Fyk

One thing I enjoy is when young people who visit my house look through my record collection. I don't think anyone could deny that the music of the 1960s and early '70s was the best ever.

They have great collections of oldies.

From an ex-Miami resident.

I am central FL. I just heard that song not long ago, the Old Hippie one. I can see where esp in the 60s and 70s people would be wondering how to handle it all. And don't get me started on today's times. Just living in FL with Scott and governor is challenge enough.

scared the crap out of the establishment. "The Wicked Heart Drop"

Without him there would not be any decriminalized cannabis.

A rebel soul. Most of this crowd never listened. But his picture is everywhere from South Africa to Alaska.

Get Up Stand Up Stand Up For Your Rights