K E E P O N T R U C K I N ' R E - V I S I T E D ----------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 2, Issue 9 ISSN 1097-4156 April 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: ** INTRODUCTION & MUSINGS ** CONTRIBUTIONS ++ COOL LINKS ** COOL LISTS ++ QUOTES ** COOL GOODIES ++ FEATURED WORDS & TUNES ** SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, CONTRIBUTE & MISC. INFO ***************************************************************** Introduction & Musings: Welcome to all the new subscribers who have joined us over the last month! So, what's it all about man? Keep On Truckin' Re-Visited is a moderated newsletter/list about the time between the mid 60s and mid 70s. It was designed to examine and present a positive nostalgia of a time since past. It is also designed to provide a forum for you to share your feelings, thoughts and experiences from that time frame. Please participate and help this community grow. ---------------- To SUBSCRIBE, e-mail To UNSUBSCRIBE, e-mail (Drop me a note and let me know why, if you would.) To POST to the newsletter, e-mail For a more interactive & colorful KOTRV experience, please drop into - http://www.vipgrafx.com/hippy/archives/april99.htm ---------------- As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I realize that many of you subscribers to KOTRV were not around during the 60s and 70s. So here's the question to you. Q - What do you think you would have liked to experienced first hand from that time frame, (you know, the mid 60s to mid 70s) and why? The _why_ part of the answer is what is going to make this question work the best. If this goes as well as last month's question, I will again do a separate mailing with just your answers. Cool - looking forward to hearing from you. Send your answers to mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com. ++++++++++++++++++++ More fluff... less stuff... So, warm up the lava lamp, flip on the black light, spin a little Radar Love with G.E., put on your love beads, your headband, bell bottomed pants, put a flower in your hair, get yourself in the proper state of mind, kick back, and experience the rest of the newsletter. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+==+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= New Words of the 1970s - A to H airhead, anchorperson, assault rifle, assertiveness training, bag lady, bargaining chip, bean counter, beefalo, bench press, best-case, big bucks, biocompatibility, bioethics, biofeedback, biosafety, boat people, bodice ripper, bong, brewski, bulimarexia, bungee jumping, businessperson, bustier, buyout, canola, cash cow, CAT scan, chairperson, child abuse, chiliburger, China syndrome, Cigarette Boat, closed-captioned, computerphobe, consciousness-raising, control freak, controlled substance, cruciverbalist, deadbeat dad, deconstruction, deep pockets, def, demand-side, deprogram, desertification, designated hitter, detox, disk drive, diskette, ditsy, domestic partner, double-dipping, downsize, Ebonics, edutainment, 800 number, electronic mail, empty nest syndrome, endorphin, Eurocommunism, exit poll, eyes-only, face time, fajitas, fast-forward, fetoscope, flextime, floppy disk, focus group, food processor, Fourth World, fractal, gas-guzzler, gasohol, -gate, gender bender, gene therapy, gentrify, gigabyte, giveback, glitz, global warming, gluon, gonzo, gridlock, gross- out, gulag, gyro, hard disk, heightism, Heimlich maneuver, herstory, he/she, high-tech, hit list, hot tub, housesit. Next month, I to Z =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+==+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Contributions: Please feel free to add your 2 cents worth - share your thoughts, feelings, and general good-times. We would all love to hear from you! Send your comments to: +++++ Date sent: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 11:19:14 -0800 (PST) Wrom: JGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBR Subject: Recommendations To: hippy@vipgrafx.com Hi, I wasn't alive during the sixties but feel that I should have been. I was born in the eighties unfortunately. I was just curious if anyone has any more movie and book recommendations for me. I've seen Easy Rider and rented Woodstock. I'm planning on reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac and On the Bus by Ken Kesey. I was also curious if anyone here went to Woodstock or lived in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco? If anyone has any experiences that they'd like to share with me please do so. I love to hear about the lives of hippies and unfortunately my dad, who was sort of a hippie, for some reason refuses to share. Did anyone go to Canada or another country to avoid the draft? Was anyone forced to fight the war? Did anyone ever go and march in Washington or other cities? Did anyone go to college at Kent State during the tragedy? Did anyone go to any of Ken Kesey's parties? Just extremely curious. Please share.Peace and Love,Brittany == Coming into Los Angeles Bringin' in a couple of keys Don't touch my bags if you please, Mr.Customs Man -Sung by WOODSTOCK artist, Arlo Guthrie "Coming into Los Angeles" ++++++ Wrom: NVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIP Date sent: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 03:47:07 EST To: Mailtohippy@vipgrafx.com Subject: Innocence Okay,first thing-Back in those days,I was your sworn enemy. I was thoroughly committed to defending "freedom" by killing short yellow guys. I have never written you before but I am disturbed by the current militant attitude in our nation. I don't want this to sound like bragging , because there are other things in my life I am much more proud of, but I feel that this will set my position out clearly-I have probably killed more people than your average subscriber has said "Good Morning" to in their life to date. Now, starting from this position, it seems to me that the letters I have read in this forum so far are missing the whole point of the protest movement. I have no desire to debate the war with people who were not even born then-no offense , but you have no idea what it was like- but there are plans afoot to to send our troops into similar situations.I guess it has been long enough that people have forgotten. I hate to be preaching, but please, PLEASE think about this. ++++++ Wrom: BARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYU To: "Keep on truckin'" Subject: Hi from a Russian Hippy. Date sent: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:12:42 +0300 Hey guys! I'm JULIA(NOT Anna), I'm 19 and AM a HIPPIE. Well, maybe I'm not always wearing bellbottoms (I lost them somewhere between America and Russia) and beads and cool colourful clothes(I don't have a lot of those, too), but as soon as I rob a bank..... Anyway, you get the idea. I've been a hippie since 1994. It all started with becoming a total Beatle Freak in 1992. I still am. Right now I live in Moscow (that's where I was born)and study at The Institute of Foreign Languages. Peace and Flowers! Julia ++++++ Date sent: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 01:29:15 -0800 (PST) From: alain pire Subject: Ph.d. about psychedelic music To: hippy@vipgrafx.com Hi, My name is Alain Pire, I live in Belgium and I'm working on a Ph.D. about American psychedelic music (65-69). So, I'd like to have witnesses from people involved in psych bands at that time (musicians, fans...) Any comments about the subject are welcome too Keep on rocking in the free world Peace Alain ++++++ From: "wm. thornhill" To: Subject: a couple thoughts Date sent: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 15:48:44 -0800 if we are all over thirty [what does tim say now] where's angela davis? will the girl who took my heart and hat at montery give it back. [the hat that is] ++++++ Date sent: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 13:26:59 +0000 From: Norris To: hippy@vipgrafx.com Subject: A Conscientious Objector in Japan Vincent, I just found your site recently and have enjoyed reading about everyone's reflections on the 60s and 70s. It's great to know there are people all over the world still telling stories and teaching and learning about that incredible time. I was a conscientious objector within the military, refused my orders to fight in the war, got court-martialed, and spent time in a military prison. Kent State was the final straw in what was an excruciating, personal decision to make a stand. Since I didn't have the background to qualify as a religious CO, I applied under moral and philosophical grounds. At 19, I wasn't articulate enough to convince any of the military authorities of the sincerity of my beliefs. My commanding officer thought he had a real fruitcake on his hands and was determined to make an example out of me. I was charged with the military crime of "willful disobedience to a direct, lawful order." The maximum sentence was five years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge. You can't keep a good hippy down, though, and at the end of my court martial, which lasted an entire day, I was found not guilty of the original charge, but guilty of a lesser crime called "negligent disobedience," which carried a sentence of six months in the slammer. The difference between "willful" and "negligent" was in the way I responded to my commanding officer's order to go kill the Cong. I didn't say a direct "No, fuck you, I'm not going." Instead, I repeated over and over, "I don't feel I'm mentally or physically capable of killing another human being." That one sentence saved four and a half years of my life. It was my introduction to the power of language and made an enormous impression on me. After serving my sentence, I was kicked out of the military with an "undesireable" discharge. For the next ten years I wandered the globe in search of an identity. I hitchhiked across the States twice, bummed around Europe sleeping in fields and under bridges, and took one journey around the world. Afghanistan and India blew my mind! I worked a lot of labor jobs and vented my frustration and confusion in amateurish attempts at writing. I envied those who could speak more than one language. I dreamed of living, working, and studying in a foreign country. In 1983 I ended up in Japan and have been here since. My dream came true, and it's been a good life as an expatriate. I finished my master's degree through a correspondence course and found a good job teaching at a university. I've had two novels published, as well as an autobiographical novella that is used as a textbook in Japanese universities. The first novel "Looking for the Summer" is about a conscientious objector's search for identity on the road from Paris to Calcutta in 1977. The second novel "Toraware" is a psychological study of the obsessive relationship of three misfits from different cultural backgrounds in 1980s Kobe, Japan. Both novels are available through Amazon.com and Books.com. I think the readers of this newsletter would be interested in both books as the main characters epitomize (I hope) all that those of us who came of age during the 60s and 70s went through, the roads we travelled, and the people we became. Japan is now going through a major transition period. The old ways don't work anymore and people are struggling to figure out what kind of society they want to have. People are starting to look beyond materialism. The kids who are at that tender age of 18 or 19 are incredibly interested in the music, fashion, literature, and history of our generation. So are a lot of middle-aged Japanese scholars who back then took part in their own antiwar protests and peace marches. I've been asked on several occasions to speak about the issue of conscientious objection. The audience is always receptive and eager for more information. That's why I appreciate what you're doing--keeping the message alive. Old hippies don't fade away; they keep on keepin' on and communicatin'. I think I'm a living example. Check out my home page at Buy a book and pass it on to a friend. Send me e-mail at I'd especially like to hear from other conscientious objectors. Thanks for letting me say a few words. Onward, Robert Norris ++++++ From: ydgroot@elnet.nl To: Hippy@vipgrafx.com Subject: Intro....finally Date sent: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 08:53:50 (CEST) Well then, I've been around here for over half a year (ay! that rhymes!!) so I thought I'd throw something in. My name is Yvonne, I'm from Holland and I'm 20 years old. Although I wasn't there during the sixties I love the time period a lot. MY favourite band from then is the beatles and by far my favourite musicion is JOhn Lennon, I also love his solo work and recently discovered his writings & art things and it's mostly very intresting. It's basically where I found most of the idealogic dreamy-kind of thougths about world peace and against violence, I think it's qutie fascinating the way it seemed to work out on the mass public. Of course wars seemed to go on forever but whoever listened to these speeches and songs during rallies, benefit concerts or rock-festivals just went along in the stream. At least I'm glad that this spirit is still there and I hope it won't ever go away. That's my thoughts for today. Bye Peace & light Yvonne ********** Please visit my very first homepage http:/www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/birdland/9258/index.html and take a look at my first of hopefully a lot of http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/9258/blackbird.html fanfics ********** "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." John Lennon ++++++ From: DIRTFRM@aol.com Date sent: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 09:17:08 EDT Subject: Re: newsletter To: vipgrafx@vipgrafx.com Send reply to: DIRTFRM@aol.com great newsletter, was a teenager in the 60s know where you are comming from. was the best years of my life . kids today dont have the freedom we had strange values today, music, sex, friends, life ,was the best! youth today can try to duplicate that time but it wont be. to much media today you cant shit without the whole world knowing about it. I an 49 and counting , large gardener ,fruit grower, and outdoors person can piss on my property without being seen and getting arested. life is still great but has to be customized with TLC to make it work ,to many golddiggersout there trying to take advantage , malls suck! lets get back to basics and stay there! LONG HAIR LONG BEARD george from DIRTFRM ++++++ From: Englishpro@aol.com Date sent: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 02:14:42 EDT Subject: Re: SUBSCRIBE To: vipgrafx@vipgrafx.com Send reply to: Englishpro@aol.com hi my name is jordan and i am 31. i live in southern california in the long beach area... i am on the young side of this era, but i couldn't embrace our philosophy any more whole heartedly than if i were 20 years older... i am a die hard deadhead and was nudged toward fulfilling my human potential by jerry et al... when we lost i was lost too... for a few years (until very recently in fact) i was not really alive- everyday was a struggle and i didn't care what happened to me... but i have recently discovered a Family of deadheads and such in my area...and as i find more and more people deadicated to the good life... well, i have not felt this loved since we lost the fat man...the spirit of the sixties lives and loves... by the way, i am a teacher of non english speakers living here and i make sure to point out the immense importance of the sixties in american history... a true turning point for humanity.. peace all... jordan jerrysgirls@juno.com o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o COOL LINKS Cool links to sites from the outer recesses of the Cyber Cosmos ++++++ Rock Revolution Music tells stories. It triggers memories of T-birds, good vibrations, lost loves and endless summers... This site is loaded with great rock info, sources, history and etc.. Spend some time here and get lost in the memories. Drop In: http://library.advanced.org/18249/resources/index.html ++++++ RETRO Magazine RETRO is an on-line magazine that celebrates classic popular culture of the first three-fourths of the 20th century. They feature articles on vintage personalities, politics, music, media & entertainment, fashion, design, decorating and a whole lot more. Drop In: http://www.retroactive.com/ ++++++ Smokey Amps The Deluxe model Smokey Amp is the world's smallest and least expensive guitar amplifier, made in USA. The Deluxe Model will also power a 4x12 speaker cabinet and can even be used on the input of another amp as a fuzzbox. The box is a real recycled cigarette pack that has been reinforced from the inside or a translucent polypropylene box (Translucent Polycarbonate box in 4 colors- Clear, Green, Blue, Purple). They have boxes in most cigarette brands, but their stock changes daily so you will want to check with them before you order. Drop In: http://www.smokeyamps.com/ ++++++ I-Love-Nature News (In their own words) Natural Life magazine is a great place to visit if you want to feel inspired to do something virtuous. Read a few of their articles, which address topics such as commercial TV shown in schools, contaminated ponds, and environmental programs, and you'll suddenly feel like planting an organic garden, checking out homeschooling options, and getting into grassroots politics. The magazine features Canada and its environs, but the information about issues such as healing and wellness are helpful for everybody. Drop In: http://www.life.ca/index.html ++++++ MP3.COM Free mp3 music files, utilities and tons of links. Get in on the MP3 revolution NOW! Drop In: http://www.mp3.com/ ++++++ Quisp Sometimes, Captain Crunch just wasn't enough. Feeling spacey, then it's time to venture back and remember how sore the roof of you mouth would get eating too much of this cereal. Drop In: http://www.quisp.com/opening.html ++++++ Flutes This info was sent to me by BEARDED WOLF Drop In: http://www.erols.com/brddwolf/wolf.html Below are some changes and additions to his web site as they relate to the musical magic of the flute. Flute songs from his flute music page: (http://www.erols.com/brddwolf/flutesong.html) Links to makers of the American Indian song flute: (http://www.erols.com/brddwolf/flutelinx.html) Thanks for sharing this info Bearded Wolf. ***************************************************************** Wisdom It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ***************************************************************** COOL LISTS Cool Lists from around the net! Backyard Nature Notes on join-backyard-nature-notes@gt.sodamail.com Backyard Nature Notes is a free, once a week, e-mail newsletter. Written by Carolyn Allen, web and nature author, it has something for every outdoor enthusiast in the family. Each weekly issue is full of nature projects, web reviews and programs for the whole family. Learn how to improve your backyard, attract wildlife and find the on-line resources and inspiration to get your family involved in community environmental projects. Enjoy a nature break and join Backyard Nature Notes! If you would like to receive Backyard Nature Notes for free, just send an e-mail message to: join-backyard-nature-notes@gt.sodamail.com Owner: Carolyn Allen carolyn@backyardnature.com +++++ Kundalini Yoga Kundalini Yoga, the mother of all yogas, draws from other yogic systems and techniques. The Kundaliniyoga list is a forum for all who practice or wish to learn about this powerful and proven system for self-transformation and personal development. We hope you will benefit from the experience of others, and draw on their support as required. We are all on the same voyage of self- discovery. It will be easier to travel together. Kundalini Yoga combines breathing, stretching, the science of sequence, rhythm and sound to work on every aspect of your being. Although it is possible to practise by yourself, it is strongly recommended that you also attend classes if they are available in your area. The group experience is most important to your proper development. Check our bookmarks for a list of IKYTA teachers and centers, as well as links to many yoga-related websites. To subscribe mailto: Kundaliniyoga-subscribe@onelist.com or point your browser to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/Kundaliniyoga or if you are already registered at ONElist, go to the Member Center and enter the list name there. Gordon (gordon lamb - gordon@gt-marketing.demon.co.uk - owner) ***************************************************************** QUOTES On Thought and Thinking ----- Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them. Henry David Thoreau ----- To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts. Jean Rostand ------ Man You beheld the saddest and dreariest of all the flowers of the earth And as with other flowers you gave it a name You called it Thought. Jacques Prévert ------ Man is obviously made for thinking. Therein lies all his dignity and his merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought. Blaise Pascal ------ To think is to act. Ralph Waldo Emerson ------ Get the archive of quotes - send a blank email to: mailto:quotes@vipgrafx.com ***************************************************************** COOL GOODIES WINAMP Here is another MP3 player (one of the most popular). You will find this on the mp3.com site but here is a direct link to it. http://www.winamp.com/ +++++ MediaRing Talk 99 Release 5.0 Spread the word around! Reclaim your right to FREE speech! Once you have downloaded and installed MediaRing Talk on your PC, you'll be able to call others who have also installed it. You will be able to call at any time of the day, from anywhere in the world, and talk for as long as you like! Without paying long distance or international call charges! Momma said there would be days like this.. http://www.mediaring.com/ ***************************************************************** FEATURED WORDS & TUNES FEATURED BOOK Mitakuye Oyasin : We Are All Related by Allen Ross, John Beheler (Illustrator) Paperback - 215 pages (June 1989) This is an interesting book, in that helped me get a better insight on the religion and beliefs of the Native American people. Just like Dr. Ross, you will find yourself asking the same questions, are all the relationships mentioned coincidental or synchronistic? If you are open to new ideas (at least to me,) this is a good read. Synopsis Winner of the 1992 "Top 50" Recognition Award at the Frankfort International Bookfair, Mitakuye Oyasin is an American Indian "Roots" story. It compares the myths and legends of the American Indian with the world's major philosophies and religions. The books is in its 5th printing. It is a bestseller in Europe with translations in French and German. The book is being used in 27 universities and 182 high schools. A few of the areas in which the book is being used are: Psychology, Comparative Religions, Native American Studies, Philosophy, Counseling and Guidance. A teacher's guide is also available. (Bear Publishing) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096219770X/vipgraphivideo (you may need to cut and paste the url if it's on two lines) FEATURED ALBUM Moontan Golden Earring Spent many hours on many trips traveling between Colorado and New Mexico. With the help of this album, those trips were a lot more enjoyable. I hope this album helps you remember some good times in your past. Category Rock/Pop Original Year 1974 Track Listing 1 Radar Love 2 Candy's Going Bad 3 Vanilla Queen 4 Big Tree, Blue Sea 5 Are You Receiving Me http://cdu2.cduniverse.com/asp/albuminfo.asp?lc=7674+31014&frm=lk_vipgrafx (you may need to cut and paste the url if it's on two lines) +=+=+=+=+ I have put together several pages on the sister web site for KOTRV with a selection of books, CDs, and videos that relate somehow to the 60's and 70s. > Check out my past selections by following these links: Books - Music - Videos - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hey, don't Bogart this newsletter! Please forward this copy to all your friends. Thanks! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, CONTRIBUTE & MISC. INFO List Owner/Editor - Vincent P. Gearhart KEEP ON TRUCKIN' RE-VISITED E-mail Address - mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe & Misc. Information: To SUBSCRIBE, send e-mail mailto:subscribe@vipgrafx.com To UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail mailto:remove@vipgrafx.com (Drop me a note and let me know why, if you would.) To POST to the newsletter, send e-mail mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com The sister web site for KOTRV is located at Please stop by and see the changes and additions. KOTRV has an archive of past issues available on-line at =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Copyright 1999, VIP Graphics - All rights reserved. ISSN 1097-4156 Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Disclaimer: Disclaim THIS!!