Anyone Else watch....

[Michael Alexander]

Did anyone else see the documentary on the History channel about the HIPPIES, pretty interesting if I may say so..... Any of you lot from the 60's influenced by this crowd?


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[barb (Fry)]

My son says I'm a hippo - which is translated as aging hippy I believe !

[georg ruf jr.]

In Germany we talk about hippies too. But in Germany people tend to see politics in everything. It's one of the differences to probably most mentalities in the world. (Can't realy find the right English words...) We kind of make life hard and take things far to serious. Except when it comes jo celebrating the soccer world championchip in our country. Wow. Germany was just one big party. Nobody ever believed this could happen here.
But the subject was the hippies. One would talk about the so called 68ers, which means the youth being active around 1968. Hippy days: Yes! But the German youth wanted politics. Nothing unusual? Right. This was happening all over the world. But while the rest went back to parties.... You know Joschka Fischer our former Minister in forign affairs. He was one the most famous 68ers. The influence of these people is seen even in conservative parties today.
So as you see Michael. The influence on me. Not just a simple answer. Sorry, but that's the way it is around here.
Don't worry to much. If I'm around in om one day, we'll have a braai, a couple of beers and maybe some scotch  to the latenight poledancing of Diana, Debby, Paula and who ever else.....

[Michael Alexander]

I have a big Oak tree by my braai, that should support their weight for the pole dancing I think....    :emot19:

This Hippy era fascinates me, what an era... what music.......

[Delia]

I've always felt I was born a generation too late - I remember Oom Jan Matthee (Balletjie's dad) from Sportsmans used to call me The Gypsy 'cos of the way i dressed and all my dangly jewellery.  I have the video of Woodstock (the original '69 one) and still watch it over and over with a sense of longing - i sometimes feel that maybe i WAS there, in another liftime, living a parallel life.........just such a connection to that era........the freedom, music, peace, etc........even tho i was only 5 at the time it was all happening, i've somehow been seriously influenced by it.

Barbs, I also get that from my daughter - calling me an old hippie - she is so dying to give me a makeover and drag me out of the late 60's/early 70's - someone once told me a chameleon would get confused in my house 'cos of all the colours.

Long live the age of Aquarius and psychedelia (see even my name fits,...........)

Sorry Mike, just have to repeat your pic - it's the only one that suits.

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[georg ruf jr.]

haha Delia. Your name fits. That's a good one.
I saw Hair as an on-stage musical. It's like going to a rock-concert.  There were many people dressed up in a suite (strange!  :emot77: ) glueing to their seats. In the end: no tie, gleeming faces and rocking to the music. Incredable.
Wouldn't be surprised if it's still banned in SA.
I know what you mean when you say you believe to have been born to late. I felt that way for long myself. Now I believe, the people of that time (or any time) did what they felt was right. It's up to ourselves what we make out of our lives.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Yip thats why we  poledancing  boobs  :auguri1: way into our 50's

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[georg ruf jr.]

Dead on Diana.   

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Hi Delia,

oh yes girl. If ever there was a true hippy born at the wrong time, it was definitely you. You put ALL hippies to shame.

[georg ruf jr.]

We've had several movies on tv from this time, unsencored: Zabriskis Point, Easy Rider, Hair,  ect.
How does that work in SA

[Michael Alexander]

Times have changed, theres even soft porn on Etv and DSTV these days, late at night, Ahem, not that I watch it.....

[georg ruf jr.]

I know Michael. You're a hard working with family. You need your sleep at night.
haha 
I remember a magasine in the 70s called scope. There was a lot of reporting over the liberal frensh topless beaches. Cannes St. Tropes. ect When ever somebody was photographed in a tanga or women would go topless you'd have these black whatevers. On the other side, the moralist would let us see movies with violance, blood and killing. Still seems strange to me.

[Michael Alexander]

Ha, I remember SCOPE,  have'nt seen one in a few decades,  I only read it for the articles though....

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[georg ruf jr.]

Sure Michael. We all did. It's just these pictures were everywhere. haha
It's where I first read something about Mao Tsetung. The reported his death.

[Michael Alexander]

Besides all the pretty woman, the one article that always stuck in my mind was the one about the two Jumbo's colliding at Las Palmas on the Canary Islands...... those photographs are still stuck in my mind after all the years...


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