Hippies

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Hippies

• By Chris Bowies and Katrina Ross

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Where did they come from?

• Hippie refers to a member of a subgroup of the
  counterculture that began in the United States
  during the early 1960s.
• Counterculture is a term used to describe the
  values and norms of behavior of a cultural group,
  or subculture, that run counter to those of the
  social mainstream of the day.

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Did you know?

• The foundation of the hippie movement finds
  historical precedent as far back as the
  counterculture of the Ancient Greeks.
• The hippie culture carried on, and then
  strengthened during the Industrialization of
  Germany. German immigrants brought some of their
  counterculture ideals to America.

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The Red Dog Experience

• During the early 1960s the first American folk
  music circuit was launched.
• Previously unknown musical acts--Jefferson
  Airplane, Quicksilver, Messenger Service, The
  Grateful Dead and otherswho played in the
  completely refurbished, intimate setting of
  Virginia City's Red Dog Saloon.

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Red Dog Experience

• LSD became a seminal part of the "Red Dog
  Experience.
• This time was the early evolution of psychedelic
  rock and budding hippie culture.
• The Charlatans were the first psychedelic rock
  band to play live loaded on LSD.

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Psychedelic rock

• When the summer of 1965 ended, participants in
  "The Red Dog Experience" returned to San
  Francisco and spread their new sense of community
  to create the Family Dog
• Attended by approximately 500 of the Bay Area's
  original "hippies," this was San Francisco's
  first psychedelic rock performance, costumed
  dance and light show

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LSD

• On October 6, 1966, the state of California made
  LSD a controlled substance, making the drug
  illegal.
• The Love Pageant Rally", attracting an estimated
  700-800 people and the purpose of the rally was
  twofold to draw attention to the fact that LSD
  had just been made illegal, and to demonstrate
  that people who used LSD were not criminals, nor
  were they mentally ill.

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Expansion of Hippie Culture

• The Monterey Pop Festival from June 16-18
  introduced the rock music of the counterculture
  to a wide audience and marked the start of the
  "Summer of Love." It is estimated that 100,000
  people attended.
• Woodstock? Over 500,000 people arrived to hear
  the most notable musicians and bands of the era.

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We know the history, but what did they believe?

• Hippies sought to free themselves from societal
  restrictions, choose their own way and find new
  meaning in life.
• Gender Equality? both men and women in the hippie
  movement wore jeans and maintained long hair, and
  both genders wore sandals or went barefoot. Men
  often wore beards, while women wore little or no
  makeup, with many going braless.

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Style

• Hippies often chose brightly colored clothing and
  wore unusual styles, such as bell bottom pants,
  vests, tie-dye garments, peasant blouses, and
  long, full skirts non-Western inspired clothing
  with Native American, African and Latin American
  motifs were also popular.

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Why bright colors?

• During the beginning of the hippie subculture,
  the drug of choice at the time was LSD. Using
  LSD was inspired by the use of Peyote by Native
  Americans in the Southwest. In addition, the
  Native Americans dress of bright colors inspired
  the clothing of the hippies.

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Hippie Travel

• The VW Bus became known as a counterculture and
  hippie symbol, and many buses were repainted with
  custom paint jobs. (This actually began custom
  paint jobs as we know them today)
• Many hippies favored hitchhiking as a primary
  mode of transport because it was economical,
  environmentally friendly, and a way to meet new
  people.

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Politics

• Hippie opposition to the Vietnam War included
  organizing political action groups to oppose the
  war, refusal to serve in the military and
  conducting "teach-ins" on college campuses that
  covered Vietnamese history and the larger
  political context of the war.

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Hippie Movements

• Cooperative business enterprises, alternative
  energy, the free press movement, and organic
  farming were all politically motivated movements
  aided by hippies.
• ALGONQUIN DINING HALL

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Their legacy continued

• Unmarried couples of all ages feel free to travel
  and live together without societal disapproval.
• Frankness regarding sexual matters has become the
  norm
• Eastern religions and spiritual concepts (karma
  and reincarnation) have reached a wider audience
  with around 20 of Americans.

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Their legacy continued

• Co-operative business enterprises and creative
  community living arrangements are widely
  accepted.
• Interest in natural food, herbal remedies and
  vitamins is widespread
• The decline in popularity of the necktie which
  had been everyday wear during the 1950s and early
  1960s

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