Cliff Varnell Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jeff Carter said: the counterculture was already happening anyway - in both New York City and San Francisco. The top cities of the Beat movement. Proto-hippies. In 1965 the San Francisco counter culture was LSD and free love, exemplified by the Jefferson Airplane. In New York it was S/M and heroin, exemplified by the Velvet Underground. The New York strain of the counter-culture had much better legs than their West Coast counterparts. The Velvet Underground were followed by the New York Dolls who were followed by the Ramones. Edited March 4, 2019 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) And let's not forget Austin, home of Roky Erickson, who first recorded this 13th Floor Elevators smash hit with the Spades in 1965. Edited March 4, 2019 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cliff Varnell said: In New York it was S/M and heroin, exemplified by the Velvet Underground. The New York strain of the counter-culture had much better legs than their West Coast counterparts. Midwest bands like the Stooges and the Dead Boys were more influenced by NYC than San Francisco or (gasp!) Laurel Canyon. The hyper political MC5 outta Detroit: Edited March 4, 2019 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 After 40 years in solitary, activist Albert Woodfox tells his story of survival https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/04/after-40-years-in-solitary-activist-albert-woodfox-tells-his-story-of-survival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 5:00 PM, Cliff Varnell said: In 1965 the San Francisco counter culture was LSD and free love, exemplified by the Jefferson Airplane. On 3/3/2019 at 5:00 PM, Cliff Varnell said: In New York it was S/M and heroin, exemplified by the Velvet Underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 5:00 PM, Cliff Varnell said: The New York strain of the counter-culture had much better legs than their West Coast counterparts. The Velvet Underground were followed by the New York Dolls who were followed by the Ramones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Couteau Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/4/2019 at 11:44 AM, Douglas Caddy said: activist Albert Woodfox tells his story of survival Moving memoir - thanks for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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