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D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1197	D donhonyc Posted posted on Fri, Jul 22, 2005 4:15 PM On 2005-07-22 10:45, thejab wrote: Speaking of Woodstock, I just was reading a special edition of Mojo magazine on The Who and there was a great Pete Townsend quote in there from just after Woodstock. I can't remember it verbatim but it was along the lines of: "If that's the American dream they can have it. Sitting around in the mud smoking f*$%ing marijuana all day isn't for me. I'm heading right back to Shepherd's Bush where people are people." I couldn't agree more with that viewpoint on the whole hippie scene, at least as it was by the time of Woodstock. I hear Pete (one of my all-time heroes) and you on this point, however I think that the 60s had more going on than just 'sitting in the mud and smoking pot'. Not that that kinda mindless stuff didn't happen. It definitely did. Unfortunately alot of the 'greatness' of the 60s counter culture is not only exagerrated it is also way over-simplified. Not everyone involved was some tie-dyed zoned-out moron, there were alot of youth that were actually THINKING and DOING back then. Say what you will, that happened too. Therefore I can only answer Pete's (and your) observation with this: What are the current crop of American youth doing THESE days? I'll take the 60s (or the 70s,80s, AND part of the 90s) over the affected-disconnected youth culture of today anytime. [ Edited by: donhonyc 2005-07-22 16:19 ]

On 2005-07-22 10:45, thejab wrote:
Speaking of Woodstock, I just was reading a special edition of Mojo magazine on The Who and there was a great Pete Townsend quote in there from just after Woodstock. I can't remember it verbatim but it was along the lines of: "If that's the American dream they can have it. Sitting around in the mud smoking f*$%ing marijuana all day isn't for me. I'm heading right back to Shepherd's Bush where people are people."

I couldn't agree more with that viewpoint on the whole hippie scene, at least as it was by the time of Woodstock.

I hear Pete (one of my all-time heroes) and you on this point, however I think that the 60s had more going on than just 'sitting in the mud and smoking pot'. Not that that kinda mindless stuff didn't happen. It definitely did. Unfortunately alot of the 'greatness' of the 60s counter culture is not only exagerrated it is also way over-simplified. Not everyone involved was some tie-dyed zoned-out moron, there were alot of youth that were actually THINKING and DOING back then. Say what you will, that happened too. Therefore I can only answer Pete's (and your) observation with this: What are the current crop of American youth doing THESE days?

I'll take the 60s (or the 70s,80s, AND part of the 90s) over the affected-disconnected youth culture of today anytime.

[ Edited by: donhonyc 2005-07-22 16:19 ]

Post #174065 by donhonyc on Fri, Jul 22, 2005 4:15 PM