I am meeting some youngsters here and a few older hippies all the way back from the 60's and 70's.
(I'm surprised at the younger red necks here smoking and growing pot.)
I'd enjoy hearing from some of the
old timers, who were known BACK THEN as FLOWER CHILDREN, OR HEADS, FREAKS, OR HIPPIES. I'd like to share some old stories, first trip, first smoke, first Pop Festival.
Anyone here go to Woodstock? Atlanta Pop Festival?
I am 58 years old, and I went to the Atlanta Pop Festival at age 20 in July 1970. I was a 240 lb redneck football player who often went to the races at that race track looking for a fight. I was blown away by seeing all those hippies, laying around screwing, smoking, running around naked.
LOVE was what it was all about. I took my first LSD there, Timothy Leary was giving it away free off the back of a pick up truck. It was in liquid in a small one inch tall cup, in about 1/2 tablespoon of orange juice. I 'd never heard of Led Zepplin who played there, they did not have a album out yet. Smoked my fitrst joint and hash there too. 6 months later, I weighed 140 lbs. wore bell bottoms ONLY, went 13 years without a hair cut, was called a HEAD or FREAK and I dealt off Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, walking down the sidewalk chanting "grass, hash, LSD" to every one I met. I did Conscientious Objector Counseling and was paid by the Federal Goverment to do it.
Was anyone else here, back there then? Let's share some old days and talk.
