An idea to bring back the 60s

[HippieDude1967]

I got an idea. I feel I have an extreme obsession with something I didn't even live through, the 60s...
This is my idea... Be honest and tell me if I shouldn't do it, do it differently, etc.

Make flyers with a big peace sign on it, and below the peace sign have words of encouragement to visit a website maybe? www.hipforums.com (http://www.hipforums.com/) . Or if I happened to stumble upon a website that was very inspiring to the ways, culture, beliefs of the 60s/hippydom (peace, love, etc). You get the point, if this is a good idea at all, please help build on this idea. I would excuse myself from class at a low traffic period (halls get quiet) and just go along posting these on the wall. (I would do this secretly because I would get into trouble for doing something like this at my school). I feel that if anything will happen again, we're gonna have to stop sitting on our asses and do it ourselves. So is my idea good, or trash? Do I need to come up with something different?

[HippieDude1967]

BTW if this same method appeared in more than one school, or even just out in public... Like the flyers had peace sign, with a website or other words below them, I think it would get media attention because it would be very odd if there was a sudden outburst of flyers everywhere, and being spontaneous/different/weird, it would get people interested in what is going on (especially if it was happening all the sudden in different states).

[HippieDude1967]

Now reading this thread I think it is REDICULOUS. Although I will not edit it, just because I want to know what other people think.

[Acorn]

i dont think its that bad of a idea. i dont like the hipfourms part, that might attract people wanting to argue or make us mad. but some peace web site or qoute, a few diffrent ones. i dont know if it will start a revolution or any thing major, but if it can get a few kids to be peaceful all over it will have helped.

or maybe some statistics of people who kill themselves because of violence or something.

[moonbeam]

ya know, that is just what i did last year. similar at least, but about many different issues. MANY different issues. vegetarianism, love, peace, tolerance, and protest.if anything, it WILL make them think. trust me on that. but most people are too lazy to go to the website, so be sure you include information in the flyer as well.

we can do this if we try.

[maryfairy]

making flyers to spread peace is a wonderful idea, though i do agree that the hipforums is a bad thing to put on there. let people discover this place on their own. we don't want people in here putting us all down, do we? but don't expect the sixties to come back. a lot of things are different now and it can never be just like that again. in example, hippies aren't as shocking and disgusting, women have rights, so do blacks, vietnam is over (though iraq is on), and the cold war is over (though the wars on terrorism and drugs are using the same tactics). good luck and peace.

[Manolao]

flyers are often just annoying the people...


I think that the only way to have a "peaceful hippy world" is preading our Love and Happiness for Life... hugging our friends and makink new friends telling them our hopes and wishes... talking directly with their souls... awaking it..

not flyers or propaganda... just Love!!! :D

[GOB1029]

peace is like religion, you have to believe, or follow it yourself before you can start helping others. it starts with you. be friendly with your neighbors, peers, old, young, help out in your community, then maybe start a group of people that also want peace, and do more in your community, and it could possibly grow, and if you had a group of young people working for the better of the world, that would definitely get media attention, because not many young people nowadays want to help out their fellow man. like, this past school year, (i was a freshman), i just picked up trash for an hour or two outside during my lunch period, and another class period i had free, when i took it into the lunch ladies and asked them to throw it away, they smiled, and after a while, i had a group of other kids helping me (many of which i did not know!) that's how it works, a lot of time, people are willing to act, they just need a leader, and eventually, everyone will be free to act on their own.

[lunar forest]

I think this is a great idea! It will certainly make people think.

I would just do an encouraging, insirational quote, or frase under the peace sign. If I saw a web site I would probably write it off as an advertisment.

If you make a flyer I would put it up. Post it here so we can all print it out!

peace!

[lucyinthesky]

i think this is a really good idea, but negative on the hipforums.com thing, i agree, people would just come and bash. But i think if we made a ton of flyers just promoting peace, vegetarianism, legalization, and all kinds of stuff, and people did it like CRAZY...and EVERYWHERE in the US, in Canada, ANYWHERE WE COULD! i Think it would get tons of attention......i have hopes taht we could really start something....the only thing that sucks is wasting all that paper.

As nice as one of the previous posts sounded, about jsut hugging your friends and preaching love, that's not going to cut it.....we need something to open people's eyes about the alternative ways. A hug just aint gonna cut it, i don't think....and that's unfortunate :(

[givepeaceachance]

As usual Lucy, I'm right there with ya

[MichaelByrd1967]

Let's start a festival, and have a giant http://www.art.sasquatch.com/tue3/WinderSylvia/FinalProject/images/peacesymbcolor.jpgon it.

We'll call it the American Peace Festival, and we find rock bands who sound good, and have that kind of long haired, t-shirt & jeans look. And we'll take it on the road.

All we'll need is a promoter, and a venue.

[MichaelByrd1967]

And you can hand out flyers, posters, and t-shirts at school.:D

[lucyinthesky]

man i am SOOOOOOOOOOO down for somethign like that, but it's all a matter of finding people who are really willing to participate and help make this happen. Count me fuckin in, and i know u can count givepeaceachance in there too :D

[moon_flower]

The festival thing sounds nice....I'm down!

But, I'm not too sure about the flyer idea...what will it help? It would be stupid and wasteful. People will tear them down and you'll be no more ahead than you were before.

[lunar forest]

the festival is a good idea. The thing is though, it is so expensive to do a festival, which makes it so expensive to go to the fest! I mean, I think it will turn a lot of people off if there is a peace fest that you have to pay a couple hundred dollars to get into. but again, I do think it is a good idea!

[lunar forest]

oh, and I do agree that people will tear the flyers down and rip them up and stuff. I just know that if I was driving down the road and saw a big peace sign with sonething good to say under it, it would sure make me think. I can say the same for just about everybody I know! It WILL make people think.

[MichaelByrd1967]

The only true way to make the festival work is to do it all ourselves. Make it a free concert, even though still charge for food, but not at extravagent prices like $10 a bottle for water. Maybe like $1 a bottle (because what good will that bring if it's a lot of money for food and water?).

All everybody worries about today is the money. Honestly, I think that festivals are an excuse for 150-500 thousand like-minded people to come together and have fun. And if the flyers get torn up, so what. If they get torn down, put them back up! So it'll be more money for that. I don't care! If ever make a lot of money, I wanna use it for 2 reasons and 2 reasons only. 1. Charities, 2. Putting on a great FREE festival!

[alice_d_millionaire]

if it ever happens, please let me know about it. my band would be more than happy to participate. we're trying to start the same kind of thing in our hometown anyway.

[LoViNg_IsIs]

as much as i would like to, i'll have to admit that there is no possiable way to bring back the 60's. Society is in the midst of a plummeting downward spiral into hell and hate. Life is so different. I too have been cheated by being born too late and missed the summer of love, but u know what? that is what make it so damn great. There was only 1 SUMMER OF LOVE, there was only 1 WOODSTOCK 1969, and we can't change that. but those people, actually our parents, changed america. they had such an impact, there will never be another 60's. as i almost want to cry when i hear about the world around me. But we all have to make the change. our parents did it, now it's our turn. stand up and be heard. we give a shit and we can change things. if you want to have the next best thing to the 60's we have to make it happen. it's easier to love then to hate... everything is so fucked up....."all you need is love".....

[Magical Mystery Girl]

My band would definitely play! :) We're very 60s-inspired...

http://www.fluidrouge.com

[Ocean Byrd]

If you really wanted to bring back the feel of the 60's, organize a large be-in with a bunch of garage bands or summat.

[MichaelByrd1967]

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[MichaelByrd1967]

Sa groupe', Fluid Rouge, il a une 'Je ne sais quoi'. J'aime à mettre dans le agenda.

[lunar forest]

A be in, now that is a good idea. I've been trying to think of a way to do a free, or REALLY cheap festival in my area. My husband thinks I'm nuts, and it won't work, and no band would play for free! But I thought, if I were in a local band right now, and I wanted people to hear my music and feel my vibe I would play at this kind of thing, and sell my merch! I'd want to get known, and do something good that isn't about money! I know a lot of local bands that would do it, I really don't think it is so far fechted. Anybody in NE Ohio?

[sasja]

hey,

"we'll call it the American Peace Festival, and we find rock bands who sound good, and have that kind of long haired, t-shirt & jeans look. And we'll take it on the road."

I have nothing against america but isn't peace mented for allover the wordl. So why the american peace festival, and not just worldpeace festival?

Just a question
love evryoe, love!

[MichaelByrd1967]

Cause if it's in America, it represents American Music.
But of course if there are bands or artists from other countries, than we'll change it World.

[maryfairy]

where would it be? we can't go and do woodstock again. we need a new place, our path has taken us farther than the farm there.

[lunar forest]

You know, we could just call it "The Peace Festival." I think simple is sometimes better. Just plain peace. What do ya think?

I vote we have it in Ohio! But I that's just convient for me. ;) Didn't you say something about taking it on the road? Maybe it could be held in several different locations throughout the summer?

I've been thinking about this a lot, like I said before. Dh and I have been involved with these kinds of things, but we've never done it ourselves. We've seen a lot of failure! If I were doing it (and could do it) right now, this is what I would do, locally speaking, anyway, (tell me what you think of my ideas!):

I would find a camp site/huge lot of land to hold the festival. It woul have to be somewhere very large (obviously) and somewhere cheap! (I do know someone who has land in ohio that they use for festivals....maybe I could get ahold of him, I bet he'd be really into this...)

We would get lots of good bands who are willing to play because they love making music and getting heard, not for money (in this day, this may prove to be the hardest part!) They could sell their merch., but otherwise be making no money on the gig. It's kind of like a charity, right? :)

We would charge for people to have booths to sell their goods at, but not outragouse prices, just for the sake of covering some of the cost of the site. We'd have food venders, homebusinesses (like handmade goods,) organizations and non-profit goups (of course only peaceful ones!)

People would camp at the site for the festival, and they would only pay what it costs to camp there (of course, at the group rate.)

I think the biggest problem I'm thinking of right now (the point my husband brought up to me) would be the sound equipment and stages. We would have to be renting these, and this can be very expensive! Perhaps because this is a nonprofit event some one would donate it?! That would be what to hope for, and try to get, IMHO!

So what does everybody think?

[lunar forest]

Oh, so when are we talking about having this fest? '06? '05? later than that?

[Kitaro]

I agree on putting this site on it. I'm not affraid of people who try to piss me off. Why should I bother? And you know, there ARE admins here, so, people would be kicked off, if it was necessary.

[Macrodoller]

I feel left out, all these ideas always seem to be planned in America

Any Brits willing to do the same thing?

[GOB1029]

as much as i would like to, i'll have to admit that there is no possiable way to bring back the 60's. Society is in the midst of a plummeting downward spiral into hell and hate. Life is so different. I too have been cheated by being born too late and missed the summer of love, but u know what? that is what make it so damn great. There was only 1 SUMMER OF LOVE, there was only 1 WOODSTOCK 1969, and we can't change that. but those people, actually our parents, changed america. they had such an impact, there will never be another 60's. as i almost want to cry when i hear about the world around me. But we all have to make the change. our parents did it, now it's our turn. stand up and be heard. we give a shit and we can change things. if you want to have the next best thing to the 60's we have to make it happen. it's easier to love then to hate... everything is so fucked up....."all you need is love".....
yes, there is only 1 woodstock 69, only 1 summer of love, but there can also be 1 peacefest, and we can't bring back the sixties, but we can start the 2000's! we CAN'T re-create then, but we CAN create now!

[DrRobert]

i think this is a great idea and have been thinking about getting something like this together for awhile. if anyone needs help, please let me know. LETS SERIOUSLY MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!! i read on someone's post that it cannot be the 60s again. well that is true, but the ideolgy of the 60's will never die. especially in this time and place which is eerily beginning to look the same way. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO FOR FUCK'S SAKE, LETS DO IT!!!


peace and love
adam

[Kitaro]

Yeah! Let's try it! Be positive!
You know, I'm a musician. I'm sill young, I know, but my main theme on my compositions (they're kinda psychadelic/alternative rock) is people being true and happy, and about a hippie revolution. Maybe I'm being a dreamer, but this is what I wanna do for the rest of my life. I'm not saying I'm going to be the next John Lennon, at all! I'm just saying that... music can be a great comunicator, and as you also know, I don't know anyone in the mainstream music nowadays with those influences. I've been thinking about this revolution since I remember.
We can make this happen! Be positive!

[lunar forest]

for anyone who is seriously interested in helping to pull this all together, I started a thread:



http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=138967#post138967

See ya there!

[Monkeydancer2317]

As for that quote or whatever under the peace sign it could probally be something like "you must be the change you want to see in the world" i think its from John Lennon but im probally wrong i just think if people saw that qoute it would make them think before they did something hurtfull to another.


Peace

[InTheFlesh]

Well we kinda have to live with the fact that these are the 00's? Marijuana now makes you a social outcast and acid is really dry too. People are so obsessed with war they can't snap out of it, sorry my friend.

[PennyLane]

yes, there is only 1 woodstock 69, only 1 summer of love, but there can also be 1 peacefest, and we can't bring back the sixties, but we can start the 2000's! we CAN'T re-create then, but we CAN create now!beautiful. I agree completely.
You know everyone has had thoughts of doing something like this going their minds at one point in time. It's just a matter of uniting everyone and making it happen.

[wild.flower]

that sounds awesome! my band would play for free. we play folky/soul-ish acoustic songs, crappily. :p

but, seriously, that is a good idea. i put up flyers about peace once, but they all got torn down. :(

[wild.flower]

As for that quote or whatever under the peace sign it could probally be something like "you must be the change you want to see in the world" i think its from John Lennon but im probally wrong i just think if people saw that qoute it would make them think before they did something hurtfull to another.


Peace
it's from ghandi.