What got you interested in Hippies?

nawww, but thanks. I'm too poor at crafting. It was a girl who gave it to me, forgot for what reason, and I have no idea if she made it herself or not. But I wear it at some places.

 

I'm not interested in hippies.

 

why not?

 

so true...

 

I listened to the Beatles and the Stones when I was like 7 or 8 and when I studied Hippies in American history I found them appealing because of their outlook of things. By that time I was already listening to loads of classic 60's and 70's music and was quite political.

 

That exactly.

 

The love maaannn, thats what got me interested in the culture, haha, nah but i was always fascinated with the way they lived and their outlook on life, I think todays culture could use a lot more hippies.

 

-like most of you...music...and the whole lifestyle basically
-my 5th grade teacher.....

 

These are contributing factors that led me into an interest in Hippies...
1.) Being born to left wing parents who love The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
2.) My first crush ever, had dreadlocks down to his waist and he played Bob Dylan and Neil Young songs on his guitar and harmonica. Hot!
3.) Walking past an urban farm for 2 years that had someone's old Magic Bus parked on it.
4.) My love of nature.
5.) My love of frugal traveling.
6.) Being a camp counselor for 2 years.

I would not say I'm a hippy, but I like and agree with a lot of aspects of hippy culture.

 

its all because of the music, and the impresion it left on me.

 

Rev. Al Sharpton

 

i wasnet intereted in "hippies" i was intereted in pot,love,peace,life,experementing,bare feet,MUSIC,doing things different,making people aware of what the government is doing to us.. animal rights.....etc...

hippy is just another stupid lable...

 

i dunno.... for me life is like roulette.
just bounce around and see what group you fall into....

hippies, punks, bums,......... spin the wheel again

 

my moms a full blown hippie

 

my dad was open minded and smart as hell, and wanted equality for everyone, but he was angry and unhappy and frustrated. i looked up to him and what he believed, but i wanted to be happy. that shaped my personality, whatever label i fall under.

"hippie" fell into "kandi kid" like chocolate chips in a cookie, as the pissed-off "punk" and lonely "goth" faded away. i was never accepted by ultra-competitive "jocks" or "preps", and i never wanted to be better than anyone else anyway.

there was no difinitive moment where i decided, "i am interested in hippie culture and i would like to become a hippie". i never forgot the basics i learned in kindergarten (they're all anyone really ever needs to learn, though most people spend their whole lives trying to run from them). i spent a lot of time alone, and i didn't know it wasn't cool to like or believe or listen to or do what i did. there were too many people to impress, and they all wanted different things, so i have always tried to only impress myself.

everyone i have ever admired has been a hippie or kandi kid to some degree i guess i just got called one a lot, and looked it up on the internet, and said, "hey! that sounds like me..."

 

same here

 

the gratefl dead and many...many books about everything from haight-ashbury, bands...and drugs

 

Al Franken.

 

this man came up to me and said 'Hi would you like some puppies you just have to suck them out a hose with your eyes closed????" So that day I ran away from the scary man that looked like Marlon brando with a twitchy leg and I took down the door to door puppy salesman service. That day I changed.

 

youre a real smart girl... thought id say it, the posts i read from you are always awesome!