October 1973. US involvement in Viet Nam ended with the springtime Paris Accord, and the Nation was moving on. The meat shortages of summer were behind […]
Category: Counterculture
Hippies, History, etc
A Bewitching Scent and a Spell:
The Witchy World of Styx
There are those few times that social media serves a purpose other than pointless arguments. Midcentury Fashion is one of those rare groups where fights […]
The Sad Story of “Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March”
[Yes, I’ve been lazy. Here’s a new post! – Ed.] Nineteen-sixty-eight turned to 1969. The world, filled with an equal feeling of hope and dread, […]
Fifty Shades of Scrooge
I had planned a whole bunch of cheerful mid-century themed posts for this Christmas season. But, on the day after Thanksgiving, Omicron decided it was a […]
“Farewell, People of the Page.” Author Anne Rice Has Died
Another bit of sad news. Author Anne Rice has passed away at age 80. A prolific writer, she produced over 30 books from 1976 to 2018. Her son, […]
The Nez Has Left the Building: Michael Nesmith of The Monkees Dies at Age 78
I spent a good portion of this blog reminiscing about Monkeemania this summer. Rightfully, I’m stunned to learn the mercurial Michael Nesmith died this morning in […]
The Long Strange Interrupted Journey of Betty and Barney Hill
In the Autumn of 1966, I was in the fourth grade of Elementary school. I can’t say that was a particularly easy time of childhood. Making the […]
Back to School with The Monkees
Yes. I’ve been on a Monkee binge this summer. Let me reassure my readers (read: my 5 friends) this is not a blog about the Prefab […]
Charcoal Burning Everywhere – “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
Fifty-four years ago this week, the Monkees’ fourth single, “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by the dynamic songwriting duo […]
When Greensboro Was Cool: The Night Hendrix Opened for the Monkees
There was a night when Greensboro, NC was cooler than the rest of the nation. It happened on 12 July 1967 at the Coliseum, when […]