Heros Of The Sixties Counter C
Michael Bowen-Artist Michael Bowen was instrumental in many of the key developments in the Haight-Ashbury. He helped Allan Cohen turn his dream of a “rainbow-colored newspaper” into reality, contributing art, obtaining funding, and even turning his apartment over to The Oracle for office use. Michael, along with the Oracle, organized the “Love Pageant Rally”, which was held to protest the outlawing of LSD on October 6, 1966. Surprised at the larger than expected turnout, he and others envisioned a much larger gathering, a “Human Be-In”, which would publicize this breaking “new dawn” on the cultural landscape. Using his connections, Michael arranged for Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, and ...
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The Oracle was one of the most beautiful newspapers ever printed. At its peak, over 100,000 copies a month were printed, and true to Allen’s dream, it was indeed seen around the world.
Neil Cassidy-As the model for the non-stop Dean Moriarity in Jack Kerouac’s, “On the Road”, the free-spirited Neil Cassady was already a legend by the time he met a young novelist named Ken Kesey in 1963. With his incredible energy and abilities, Neil demonstrated to the Pranksters just what “Furthur” really meant. Neil’s feats as the driver of the Magic Bus defied belief, as did his ability to carry on multiple conversations simultaneously. To those who knew him, Neil was “The fastest man alive”, a model of “being”, versus doing. Neil, Jerry Garcia once said,..”was unbelievable. He was a true inspiration. There really hasn’t been anything like him since.”
The Diggers- were a Haight-Ashbury group which mixed much needed social services with a fiery social agenda. Taking the name of a 17th ...
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where a strong interest in civil rights and social issues attracted him to the Haight-Ashbury community. Believing that rock and roll provided a means to promote those issues, he formed a group called Big Brother and the Holding Company. Shortly afterwards, he took over the reins of a struggling concert promotion enterprise called “The Family Dog” and organized a series of weekly concerts at the Avalon Ballroom, commissioning local artists to create a series of ground-breaking posters for these events. Though successfully keeping an organization of 40+ employees sustained for five years, as well as being a lead patron for revitalizing the poster as an art form, Chet Helms true ...
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