27 Sep 08

Haight & Ashbury - The Summer of Love

The Summer of Love and the counter-culture generation it spawned. Part 1 (11:00 min)

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  1. #1 Redroom Studios
    on Sep 30th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    what an exciting time in cultural history. I used to be obsessed with the psychedelic era when I was in highschool 20 years after the summer of love. It’s still a compelling subject for me….

    I was so glad you took us to Haight-Ashbury the first day we met up… it had always been on my list of places to see!

  2. #2 shapeshift
    on Sep 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

    That was a fun day… Sean, as they say in this piece and as you saw for yourself, there’s still many people that come to San Francisco looking that the lifestyle from that summer of love. Interesting that it has really made an imprint in cultural consciousness…

  3. #3 CS
    on Sep 30th, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    Oh the hippie era…wish I was old enough then to partake! :) I will be sure to visit Haight-Ashbury the next time I am in San Francisco.

  4. #4 ann
    on Oct 1st, 2008 at 5:37 am

    hehe…I was just a kid then , but that vibe still impacted my teen years…and yes, that was such a fun day exploring the area w/ Sean and David… :-)

  5. #5 shapeshift
    on Oct 1st, 2008 at 5:46 am

    CS - Chaun, do let me know if you are in town. I will show you and any guests the Haight-Ashbury!

    Ann - From your teen pictures, you look like you had the hippie spirit…:~)

  6. #6 CS
    on Oct 1st, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    Thanks David. For sure will let you know…will be fun to explore your playground .:)

  7. #7 ann
    on Oct 1st, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    hehe…david, yes, for sure I was a hippie chick in my teens…the spirt still lives in there somewhere… :-)

  8. #8 CS
    on Nov 21st, 2008 at 3:20 am

    Oh I have just watched the full-length version of this on TV. It went on for over an hour with heaps of interviews of people who actually participated in the Summer of Love back then.

  9. #9 shapeshift
    on Nov 21st, 2008 at 10:18 am

    Ha ha, perfect for hippies wanna-bees in Australia…

  10. #10 CS
    on Nov 21st, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    More than a decade too young unfortunately. :( May be that’s why the wanna-be. ;)

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