| February 28th, 2005 09:16 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Are the Stones hippies?
I say yes. |
| February 28th, 2005 09:55 AM |
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| magicwoman |
yes
theyre maybe not now but in 60s there were hippies |
| February 28th, 2005 10:14 AM |
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| Scottfree |
I don't think they were ever hippies, being a hippie was more of an American thing, although not exclusive to America.... |
| February 28th, 2005 10:33 AM |
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| Jumacfly |
hippies who turned into bobos IMHO.... |
| February 28th, 2005 12:15 PM |
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| magicwoman |
quote:
Scottfree wrote:
I don't think they were ever hippies, being a hippie was more of an American thing, although not exclusive to America....
not agree.In the sixties you had hippies all over the world.It was not esspecially an american thing |
| February 28th, 2005 02:53 PM |
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| Irresistible-Lady |
No i heard it first started in France..so it's something from a'll over the world..but they where hippies in the sixties and seventies.. |
| February 28th, 2005 03:03 PM |
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| IanBillen |
Hippies wanted to promote peace and love, not war. Hippies often didn't want to work for Corporate America in any way.
The Stones had long hair but their attitude definately was not hippie. they have never been viewed as hippies either. They were more along the line of the radicals.
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| February 28th, 2005 05:48 PM |
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| stonedinaustralia |
no - charlie a hippie?!?! - i don't think so
bohemians (esp. keith & brian)- would be a better description - tho more in the english "romantic" tradition rather than that of the american "beats"
and mick possibly not even that - he was playing the role he thought would get him ahead - calculating and essentially self centred (nothing remotely hippie like at least according to my understanding of the word)
long hair and pot smoking does not a hippie make (IMHO)
david crosby - now there's a hippie |
| February 28th, 2005 06:22 PM |
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| Soldatti |
They WERE hippies, but a long time ago. |
| February 28th, 2005 07:32 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
They are old men, they are not worried about petty morals. |
| February 28th, 2005 07:38 PM |
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| exile |
can you still be a hippie if you have hundreds of millions of dollars in the bank?
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| February 28th, 2005 08:02 PM |
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| sj |
According to the Exile cover.. they were FREAKS! |
| February 28th, 2005 09:35 PM |
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| iluvmickjagger07 |
i think they are.
hippie:
Noun
Inflected forms: pl.hip·pies A person who opposes and rejects many of the conventional standards and customs of society, especially one who advocates extreme liberalism in sociopolitical attitudes and lifestyles. |
| February 28th, 2005 11:53 PM |
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| Taptrick |
Hedonistic bohemian hippies for most years...that sometimes liked to jet set.
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| JumpingKentFlash |
The Stones looked like hippies to be hip. But they weren't really. |
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| Poplar |
Haight-Ashbury
Irresistible-Lady - LOVED THE PIC OVER ON THE OTHER THREAD, but man, that avatar.... what gives? |
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| exile |
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iluvmickjagger07 wrote:
Noun
Inflected forms: pl.hip·pies A person who opposes and rejects many of the conventional standards and customs of society, especially one who advocates extreme liberalism in sociopolitical attitudes and lifestyles.
Does not sound like Mick and Keith these days....They fly around on their own PRIVATE JETS for gods sake. |
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| Bloozehound |
quote:
Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
Are the Stones hippies?
I say yes.
naw |
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| Irresistible-Lady |
quote:
Poplar wrote:
Haight-Ashbury
Irresistible-Lady - LOVED THE PIC OVER ON THE OTHER THREAD, but man, that avatar.... what gives?
not good? i shall change it.. |
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| caro |
quote:
stonedinaustralia wrote:
(nothing remotely hippie like at least according to my understanding of the word)
Ooh, I was hoping for a long sia post on this subject... *hint, hint*
I'm still wondering what a hippie is supposed to be... Can a hippie be cynical? Does his hippie status fade when he stops believing that the world can be changed? Does a hippie necessarily have a vast political knowledge?
Also, I'm kind of surprised that you think Mick was too self-centered to be a hippie. From what I've read (but I admit I haven't read much about it), it seemed to me like being self-centered was part of the movement, in a way, as a side-effect of the calls for individual freedom & self-discovery... |
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| Cant Catch Me |
Never, except maybe briefly when Mick got fooled into that Maharishi thing by the Beatles. But I don't think he really meant it, he was just getting on board the latest thing and just going through the motions.
Although loads of people, especially hippies themselves, incorrectly thought that the Stones were part of the hippie movement. And maybe some people that thought all hippies were a bunch of freaks thought so too, not really understanding either hippies or the Stones.
At heart the Stones were, like SIA said, bohemians. And they were punks, although not in the punk-rock sense. More in the snotty nosed punk way.
Hippies were essentially hedonists, very self-centered. For awhile they gratified themselves with the whole drugs, free love thing (i.e. lots of sex!), then went whole hog for the big money after drugs and casual sex fell out of favor. Who knows what they are now, probably just a bunch of whiny old fuckers on the verge of dying, though they still can't believe that they're mortal too.
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| stonedinaustralia |
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caro wrote:
Ooh, I was hoping for a long sia post on this subject... *hint, hint*
hi caro!! - sorry to diappoint with brevity of my post -if only i had more time as it is a topic that could discussed at some length
as CCM pointed out hippies self centred in a hedonistic/pleasure head kind of way - but i always thought the whole hippie ethos was a peace love and understanding - anti-consumerism mind set
nice to know you care - that's greatly appreciated - love your work too 
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
CCM, Casual sex fell out of favor? With who? When? Where? |
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| Cant Catch Me |
Four little letters reigned in free love/casual sex: AIDS. Of course you can't stop people from having sex, even with near strangers, but since AIDS most people are more cautious in choosing partners and in protecting themselves from infection. Certain death as a possible consequence of a bad decision kind of got people's attention.
BTW, ever heard Alex Chilton's song, "No Sex," words partially listed below?
Ya know baby, it's the 1980s,
Baby Doc sent it up from Haiti,
Can't get it on, or even get high,
Come on baby, fuck me and die (!!!). |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Hippie Retirement Homes Gaining Popularity
by Morgan Truce
The retirement home industry has been slow to accommodate the lifestyles of the senior citizens it services. A great many homes offer swing music with dinner and movie classics from the 1930’s and 1940’s. A steadily growing market segment is now gearing up for the millions of former hippies who are approaching their golden years.
Many old hippies gave up their lifestyle years ago, but find themselves yearning for the carefree days they once enjoyed. Many haven’t smoked a joint or dropped acid since the Sixties, but some continue the old lifestyle to this day. Arriving in a retirement home with several cartons filled with tie-died shirts, well-worn sandals and bell-bottom jeans, and a small stash of ganja, these old hippies certainly do not want to hear Benny Goodman and eat mashed potatoes.
At the Naturally Hip Retirement Home in an Atlanta suburb, old hippies are made to feel right at home with the morning yoga sessions, constant smell of marijuana in the hallways, organic style meals, hot tub orgies, and crash pads for their visiting friends.
“This place is like so cool, man,” says one aging hippie. “It’s like having good flashbacks all day long. We just have a nice mellow time---no protest marches, no panhandling for spare change, and no having to deal with the man all the time.”
Several retirement homes are offering free recreational drugs and even professional guides for LSD trips. Local law enforcement officials have taken a hands-off approach to such activities as long as the drugs stay in the retirement homes and do not spread into the local high schools.
If you or someone you love are an old flower child approaching the golden years and want more information, please write to the International Association of Hippie Retirement Homes, Post Office Box 97305, San Francisco, CA.
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| rolling who |
A retirement home for old hippies? Or, as Cheech and Chong would call it, Laid Back Manor. |
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