Word: hippiedom
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What is your favorite decade of fashion? -Kim Ho, DENVERThe '60s. I don't think we've ever seen in any decade as much of a transition in how people dress. From the Kennedy years-very polished, very sophisticated-we go to Woodstock and hippiedom and Carnaby Street and Twiggy and the mini. Quite a lot of drama happened...
...calm voice and a soft heart suffuse the work of Hertzberg, a writer and editor at the New Yorker. This collection covers four decades of commentary and observation, from hippiedom to Iraq. On the spot at political conventions and rallies, his reporting rings true. Because he keeps his distance from the main players (and their "minders"), he is free to call them on their foibles. Perennial Democratic Presidential candidate Richard Gephardt is an earthling whose body has been taken over by aliens: "I keep expecting him to reach under his chin and peel back that immobile, monochromatic, oddly smooth face...
...hallucinogenic hippiedom instead of, say, heroin chic? Well, heroin, for one, is expensive, difficult to get in Japan and illegal. It also carries disparaging connotations of addiction, needles and misery. Mushrooms, on the other hand, seem much more benign, mainly because of their easy availability and image as a "natural" drug. "It feels just like drinking alcohol," says a 27-year-old 'shroomer, a TV cameraman who declines to give his name. The psychedelic mindset has also gotten a boost from the burgeoning popularity of drug-induced rave parties and trance music?a global phenomenon that has struck Japan with...
...film underscores the power of documentary film to capture the unexpected. It was initially conceived of as a fairly straightforward concert/tour movie (albeit directed by the controversial masters of cinema verit David and Albert Maysles). The moment seemed ripe for such a project: in the wake of Woodstock, hippiedom was charting a hopeful course with its promise of unbridled freedom and creativity. And the Rolling Stones were touring the U.S., culminating in a giant San Francisco festival already billed as "the Woodstock of the West." More than anything else, the film seemed poised to capture the energy and passion...
...entire dark side of '60s is on display: chaos and mindless anarchy have rushed into the void cleared by the vague promise of freedom. The audiences seen here are the dark doppelgangers of Woodstock. Every face looks programmed and every movement emotionless, like a Stepford Wives vision of the hippiedom. Along with the Charles Manson bloodbath four months earlier, Altamont revealed the antipode of Woodstock's blissed-out flower children-the negative space on the other side of the spaces of freedom that the '60s opened...