tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post8651660038594416732..comments2023-10-20T05:17:52.322-07:00Comments on Light At The End Of The Tether: Lad Leaving PastTrulyfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-48107739067648373402010-11-14T17:50:55.094-08:002010-11-14T17:50:55.094-08:00Cher,
I think I noticed a C,S,and N reference ver...Cher,<br /><br />I think I noticed a C,S,and N reference very recently on your blog, which probably catalyzed this.<br /><br />'Hippiedom' carried a fey doom around itself from the start. The Joni Mitchell "Woodstock", when I listen to it now, isn't at all joyous, but wistfully hopeful -- and by implication naive. (Have I said that already?)<br /><br />I'm not sure whether it's me or 'The Gen', but by contrast to earlier American history, our time is one of pessimism.<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-60603087463699127492010-11-14T12:21:38.135-08:002010-11-14T12:21:38.135-08:00So many hippies either became 'suits' or s...So many hippies either became 'suits' or still languish in that time frame... waiting. Either way, much is lost.Cher Duncombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070334939399949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-74162233951480377272010-11-13T22:26:18.994-08:002010-11-13T22:26:18.994-08:00Chris,
Yeah. You'll remember the album cover...Chris,<br /><br />Yeah. You'll remember the album cover, the album, the time, the right tone they set for a moment.<br /><br />Nostalgic, alien, and -- well, what was thought 'revolutionary' turned out to be weak tea, only irritating to wake up big, reactionary giants.<br /><br />(Sorry it turned out that way).<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-4387827770209075912010-11-13T10:37:20.749-08:002010-11-13T10:37:20.749-08:00What a great photo. A good take on the passage of ...What a great photo. A good take on the passage of time - we thought we were all so hip (and we were); now those images seem both nostalgic and alien.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.com