You got a hint about this in our introductory post for this series. The 1960's was a time of great social change. Baby Boomers were coming of age in a country where young men were being conscripted to fight an inexplicable war in Vietnam, and traditional cultural values were being challenged, especially when they were overtly discriminatory.
The largest group of discontented rebels were middle class and white. They formed a heterogeneous counter-cultural movement known as Hippies, their sights set on living out their dream of love, peace and shared community. They were willing to defy authority (peacefully) and try to expand their perception of the world with drugs (including the psychedelic LSD). This subculture developed a "look"...long hair, bell-bottomed jeans, wildly coloured and loose flowing garments...hand-decorated and repurposed...
There were large gatherings of hippies on the outskirts of many large US cities in the late 1960s, with the largest in San Francisco (around 100,000). However, these throngs were dwarfed by the 500,000 people arriving at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. They were drawn by the chance to celebrate music, art and community in a unique setting. This Festival is at the heart of the story behind our Summer of Love show in May, in which the central character takes an unexpected trip...
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