Sixties futility

[Paul Mackin]

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From: "Otto" <ottosell at googlemail.com>
To: "Pynchon Liste" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:50 AM
Subject: Sixties futility


> Still the better choice compared to burning Vietnamese peasants.

Reminds me of something a very left oriented friend said to me about the 
Beats.  "At least it's better than pursuing a business career."

There were no U.S. wars going on at the time.   (latter fiftes)

We had spent some time in North Beach together frequenting the City Lights 
Book Store and Vesuvio next door.

P
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> 2009/4/10 Henry Musikar <scuffling at gmail.com>:
>> We shouldn't confuse/conflate '60's actual with virtual/media '60's.
>> Vineland interposes the media take with what appears to be experiential
>> dark, light, and gray sides. It wasn't all Life Magazine. Most long-hair
>> "hippies" were just long-hair pot-smokers looking for "free love."
>>
>> Henry Mu
>> http://www.shoutcast.com/shoutcast_player?stationid=109516
>>
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