IV "oldies"

[Carvill John]

> Shasta's not only a particular place on the map with all that Lemurian
> mythology, it's also the concept of "Hippie Heaven," that place up in
> Northern California all good hippies want to go to, that essential
> goal of the hippie diasporia.
>
 
 
Interesting. Elaborate, please...
 

> I also think of Shasta in terms of Raymond Chandler's anti-heroines,
> Marlowe playing knight to all these 'dames' who turn out to be better
> off left un-rescued. The character Shasta turns out to be another girl
> from an innocent enough background who becomes quite corrupted by the
> "Hollywood" dream. Just like "Farewell My Lovely," just like "The
> Little Sister." Tie "Shasta" to the larger dream of the hippies and we
> see how that generation bought into fantasies from the dream factory
> and ultimately are vanquished by the dream factory. Very, very Raymond
> Chandler.
 

Maybe a bit of a stretch? 
 
 
Shasta = The Hippie Dream? Hmmm... ok....
 
 
Shasta = Corrupted by Hollywood? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm o.....k.......
 
 
The Hippie Dream = Corrupted by Hollywood? ??????????????
 
 
> we
> see how that generation bought into fantasies from the dream factory
> and ultimately are vanquished by the dream factory
 
 
Not saying you're wrong, but this seems the most tenuous part of your post. More please.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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