Posted by David Webster on December 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
1969 Magazine examines the life of singer Rick Nelson 24 years after his tragic death and uncovers evidence of pilots who did not even do pre flight FAA inspections on the doomed aircraft and walked away while Nelson and six others burned to death, and how Nelson was being placed under extreme vindication by an ex wife who some close to the family have called "bat shit crazy".
Posted by David Webster on November 15, 2009 · 2 Comments
(Nov.15, 2009) Friday at the movies "The Boat that Rocked" sailed back to the 60's. This was the second time in as many months a big screen cinema release has embraced the era we grew up in. Also, in another similarity to "Taking Woodstock", "The Boat that Rocked" is loosely based on history . . . with more emphasis on the loosely than history. ALso in this video we take a taxi ride with Harry Chapin to 16 Parkside Lane. In between Manny the Movie Guy and Harry I stuffed some balogna so come on in and have lunch. Today it's on me.
Just as we did two months ago we went to the little guy that wishes he could have been a hippie for to see how he rates the pirate boat
Posted by David Webster on October 30, 2009 · 2 Comments
(Oct. 30, 2009) In the summer of 1965 The Doors formed amid the turbulence of the era with music that was as intense and complex as the times that spawned them. They derived their name from references to “the doors of perception” in works by William Blake and Aldous Huxley.
The Doors had a dark, brooding personality that came largely from singer Jim Morrison. Musically, other members of the Doors combined a jazzy improv style that allowed Morrison to sometimes write poetic lyrics on the spot coming across to audiences as quit profound and deep. Morrison, like several other influential artists of the sixties, died at the age of 27 and left behind a musical legacy from a tragic time in rock and roll history.
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Posted by David Webster on October 19, 2009 · 2 Comments
(Oct. 19, 2009) Federal prosecutors, as well as top officials at the FBI and DEA, were reportedly told it isn’t a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana, if they are complying with state law. We look at the announcement and the story behind it as 57 year old Eddy Lepp begins 10 years in federal prison for growing medical marijuana in California where he was in compliance with state law.
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Posted by David Webster on October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(Oct. 18, 2009) Mary Travers ( Peter Paul and Mary) died last month at age of 72. Her beautiful spirit touched all of us who grew up in the 60's. Peter, Paul, and Mary were one of the best folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, and Mary. Peter Paul and Mary took their message of peace around the globe and were activists whose songs of freedom touched hundreds of millions of people.
Filed under Music, People, Video Features · Tagged with 1960's music, 1969, class, died, folk music, Mary Travers, Music, peace, peace activist, Peter Paul and Mary
Posted by David Webster on October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(Oct. 18, 2009) If you liked Peter Paul and Mary in the 60's you will love them even more after spending 40 minutes inside their loving caring world. "Peter Paul and Mary - Carry It On - A Musical Legacy" gets inside the sensitive people that made up this unique group of folk legends. A four part video video biography.
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Posted by David Webster on October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(Oct. 18, 2009) Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead are featured in this 1967 documentary about the hippie movement in Haight Ashbury, a district of San Francisco. Harry Reasoner and Warren Wallace investigate the "Hippie Temptation" for CBS news.
(Oct. 18, 2009) “Taking Woodstock” is a perfect snapshot of a bygone era. It's a heartfelt and deeply engrossing coming-of-age film about a time when fighting for freedom truly meant something. Watch the video review by Manny the Movie Guy.
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Video Features · Tagged with 1969, 1969 woodstock festival, Demetri Martin, el monaco hotel, elliot, Elliot Tiber, Elliot Tiber’s autobiography, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Henry Goodman, Imelda Staunton, James Schamus, Jonathan Groff, Liev Schreiber, Max Yasgur, Music, new release movie, peace, tiber, Vilma, woodstock, woodstock 1969, woodstock 1969 festival, woodstock 69, woodstock bands, woodstock concert, woodstock festival, woodstock festival 1969, woodstock movie, woodstock music, woodstock posters, ‘69 fest, “Taking Woodstock”
Posted by Tim McCaskell on October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(Oct. 18, 2009) Neoliberalism has nothing to do with being liberal or conservative. It is about money. Tim McCaskell uses a water balloon experiment to demonstrate what neoliberalism is and how neoliberalism effects society.
Posted by David Webster on October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
(Oct. 18, 2009) This is perhaps the most viral video ever recorded. Matt Harding is 32 years old and has danced around the world . . . three times. We follow Matt to seven continents and 42 countries in just over 4 minutes . . . dancing the entire time.
Filed under Books, People, Travel, Video Features, Videos · Tagged with Ala Archa Gorge Kyrgyzstan, Alhambra California, Amsterdam The Netherlands, Antseranana Madagascar, Atlanta Georgia, Auckland New Zealand, Auki Solomon Islands, Austin Texas, Batik Morocco, Brisbane Australia, Brussels Belgium, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cape of Good Hope South Africa, Chakachino Zambia, Chicago Illinois, Christmas Island Australia, Cologne Germany, Demilitarized Zone Korea, Dublin Ireland, East Jerusalem West Bank, Giant's Causeway Northern Ireland, Gurgaon India, Istanbul Turkey, Kuwait City Kuwait, Lancelin Australia, Lemur Island Madagascar, Lisbon Portugal, Lisse The Netherlands, London England, Los Angeles California, Madrid Spain, Mexico City Mexico, Miami Florida, Montreal Quebec, Mumbai India, Munich Germany, Nellis Airspace Nevada, New York New York, Panama Canal Panama, Paris France, Paro Bhutan, Poria Papua New Guinea, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, San Francisco California, Sana'a Yemen, Sao Paulo Brazil, Seattle Washington, Seljalandsfoss Iceland, Seoul South Korea, Singapore, Soweto South Africa, Stockholm Sweden, Stone Town Zanzibar, Sydney Australia, Tagaytay The Phillipines, Taipei Taiwan, Tel Aviv Israel, Teotihuacan Mexico, Thimphu Bhutan, Timbuktu Mali, Tokyo Japan, Tongatapu Tonga, Vancouver British Columbia, Vava'u Tonga, Wadi Rum Jordan, Wainivilase Fiji, Warsaw Poland, Washington DC USA
