more old photos.....It took only a couple of days, visiting Atlanta, to make the decision to move here in 1968.....quickly meeting Mother David and the Underground Artist Culture.....It 'took' another month or so to confront the 'Reality" that Atlanta was STILL in the middle of The Deep South, as we 'freaks' were beset by men in uniforms, carrying batons, cuffs and guns.....So, how have 'things' changed? Fewer protests......more militarized 'law enforcement'......and, which may be a 'boon'......everyone has a camera......EVERYONE! But, I'm not 'cocky' about that.......Photoshopping can make just about everything just as Big Brother would have you see it....can't it? Don't believe 'it' just because there's a 'picture' on the WEB....Nevertheless.....this photo is real.....shot on film, processed without 'changes' and published in The Great Speckled Bird.......the hippies' source of Leftist News in the later 1960's.......and, to think, I was...just half a decade later......modeling double-knit bell bottom trousers with nik-nik shirts! Shake 'it' up.......Fortunately, that was short-lived!! I gave away my red, yellow and green bells, Ritz Cracker sleeveless sweater and Sgt. Pepper shirt, went Nik-Nik and dropped out of the Full Catastrophe, as Zorba would have called it........following the 'Program': 1)play 2)protest 3)march 4)party 5)obsess on 'catching up' with those who Worked 6)work and acquire 7)play 8)reflect .....Full Circle......then....reflect on all of it to figure out what it was/is all about.....right, Alfie?
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