Tag Archives: hippies

Not Guilty-ish, Your Honor

Posted on April 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d reached the sagely age of 20, and had learned many things. Putting oil in a car wasn’t one of them. Dad was demonstrably displeased when his long-haired hippie of a son managed to blow-up his Volkswagen … Continue reading →

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Losing My Innocence

Posted on December 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir How, exactly, does an idealistic young romanticist lose his innocence? A little bit at a time, or, in my case, a little bit and one big bite. My first “I love you” Marty and I might be … Continue reading →

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55 Years Ago

Posted on November 17, 2022 by mitchteemley

It was the autumn of 1967, and we’d just come off the Summer of Love. My buddy Marc and I had searched for a rumored “Love-in” somewhere in L.A.’s Griffith Park, but never found it. I was enamored with the … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago Today

Posted on October 21, 2017 by mitchteemley

October 21, 1967. We’d just come off the Summer of Love, during which my buddy Marc and I had futilely searched for a “love in.” I was enamored with the peace symbol, with the phrase “make love, not war,” with … Continue reading →

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