The Counterculture of the 1960's

[DevonDeathTrip 2,357]

4 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Hugh - Wavy Gravy - Romney continues, turned 86 in May

 

Seriously, some of these hippies were dope-addled back then, their continued hold on life is - in itself - life affirming

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavy_Gravy#Personal_life

 

Wavy Gravy was interviewed on the Comes A Time podcast a few weeks ago and I was impressed by his recall of events.  He had so many upcoming plans and dying didn't appear to be one of them.

 

I didn't know he used to be roommates with Bob Dylan.  Apparently they stay in touch by phone.

[maryportfuncity 10,616]

1 hour ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

 

Wavy Gravy was interviewed on the Comes A Time podcast a few weeks ago and I was impressed by his recall of events.  He had so many upcoming plans and dying didn't appear to be one of them.

 

I didn't know he used to be roommates with Bob Dylan.  Apparently they stay in touch by phone.

 

 

Dylan's enigmatic memoir - Chronicles Part 1 - spends some time discussing their friendship, which goes back to the days before either of them was well known and when Gravy was the more famous and was known to one and all as Hugh Romney

[The Old Crem 3,576]

On 26/02/2018 at 19:45, ObakeFilter said:

Joan Baez announces farewell tour dates

David Harris Journalist, Activist and ex husband of Joan Baez has died aged 76. NYT

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42 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

David Harris Journalist, Activist and ex husband of Joan Baez has died aged 76. NYT

Draft-dodging coward eh?

[mollyafox 455]

On 03/09/2017 at 20:44, Joey Russ said:

One of the topics that I am the most interested in is the counterculture of the 1960's and early 1970's. There is just something about that era that always seem so fascinating to me, and makes me wonder what influential figures are still around from that era. So behold, I have made a list of people who have put in major influence from the counterculture in one way or another. I also do wonder which of these will be the last survivor of this group of very influential individuals. Anyways, here are the names:

 

Richard Alpert; professor, spiritual teacher; (1931 - 2019)

Bill Ayers; activist, professor; (1944 - )

Joan Baez; musician, activist; (1941 - )

Sonny Barger; Hells Angels; (1938 - )

Stewart Brand; environmentalist, author; (1938 - )

Tommy Chong; comedian, social critic; (1938 - )

Peter Coyote; Digger, actor; (1941 - )

David Crosby; musician; (1941 - ) 

Robert Crumb; underground comix artist; (1943 - ) 

Angela Davis; communist, activist; (1944 - )

Rennie Davis; activist, community organizer; (1941 - )

Bernadine Dorhn; activist (1942 - )

Bob Dylan; musician; (1941 - )

Daniel Ellsberg; whistleblower; (1931- )

Bob Fass; radio host; (1933 - )

Jane Fonda; actress, activist; (1937 - )

Peter Fonda; actor, activist; (1940 - 2019)

Todd Gitlin; activist; (1943 - )

Wavy Gravy; hippie, activist; (1936 - )

Alan Harber; activist, (DOB unknown - )

Hugh Hefner; publisher; (1926 - 2017)

Paul Krassner; author; (1932 - 2019)

Charles Manson; conspirator turned to mass murderer; (1934 - 2017)

Richard "Cheech" Marin; comedian, social critic; (1946 - )

Michael McClure; poet; (1932 - )

Barry Miles; author, impresario; (1943 - )

Ralph Nader; consumer advocate, author; (1934 - )

Graham Nash; musician, activist; (1942 - )

Jack Nicholson; screenwriter, actor; (1937 - )

Yoko Ono; musician, artist, activist; (1933 - )

Mark Rudd; activist; (1947 - )

Ed Sanders; musician, activist; (1939 - )

John Searle; professor, free speech advocate; (1932 - )

John Sinclair; poet, activist; (1941 - )

Dick Smother; musician, TV performer, activist; (1939 - )

Tom Smother; musician, TV performer, activist; (1937 - )

Gary Snyder; poet, writer, environmentalist; (1930 - )

Gloria Steinem; feminist, publisher; (1934 - )

Neil Young; musician, activist; (1945 - )

 

It wouldn't surprise me if they're all dead within 20 years tbh, but I suspect there will be a few hanging on in 2038...

 

Tom Smothers dead at 86 (Posted elsewhere, but saw his name here too)

 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/comedian-tom-smothers-dies-86/story?id=105945690

[Lewd_Squirrel 331]

That makes it a record for me, at 30 hits. Actually I think either #29 or #28 made it my personal best record, on here, but I have officially broke into the 30's now.

[Ulitzer95 12,431]

45 minutes ago, Lewd_Squirrel said:

That makes it a record for me, at 30 hits. Actually I think either #29 or #28 made it my personal best record, on here, but I have officially broke into the 30's now.

30 out of 400? You're proud of that?

[Lewd_Squirrel 331]

14 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

30 out of 400? You're proud of that?

Obviously, yes. lol a record is a record, doesn't matter how big or small it is.

[YoungWillz 20,918]

OP could do with a sweep clean @Joey Russ if you are up to it.

[YoungWillz 20,918]

On 28/07/2020 at 11:08, maryportfuncity said:

Hmm, had forgotten this thread was around - but recently read the 50th anniversary edition of Jeff Nuttall's Bomb Culture (insider account of UK counter-culture). It ends with a round up of figures and organizations and had clearly checked a lot of the key people to see if they were breathing when  the 50th anniversary edition came out (2018)

 

So, I'll drop a few into this thread after I double check because their mates will likely do other lives style Guardian obits even if the various deaths go unremarked elsewhere

 

For starters 

 

Pat Arrowsmith - b 1930, biggie in CND and academic - definitely still alive

Sonny Barger - b. 1938, MAJOR figure in the Hells Angels

Martin Bax - dunno when he was born, doctor, novelist and arts journalist - still alive according to Wiki

Joseph Berke - ground-breaking psychotherapist, American, Wiki has him  still alive

Douglas Blazek - b 1941. Poet, still  breathing

Pete Brown -  b. 1940, poet, performer, musician - deffo still alive

Gunter Brus - b. 1938, Artist, film-maker, writer (you know the kind of guy)

Phil Cohen - b.1943, one of those activist types who turned into a major academic

Daniel Cohn-Bendit - b.1945, activist turned career politician

Dave Cunliffe - b.1940, poet turned publisher, looks like he's still alive but no Wiki page

Peter Currell-Brown - b.1936 - author of Smallcreep's Day, that should be enough to snag a small mention here or there as and when

Ivor Davies - b.1935, artist - still active and Welsh enough that his native territory will likely mark his passing

Philip Green - b.1941 and not the mulletted retail tycoon but a translator and writer, widely assumed dead but no proof either way

Martin Bax reportedly dead aged 90: 

 

[maryportfuncity 10,616]

53 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Martin Bax reportedly dead aged 90: 

 

 

 

A few of my list above still hanging in there, just double checked on Peter Currell-Brown, Wiki has him as born 1936, no specific date, so he may already be 88

 

Notable how many of these hard drinking, keen-smoking and early adopters of the "waccy baccy" tradition have made old bones, eh?

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,431]

18 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

A few of my list above still hanging in there, just double checked on Peter Currell-Brown, Wiki has him as born 1936, no specific date, so he may already be 88

 

Notable how many of these hard drinking, keen-smoking and early adopters of the "waccy baccy" tradition have made old bones, eh?

 

 

It's Peter Currell Brown (Currell is a middle name). He was born on 4 June 1936 in Colchester, so not 88 quite yet.

[maryportfuncity 10,616]

5 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

It's Peter Currell Brown (Currell is a middle name). He was born on 4 June 1936 in Colchester, so not 88 quite yet.

 

Thanks

[YoungWillz 20,918]

On 04/09/2017 at 01:44, Joey Russ said:

One of the topics that I am the most interested in is the counterculture of the 1960's and early 1970's. There is just something about that era that always seem so fascinating to me, and makes me wonder what influential figures are still around from that era. So behold, I have made a list of people who have put in major influence from the counterculture in one way or another. I also do wonder which of these will be the last survivor of this group of very influential individuals. Anyways, here are the names:

 

Richard Alpert; professor, spiritual teacher; (1931 - 2019)

Bill Ayers; activist, professor; (1944 - )

Joan Baez; musician, activist; (1941 - )

Sonny Barger; Hells Angels; (1938 - )

Stewart Brand; environmentalist, author; (1938 - )

Tommy Chong; comedian, social critic; (1938 - )

Peter Coyote; Digger, actor; (1941 - )

David Crosby; musician; (1941 - ) 

Robert Crumb; underground comix artist; (1943 - ) 

Angela Davis; communist, activist; (1944 - )

Rennie Davis; activist, community organizer; (1941 - )

Bernadine Dorhn; activist (1942 - )

Bob Dylan; musician; (1941 - )

Daniel Ellsberg; whistleblower; (1931- )

Bob Fass; radio host; (1933 - )

Jane Fonda; actress, activist; (1937 - )

Peter Fonda; actor, activist; (1940 - 2019)

Todd Gitlin; activist; (1943 - )

Wavy Gravy; hippie, activist; (1936 - )

Alan Harber; activist, (DOB unknown - )

Hugh Hefner; publisher; (1926 - 2017)

Paul Krassner; author; (1932 - 2019)

Charles Manson; conspirator turned to mass murderer; (1934 - 2017)

Richard "Cheech" Marin; comedian, social critic; (1946 - )

Michael McClure; poet; (1932 - )

Barry Miles; author, impresario; (1943 - )

Ralph Nader; consumer advocate, author; (1934 - )

Graham Nash; musician, activist; (1942 - )

Jack Nicholson; screenwriter, actor; (1937 - )

Yoko Ono; musician, artist, activist; (1933 - )

Mark Rudd; activist; (1947 - )

Ed Sanders; musician, activist; (1939 - )

John Searle; professor, free speech advocate; (1932 - )

John Sinclair; poet, activist; (1941 - )

Dick Smother; musician, TV performer, activist; (1939 - )

Tom Smother; musician, TV performer, activist; (1937 - )

Gary Snyder; poet, writer, environmentalist; (1930 - )

Gloria Steinem; feminist, publisher; (1934 - )

Neil Young; musician, activist; (1945 - )

 

It wouldn't surprise me if they're all dead within 20 years tbh, but I suspect there will be a few hanging on in 2038...

 

John Sinclair yet another faller: https://www.metrotimes.com/weed/rip-john-sinclair-dead-at-82-35899529

[YoungWillz 20,918]

3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

John Sinclair yet another faller: https://www.metrotimes.com/weed/rip-john-sinclair-dead-at-82-35899529

John Sinclair dropped by Made in Detroit's team from 2023, so @Death Impends the List of the Missed extends again: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_S.html#sinclaj022

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On 31/03/2024 at 07:04, YoungWillz said:

Martin Bax reportedly dead aged 90: 

 

Martin Bax obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/04/04/martin-bax-ambit-paediatrician-obituary/

[DevonDeathTrip 2,357]

Donations are being sought for lighting engineer Candace Brightman, a big part of the Grateful Dead family.

 

Not exactly a household name, but I have a feeling she might obit, as a pioneering woman in her field of work.

[alt obits guy 3,365]

Lucien Francoeur, a Montreal counterculture figure, singer, poet, and radio host, among other accolades, has died. He was 76. Francoeur was a member of the band Aut'Chose.

 

https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/lucien-francoeur-death-of-an-icon-of-quebecs-rock-scene/