In my early days on the KFOG Deadhead Hour, when I had a lot more time and smoked a a bit more dope, I used to spend days putting together little radio plays with material I grabbed from TV news, etc.
One of my favorites was a two-part show I did using audio from The Hippie Temptation, a nasty bit of reactionary network-news fearmongering by one of the major networks, shot in the Haight in ’67 or so.
Part 1 (40:43)
Part 2 (17:41)
Part 3 (31:33)
Part 4 (31:23)
This is absolutely priceless. The Hippy Temptation should be kept in the Smithsonian (I assume it is), and your manipulation is deliciously hilarious. There is nothing like a little extra time.
Samuel Glen
Växjö, Sweden
I agree that this is a priceless piece of history! It is both entertaining and informative; it illustrates the temper of those times, and encourages a comparison and contrast with the times we live in today.
…and for those of us too young to have been there – a great listen…culturally historic.
Loved the old news reports interspersed with awesome 60’s Grateful Dead. This stuff is fabulous context for some of my favorite music. A fun way to spend a little time!
Hi David
Thanks for these clips. They are really wonderful. I am linking to them from my blog.
Deep
I thought so! A portion of this original CBS piece was on 60 Minutes in the fall of 67. That 10 minute excerpt floats around on the p@P networks…