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Old Hippie

What a long, strange trip it's been.

About Me

I'm happily married and have one son and two daughters. I love all kinds of music. Look at my music interests to see what I listen to.

My Interests

Music, spirituality, literature, and politics.

I'd like to meet:

Jesus, the Virgin Mary, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Larry Norman, Sam Phillips, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Scott McKenzie, John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler, Steve Boone, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Johnny Cash, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jarboe, John York, Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien.

Music:

(in alphabetical order): Alice Cooper, The Allman Brothers, Altan, Andy Stewart, The Animals, Annie Brooks, Arlo Guthrie, Barry McGuire, Bauhaus, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Clannad, Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young), The Cure, Dave Hahn, David Bowie, David Crosby, Deep Purple, Dion, Donna DeLory, Donovan, The Doors, Dulce Sky, Elton John, Erasure, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Evanescence, Everly Brothers, Fairport Convention, Faith and the Muse, Faron Young, Fathers and Sons, Fleetwood Mac, Foghat, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Gene Clark, Genesis (when Peter Gabriel was there), George Harrison, George Jones, Gigi Love, Gina French, Gin Blossoms, Glass Harp, Gordon Lightfoot, Gov't Mule, Graham Nash, Grand Funk Railroad, The Grateful Dead, The Great Society, The Guess Who, Hank Williams Sr., Hank III, Head East, Heart, Herman's Hermits, Horslips, Hot Tuna, In Tenebris, Iron Butterfly, It's A Beautiful Day, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Janis Joplin, Jarboe, Jeff Beck, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jethro Tull, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John Lennon, John Prine, John Sebastian, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rivers, Johnny Winter, Jonathan Edwards, Jorma Kaukonen, Journey, Joy Division, Judy Roderick, Larry Norman, Led Zeppelin, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas and Papas, Mason Proffit, Melanie, Melissa Warner, Mike Nesmith, Mission UK, The Moody Blues, Morrissey, Mountain, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Nektar, New Order, New Riders of the Purple Sage, New York Dolls, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ozzy Osbourne, Patsy Cline, Patti Smith, Paul Butterfield, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pentangle, People, Peter Gabriel, Peter Murphy, Peter Paul and Mary, Phil Ochs, Pink Floyd, Planxty, Poco, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Rascals, Red Sparrowes, Richie Furay, Ringo Starr, Robin Trower, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Rush, Sam Phillips, Santana, Savoy Brown, Scott McKenzie, Seals and Crofts, Silly Wizard, Simon and Garfunkel, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy, The Smithereens, The Smiths, Spooky Tooth, Stacey Board, Steeleye Span, Stephen Stills, Steppenwolf, Subrosa, Sun Kil Moon, Swans, Talbot Brothers, Talbot-McGuire, T. Rex, Tim Buckley, Todd Rundgren, Tom Paxton, Tommy James and the Shondells, Traffic, The Turtles, Violet Run, U2, Uriah Heep, Van Morrison, Violet Run, Wendy Ohlwiler, Willie Nelson, Wire, The Yardbirds, and Yes.

Movies:

Lord of the Rings trilogy, all the Harry Potter movies, Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, The President's Analyst, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Saving Private Ryan, Rose Red, Montery Pop Festival, Woodstock, and Walk The Line.

Television:

Biography, History, History International, Comedy Central, and John and Kate Plus 8 (on TLC).

Books:

Lord of the Rings trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien), God Between Their Lips (Kathryn Bond Stockton), Sun and Water Poems (Hector Ahumada), The Wellspring (Sharon Olds), Flying Out With the Wounded (Anne Caston), everything by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley.

Heroes:

Jesus, my wife, my kids, my parents, my brothers, my uncle Carston, Barry McGuire, Dr. Sarah Woolsey, and Kathryn Bond Stockton.

My Blog

Rachels Children

RACHEL'S CHILDREN Barbed wire glances held me captive to your eyes, haunting as the wind that howled the night you disappeared.   The ashen blizzard twists and curls from chimney stacks like ser...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:46:00 PST

Catalpa

CATALPA For Thomas Merton Ascending the catalpa, large, dense leaves caress his face, soft as feathers on the wings of his protecting angel. Climbing to the highest branch, he leans out to feel the da...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:50:00 PST

Kiss

KISS For Margo This new mouth, this new tongue, these strange lips taste like morning feels in autumn, crisp and alive.   More than the hello/goodbye kiss, the unconscious, customary exchange of...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:53:00 PST

Ghost Hunting

GHOST HUNTING For Carston Illum The Beehouse The night he died, I dreamed my uncle rose from bed and walked out into open fields where he put honeycomb on tongues of children come to lead him home ag...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:49:00 PST

Beat

BEAT For Rebecca Vernon The vibe swells inside of me, hums like a thousand jet engines synchronized with the beat of my heart, pulsing wild through my legs, feet, arms and hands. A fierce, primal forc...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:38:00 PST

Son

SON For Kyle When your eyes were violet morning skies, your hair pale gold summer fields, you mended clouds with the sweep of your hand, sent comets reeling through the heavens in search of stars that...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:35:00 PST

Hours

HOURS Each morning, the abbey's church windows cast vibrant tongues of fire upon the stripped, white altar, beautiful and cruel. At Lauds, sunlight floods the bodies of saints, angels, and sallow-face...
Posted by Old Hippie on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:31:00 PST