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Polychromatic bluebird bus flying down the highway.
The straight people freak at the freeeks that fly'
down the highway of life. Golden river flows somewhere under the
straight black line.
Inside the bus the group mind grows. The gears hum a happy tune.
While the tires spinning whisper sweet mantras to 3rd gear.
The journey started somewhere in some beat bards tears. The day
someone stoled his drum. Causing the people to go foreward and find
the beat.
.... Sagetea
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Going Furthur-Hippie Museum Goals for 2006
by John Shiflet
The Hippie Museum turned an important corner in 2005 when the State of California finally approved the Museum's non-profit status. A call for initial funding went out in the fall and contributions came back in true hippie fashion ranging from people who could easily give generously to an apologetic young college student who could only afford to send $10 but did so because she believed in the Museum's principles of love and peace. This first funding drive collected enough funds to purchase a used 1970 VW minibus in late December; the classic VW bus being a perennial Hippie favorite. The addition of transportation capabilities represents the beginning of the Hippie Museum changing from an Internet virtual museum website to a physical, tangible, real-world entity. The bus will allow Museum volunteers to take exhibits on the road, caravan-fashion, and share the history and philosophy of the Hippie Movement nationally and perhaps even internationally. This mode of "spreading the word" was made famous by Ken Kesey and his Prankster band of merry gypsies in the mid-1960's. It's seems only right for the Hippie Museum to pay homage to these movement pioneers by taking the show on the road in 2006. Stay tuned-in for more important developments as we make the bus road-worthy while adding colorful coats of Psychedelic Regalia to the exterior.
The virtual, online aspect of the Hippie Museum has not been neglected either. In preparation for a new year and a new chapter in the Museum's history, our very popular website, which has logged over 300,000 "hits" a month, is now improved and expanded to reflect our growth. Another important new addition to the website is a marketing section as the Hippie Museum is constantly being asked by individuals if we offer Museum T-shirts, coffee mugs, and bumper stickers. Fans of the Hippie Museum are often avid readers as well and the Museum is working to partnership with several authors to offer their books with a portion of the sales proceeds going to fund Museum activities. Other possible ventures are being considered to continue and expand the Museum's mission of education. In time, it will be important to include benefactors sympathetic to the Museum's goals and form a core group of Museum friends and supporters. In this regard, The Hippie Museum has the same operational funding needs as every other museum entity.
However, by virtue of the Hippie Movement and the legacy it represents, the Hippie Museum will always be different and unique. While most museums merely preserve a quaint slice of by-gone history, the Hippie Museum is alive, organic, and ever-changing. At it's core is the belief that out of the so-called Counter-Cultural movement of the Sixties emerged some valuable concepts about living. These concepts focus on our relationships with other people and most importantly, how we treat this planet we live on. Out of the psychedelic philosophical haze of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district emerged the concept of going back to the land as a better alternative than being cooped up in large, crowded cities. Hippies found prototypical models in the simple lifestyles of Native American peoples who had a minimal impact on the environment. Many continue to believe that the current industrialization and globalization of modern society is having an adverse impact on our planet and is not sustainable in the long run.
Therefore, a long-term goal of the Museum is to educate people about sustainable ways of living. This critical mission can be accomplished in a Museum-backed intentional community which demonstrates to visitors viable alternatives to non-sustainable, fossil-fuel based economies. Topics such as bio-diesel, non-polluting energy generation, organic farming, and cooperative, non-materialistic focused living in harmony with others are educational ideals worth sharing.
For the future, a long-term sustainable intentional community is envisioned as home to the Hippie Museum. Besides real-world on-going activities to provide visitors with information and experience, permanent historical exhibits will provide a backdrop. It is hoped that some of the original buses from Stephen Gaskin's Caravan can be brought to the Museum site from their resting place at The Farm in Tennessee, to provide additional exhibit space. A library and education center will provide a valuable information resource for scholars and visitors. To the extent possible, volunteers will be sought for Museum activities and it is hoped that any corporate funding can be held to a minimum.
2006 will be a pivotal year for the Hippie Museum. Won't you join us in helping to make it happen by signing up for our Museum newsletter which will keep you up-to-date on our progress? We neither sell nor share this information with any other organization or entity. Therefore, it is critical we ask for your generous support as a friend of the Museum.(click on link) Not a penny contributed is wasted-we do not have a large paid staff-all donated funds go directly to support the Museum's goals and activities.
In the Spirit of Peace, Love, and Friendship,
The Hippie Museum Staff
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Here is an outline of theVision that got the whole ball rolling, from the museum's founder Neill Kramer and here you'll find the History of the Museum, written up by Alicia Bay Laurel.
You can contact the museum at hippiemuseum @ yahoo.com
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Here is a rough outline of what you can find on the museum pages. Enjoy your visit.
Timeline
( links to "legendary" events, music, and personalities)
The Personal
(Fashion, Architecture, Transportation, Drugs, Spirituality )
The Political
(Anti-War Organigations, News, Underground Press, Diggers )
The Earth
( Back to the Land, Health, Spiruality, Communities)
Express Thyself
(Music, Art, Literature, Personalities)
Happenings
(Raibow Gatherings, Music, Current Events)
Collections
( 60's memoralbilia awaiting exhibition )
Join Us
(Membership, About Us, Museum Shop)
Updates
(a list of recent additions)
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We know the magic of people sharing and caring. Let's work together and make this happen. .............. With Love and dreams of Peace on Earth......... The Hippie Museum.
Thank You. We Love You . Peace.
The Hippie Museum Vision
or send checks or money orders here:
The Hippie Museum
P.O. Box 7867
Santa Cruz
California
95061
EMAIL
hippiemuseum
@
Yahoo.com
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