Georgia Straight, celebrates 50 years

[pigshitpoet]

Vintage 1967

Comments

[bradygirl_12]

I was just thinking about this anniversary yesterday and wondering why I hadn't heard about any plans, so I googled and found out that the city of San Francisco has been giving the organizers a hard time, according to them. I hope something is pulled off.

I can't imagine all the hoopla in two years for Woodstock's 50th, though maybe nothing will come of it. The entire Civil War 150th observances (2011-2015) was almost completely ignored. Funny how things change. In the early '60s, the Civil War Centennial was observed by a slew of new books coming out, TV and movies doing Civil War themes, and kids going around with era-appropriate Army caps.

Guess people are just too absorbed with their cell phones to care about history anymore. *shrugs*

[pigshitpoet]

the city has months of events on calendar at the official web site, it's the aged fans who are disgruntled having it being co-opted by politicians..

this must be what you saw: http://50thsummeroflove.com

this is the SF heritage committee site: http://summerof.love/events/2017-07-31/

the events span many months! it's like a non-event? duh

http://pigshitpoet.livejournal.com/2050442.html

http://pigshitpoet.livejournal.com/2061079.html

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks for the info. And can't blame people for disgruntlement over politicians horning in! :)

[huskyteer]

This is just My Kind Of Thing and I had never heard of it at all. Thank you so much!

[pigshitpoet]

my pleasure!