60s to 2004 hows it changed???

passingby · Nov 7th, 2005, 01:38

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did anyone read carma cola?

I did too. It is a funny book. made me laught quite a bit. really good read.

tigertiger.. · Nov 8th, 2005, 04:42

I thought it was funny too. Gita Mehta was it (?)It's been a while since I read it, but I seem to remember a quote about never trusting a baba wearing adidas running shoes !
Oh yeah, the thread- I remember renting Timothy Leary's old bungalow in 1989 (Hepworth, Kims,or whatever it's called now) for 3 months @ 300rs. a month, just me,the view, and the vulture that liked to watch me sunbathe !

rcreeker · Nov 8th, 2005, 09:52

I travelled overland from England in 1971. Got rid of the car and most of our stuff in Kabul and carried on by train and bus. Stayed at the Golden temple in Amritsar for 3 weeks for free, helping in the kitchen where 10,000 people a day were fed, again for free. Does that still happen?
From there to McCleod Ganj where we stayed in a house made of newspaper. 10 hippies cooking on a wood fire, bathing in the waterfall. Everyone said you could get pot behind the theatre but every time we went there, there was no one there! Then we realized that was where it grew!
Then Manali for a month. No hotels, a restaurant or 2 and we rented a house in a marajuana field. Daily walks to the hot springs which I now realize was 6km away. An old man and his old wife delivered water to our house every morning...10 gallons carried up a steep hill on their backs for a rupee and a beadie a day!
Now it is 35 years later and I am going back with husband and daughter but I don't want to go back to any of the places I went before cause i don't want the disappointment. Is Manali really a ski resort now? My image of Old Manali is a village with no commerce, just folks living in huts with piles of firewood everywhere. A highlight of my life!

concoran · Nov 8th, 2005, 11:07

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Originally Posted by rcreeker

Stayed at the Golden temple in Amritsar for 3 weeks for free, helping in the kitchen where 10,000 people a day were fed, again for free. Does that still happen?

Yes, it does, indeed, at least as far as feeding goes. I guess some aspects of India do never change, for good.
I think we should keep this thread only for those stars who went to India in 60s and 70.
Oops, I just posted

jyotirmoy · Nov 8th, 2005, 11:54

concoran,
What about an Indian who had seen all this happen around him from the 60's. Timothy's bungalow? Rings a series of bells.

Wanderer22 · Nov 8th, 2005, 12:54

Another old negative from the 70s....

I remember seeing this fellow crossing the street in Bombay near Marine Drive. Turban, beads, velvet jacket and pants. Another hippy on the way to Goa?

Is this you 34 years ago? Fess up? What would be the chance of photographing another IM member back then?

Que the theme music from Twilight Zone.

W22

seventies'hippy · Nov 8th, 2005, 12:58

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Originally Posted by Wanderer22

Another old negative from the 70s....

I remember seeing this fellow crossing the street in Bombay near Marine Drive. Turban, beads, velvet jacket and pants. Another hippy on the way to Goa?

Is this you 34 years ago? Fess up? What would be the chance of photographing another IM member back then?

Que the theme music from Twilight Zone.

W22

No It's not me But I feel that I too have come across this person before,,,,,,,,,,,,
Where are you now!

seventies'hippy · Nov 8th, 2005, 13:05

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Originally Posted by rcreeker

I travelled overland from England in 1971. . My image of Old Manali is a village with no commerce, just folks living in huts with piles of firewood everywhere. A highlight of my life!

For the same reasons I'm steering clear of Manali...........
Do you remeber Shankars Chai shop & the guy with no legs who got everywhere on a skateboard type thing propelled by his hands pushing on the ground,,,,,,,,,,,

Ikuru · Nov 8th, 2005, 13:59

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Originally Posted by rcreeker

I travelled overland from England in 1971. Got rid of the car and most of our stuff in Kabul and carried on by train and bus. Stayed at the Golden temple in Amritsar for 3 weeks for free, helping in the kitchen where 10,000 people a day were fed, again for free. Does that still happen?
From there to McCleod Ganj where we stayed in a house made of newspaper. 10 hippies cooking on a wood fire, bathing in the waterfall. Everyone said you could get pot behind the theatre but every time we went there, there was no one there! Then we realized that was where it grew!
Then Manali for a month. No hotels, a restaurant or 2 and we rented a house in a marajuana field. Daily walks to the hot springs which I now realize was 6km away. An old man and his old wife delivered water to our house every morning...10 gallons carried up a steep hill on their backs for a rupee and a beadie a day!
Now it is 35 years later and I am going back with husband and daughter but I don't want to go back to any of the places I went before cause i don't want the disappointment. Is Manali really a ski resort now? My image of Old Manali is a village with no commerce, just folks living in huts with piles of firewood everywhere. A highlight of my life!

Great post.
I wish I´d been there.

Ikuru · Nov 8th, 2005, 14:00

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Originally Posted by Wanderer22

Another old negative from the 70s....

I remember seeing this fellow crossing the street in Bombay near Marine Drive. Turban, beads, velvet jacket and pants. Another hippy on the way to Goa?

Is this you 34 years ago? Fess up? What would be the chance of photographing another IM member back then?

Que the theme music from Twilight Zone.

W22

What a looser that guy is.

Im going to Goa Maaan! Its all happening Maaan! Tune in Man! Stop the war Maaan!

jyotirmoy · Nov 8th, 2005, 14:14

Yes I vividly remember this man from Manali but not very good experience.

iwanttogoback · Nov 8th, 2005, 20:17

have any of you read 'the drifters' by james michener?
i feel like i've fallen into a cyber version of what is one of my favourite books.
i love this thread and am really glad it has been resurrected.

cyberhippie · Nov 8th, 2005, 20:31

Yeah I've read The Drifters great book, I got the feeling James A Michener had actually lived the hippy life apparent in the book

Dr Funkenstein · Nov 8th, 2005, 20:38

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Originally Posted by seventies'hippy

No It's not me

Awww, I was really hoping that was you, mate!

Will anyone else here admit to wearing a gratuitous turban? (Steve B excepted, naturally?)

PeakXV · Nov 8th, 2005, 21:42

Binder Dundat!

Not exactly the Hippy era but on a $100 bet back in '99, I had to set up office as a snake charmer on Janpath. My mates picked out the "most charming" turban they could find ... made an extra 48 Rps tips in my hours service too! ..... then it all went terribly wrong and Bindi the Boa latched on to me neck like an enraged red-headed step sister!!!!

..... took a cattle prod and a pair of amped up car booster cables to dissuade it of choking me into oblivion

No hard feelings though took everyone back to the Imperial Hotel for a few rounds at the whiskey bar

http://www.indiamike.com/india/attac...1&d=1131465561

Nov 8th, 2005, 09:52	#63
rcreeker Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: canada Posts: 75	India 1971...a life changing experience I travelled overland from England in 1971. Got rid of the car and most of our stuff in Kabul and carried on by train and bus. Stayed at the Golden temple in Amritsar for 3 weeks for free, helping in the kitchen where 10,000 people a day were fed, again for free. Does that still happen? From there to McCleod Ganj where we stayed in a house made of newspaper. 10 hippies cooking on a wood fire, bathing in the waterfall. Everyone said you could get pot behind the theatre but every time we went there, there was no one there! Then we realized that was where it grew! Then Manali for a month. No hotels, a restaurant or 2 and we rented a house in a marajuana field. Daily walks to the hot springs which I now realize was 6km away. An old man and his old wife delivered water to our house every morning...10 gallons carried up a steep hill on their backs for a rupee and a beadie a day! Now it is 35 years later and I am going back with husband and daughter but I don't want to go back to any of the places I went before cause i don't want the disappointment. Is Manali really a ski resort now? My image of Old Manali is a village with no commerce, just folks living in huts with piles of firewood everywhere. A highlight of my life!

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Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 434	Is this you? Another old negative from the 70s.... I remember seeing this fellow crossing the street in Bombay near Marine Drive. Turban, beads, velvet jacket and pants. Another hippy on the way to Goa? Is this you 34 years ago? Fess up? What would be the chance of photographing another IM member back then? Que the theme music from Twilight Zone. W22 Attached Thumbnails

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PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 3,770	Will anyone else here admit to wearing a gratuitous turban? Binder Dundat! Not exactly the Hippy era but on a $100 bet back in '99, I had to set up office as a snake charmer on Janpath. My mates picked out the "most charming" turban they could find ... made an extra 48 Rps tips in my hours service too! ..... then it all went terribly wrong and Bindi the Boa latched on to me neck like an enraged red-headed step sister!!!! ..... took a cattle prod and a pair of amped up car booster cables to dissuade it of choking me into oblivion No hard feelings though took everyone back to the Imperial Hotel for a few rounds at the whiskey bar http://www.indiamike.com/india/attac...1&d=1131465561 Attached Thumbnails __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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Nov 8th, 2005, 04:42	#62
tigertiger.. light my fire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: uk Posts: 10	I thought it was funny too. Gita Mehta was it (?)It's been a while since I read it, but I seem to remember a quote about never trusting a baba wearing adidas running shoes ! Oh yeah, the thread- I remember renting Timothy Leary's old bungalow in 1989 (Hepworth, Kims,or whatever it's called now) for 3 months @ 300rs. a month, just me,the view, and the vulture that liked to watch me sunbathe !

Nov 8th, 2005, 11:54	#65
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 3,994	concoran, What about an Indian who had seen all this happen around him from the 60's. Timothy's bungalow? Rings a series of bells.

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