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The mainstream unofficial definition of a hippie includes psychedelic
Grateful Dead T-shirts, and pro-hemp sidewalk literature handouts.
But as accurate as these stereotypes are, they are not all-inclusive. There
are old school hippies and neo-hippies.
Old school hippies are easy to spot. They have the
sun drenched wrinkles, dry stringy gray hair, and they are extra flighty in
demeanor. They tend to idolize Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead as if he
were a prophet. In their hey day, the hippies would travel nomadically - following
the teachings and musings of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead from wherever
they would perform anything from the Phish recording album. I'm not exactly
sure what a Phish is, but your local hippie might be able to 'enlighten' you.
Hippies who enjoy Phish also seem to congregate around
Trey Anastasio recordings too. There is little written about what a
'Trey Anastasio' is, nor how it relates to a 'Phish', but without a doubt,
some cannabis will make the definition and distinction clear as a bright
sunny day.
Hippies propensity for cannabis causes what they call
- 'cotton mouth'. The sensation of a dry mouth. Or that one 'feels'
as though one has cotton balls stuffed in ones mouth. This is both interesting
and amusing since cotton is used instead of hemp for things like canvas
materials. Wouldn't a hippie prefer to use the term 'canvas mouth' or 'hemp
mouth'?
Perhaps it is because canvas is used for paintings
that the term 'canvas mouth' is not used during cannabis consumption. After
all, who would want to stuff the Mona Lisa in their mouth? Then again, wasn't
it painted on the most wonderful gift - hemp? Oh well....
Neo-hippies like to use the term 420 for the
use of marijuana or cannabis. In many police jurisdictions, the code
420 is used to refer to marijuana possession, and has become code among neo-hippies
for 'a smoke out' - i.e. lets smoke some pot. Pot and the active ingredient
- THC are one of the cornerstones of the old-school hippie movement.
If THC were available in a legal pill, it would probably by shunned by the
hippie, with a preference for weed and seed rolled up into a
blunt joint.
Today's neo-hippies know pot, or weed without stems
or seeds. The old school hippie had no such luxury. Mexican gold was always
loaded with stems and seeds (not first hand experience, mind you) and the
THC containing marijuana was usually the last ingredient in a dime bag. But,
it's important to understand, that to the hippie of that era, Mexican gold
was the best, most powerful stuff going. A neo-hippie wouldn't use it for
a cup of tea these days - not even since the eighties.
Psychedelic posters were also a favorite of the hippies.
Even without the use of more powerful psychedelic drugs, the psychedelic posters
with patterns and colors were often used to provide something to stare at
- in a trance or trippy experience. like gaze while consuming
pot, i.e. weed, i.e. marijuana. Along with music of Jerry Garcias Grateful
Dead and others many a very mellow party has been had. Psychedelic tie-dye
T-shirts were the fit-in clothing outfits along with scraggly beards for men,
and bushy armpit hair and mustaches for the hippie women.
Many of these hippie relics can be seen today. Such a great era has lead
to the endless beggars - old hippies - on every single corner, doorway, or
stairway in San Francisco - stenching of waste. The responsible among us are
blamed for not teating the dregs. Others, oh so flighty and flittery cling
to beliefs of world peace, if only we could "talk and reason" with
those who would prefer to destroy our society for no good reason at all.
Please do not feed the hippies.
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