[Peace-discuss] James Petras fulminates…
C. G. Estabrook
galliher at uiuc.edu
Fri Dec 19 14:48:47 CST 2008
Exactly the scene I had in mind! (The granny's body-paint was flaking, as I
recall.)
Ah, the stuff you have in your mind, Wayne. I'm concerned...
At least we know now what Ginsberg was worried about. --CGE
E. Wayne Johnson wrote:
> memory fails a bit but a rough reconstruction is possible
>
> (Hip police officers on patrol)
> "Check that one out..."
> "He's a spade, he's groovy"
> "Yeah, all spades are groovy"
> "Look at that kid over there, he's groovy."
> **"He's groovy."
> **"See that chick with the halter top? She's groovy."
> **"Groovy."
> **"Hey, what about the granny waiting for the Walk light?"
> **"She's not groovy."
>
>
> ....I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed...
>
>
> C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>
>> I mentioned the '60s because I had in mind the counter-culture's
>> ironic use of the term. (See, e.g., the Firesign Theatre.)
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