[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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