It's a well documented fact that hippies cannot be within earshot of a Slayer song, or they turn to dust or something.
Music Buzz Phish's much-hyped reunion is all set for tonight at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. Since tickets sold out in a matter of seconds and scalped stubs are going for $1,000, here's your guide to following tonight's Phish show online.
Culture Buzz Berkeley, California’s annual crazy parade takes place later this week, and will be replete with art cars and all of the city’s kookiest characters (read: everyone). The festival only further proves my thesis that Berkeley is the best place to play “Hobo or Hippie?” (via Laughing Squid)
Science Buzz Johns Hopkins’ ongoing study of the benefits of psychedelic mushrooms renews formal research of psychedelic substances. Originally conducted in 2002, the study investigated the effects of the active drug in psychedelic mushrooms, psilocybin. According to the report that was published in 2006, two-thirds of participants surveyed ranked the experience among the top five most spiritual events in their lives. New results, gathered 14 months after the study, indicate that high percentages of volunteers continue to report lasting positive changes in life-outlook and general behavior. Hippies rejoice!
Culture Buzz Between a new book about them and the recent reunion of their band Yo Ho Wa 13, the 1970s Los Angeles-based cult The Source is getting a lot of attention. The Source, led by Jim Baker aka Father Yod, was a pioneer in the organic food movement. Their restaurant on Sunset Boulevard was a hot spot for celebrities like Warren Beatty, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan and was the location for that scene in Annie Hall where Woody orders “the alfalfa sprouts and a plate of mashed yeast” from the white-robed waitress.
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