Paul Wilson - Hippie Invasion (3:41) Paul Wilson's Hippie Invasion was a local Georgia record, released in the aftermath of the second Atlanta International Pop Festival in July 1970. Despite its name, the festival was actually held a little south of Macon in Byron, Georgia at a now abandoned racetrack called the Middle Georgia Raceway. Longhaired youngsters from all over the nation showed up for the three day festival to catch live sets by B.B. King, Procul Harum, the Allman Brothers, Captain Beefheart, Ravi Shankar, Jethro Tull, Blood Rock and Jimi Hendrix among others. None of this impressed Paul Wilson, who responded with this tirade against the counterculture. What he lacked in musical talent, he made up for with acrimony.
Johnny Selph - A Georgia Country Boy's Dream (2:11) This one details the misadventures of a guy who spots what he thinks is a captivating young lady and hatches an impromptu plan that he figures will leave him with a bride, a cook and a new cotton picker. The only hitch is that the gal of his dreams is actually a dude with long hair. Johnny would've been better off spending his time and money with an optometrist, I think.
Marvin Rainwater - The Haircut (2:37) Marvin's problem? His kid refuses to get a haircut, so Marvin rounds up one of his pals and they hatch a plan give the kid a G.I. buzz cut. Let's just say, things don't exactly go according to plan.
Here are links to previous dispatches in this ongoing series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Santa's A Hippie.
Thanks for posting this. This is hilarious and a breath of fresh air. Stressful days and times call for comedic relief and I found it today. I'm glad I came across these postings.
Hope you are having a great week!
Derek
Posted by: Derek | March 09, 2011 at 07:59 PM
Love it! My Dad has friends that went to the pop festival back in the day and they always try to impress me with this news.
Posted by: Debbie D | March 10, 2011 at 11:19 AM