Talking with the Hippies

In this episode of Talking with the Hippies, I chat with Chris Voisey, and get to listen to some of his poems. Chris grew up in Plymouth during the 50s/60s and has been writing poetry all of his life. I was lucky to get to look through some of his early journals - all the poems are dated and written in beautiful handwriting. I really struggled with poetry at school and have never been near it since, but I have to say, I really did enjoy listening to Chris's work. 

As the recording went on I found myself being taken to a deeper place within myself. I hope that you enjoy listening as much as I did.

The music on this podcast is a gift from my friend John Allen. He doesn't know it yet but I am saving up all the tracks he gives me to make up in to one big 'musicfest' podcast in due course.

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Love and peace Brothers and Sisters.

In this episode I chat with the author, and one time member of The Incredible String band, Rose Simpson.

We do chat for a long time, and yes, we do go over the sacred 60 minutes that the podcast experts say loses listeners. We cover a lot of ground - the 60s, the String Band, being an author, getting old, love and peace, and so much more - it was a joy!

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If you have stories to tell please do get in touch with me at [email protected].

Big thanks to my friend John Allen for the piano music - perfect for this one!

In this episode my guest is Steve Bentley, who worked in the drugs squad as an undercover cop in the 1970s. Steve was involved in surveillance and infiltration work in the infamous Operation Julie busts of 1978.  This is a good listen - I hope that you enjoy it. If you were in any way caught up in the events surrounding Operation Julie and would like to share your memories of that time, please do get in touch. 

Where to next for Talking with the Hippies - I started with a plan but the plan has gone. Things very much seems to be going where they go.   If you were involved or connected in any way to those heady days I'm after any stories connected to the entire culture - the music, the media, the festivals, the hippy trail, the politics, the US scene, etc. etc. - in fact any memories at all that you might like to share with the listeners of this podcast. If you want to be absolutely certain of finding out about each new episode please follow Talking with the Hippies on your podcast app.

In this episode I chat with my friend John Allen.

In the 60s we used the word 'cool' a lot. Looking back I can see that I put a lot of effort into trying to be 'cool'. I tried not to make problems, and I tried not to over-react to problems. I tried to keep a level head - not always an easy thing to do in some of the circumstances we found ourselves in. Why am I saying this - because spending an hour recording this podcast with John, made me feel as if I had lived through those years in a pretty tame way.

All the music in this episode is composed and played by John.

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Thank you for listening

In this episode I chat with my friend John about some of his thoughts and experiences of the 60s.

I really enjoyed recording and producing this podcast. I hope that you enjoy listening to it.

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If you have stories of those glorious times (or maybe not so glorious for some) that you would like to chat about please do get in touch with me at [email protected]

I'll sign off with the words of a Buddhist monk I met in 1971. Before every meditation session he would say,

'Let's begin this session by wishing goodwill and good wishes to all living beings'.

Totally with you on that one, Brother.

That difficult second podcast! 

Take it from me, if you enjoyed listening to episode one then you'll love this one too.

My guest today is Rose Ellis.

Among other things, Rose is a potter and a musician, but most importantly of all, a genuinely nice human being. We chat about all the usual stuff, you know, drugs, rock and roll, free love, travelling, love and peace, and more.

If you enjoy this podcast please remember to like and subscribe, and tell your friends. 

Also, if you have any stories from those days that you would like to share with me, please do get in touch at [email protected]. You don't necessarily have to be your typical old hippy (but if you are that's great) - I want to talk to anyone who has any connections to those heady days - so for example, was your kid a hippy, or have you got hippy parents, were you in the drug squad, did you marry a hippy and how did that work out, etc etc

Thanks for listening.

Love and Peace

Welcome to episode one of my new podcast.

The vague plan is to build up an audio archive loosely based on the events and culture of the Hippy era - roughly speaking 1965-72, plus maybe some of what happened next. I've got two more episodes in the can, so after that, it kind of depends what happens next - It could be a series of three!

My first guest is my old friend, Mr Ken Phillips. We met in 1970 and since then we have shared a few adventures along the way. I really enjoyed our conversation - I hope that you do too.

If you have friends that you think may also enjoy this podcast, please do share the link. Also, if you have any memories from those heady days, that you think might be good to add to the archive, please do contact me on [email protected] . I'm keen to talk about the music, the festivals, the media, the lifestyle, the philosophy, the politics - and pretty much anything else at all connected to those days really .

Don't forget to subscribe to 'Talking with the Hippies' to make sure that you get to hear episode 2.

Thank you to my dear friend, Hurricane Rodriguez for the music - hopefully lots more to come.

Love and Peace brothers and sisters - fifty years on and it's still the best!