oh my goddess!
you guys are so wonderful with the input. thankyou for the great suggestions, and support of this idea.
i myself am only thirty, a second gen hippie i guess you could consider me, my parents met in the san fran bay area. my brother is named Dylan after Bob Dylan/Dylan Thomas. i named my son Lennon. i grew up listening to my dad's albums...hendrix, joplin, allman bros, doobie bros, fleetwood mac, beatles, zepplin, doors, dead, bob dylan, the blues of course, to name a few. i was very much influenced by the music, politics, art, writing, and general counterculture that started in the 60s and 70s, and still continues in many ways. but i am saddened by the apathetic and cynical attitudes of today's youth, even among the local hippie crowd. i would love to help change this attitude, by repectfully capturing the essence of the hippie movement, as it was then, as it is now. the interpretation maybe has changed, i know punk-hippies, goth-hippies, piercings and body modification is bigger than ever, but the spirit is the same. the passion for change remains.
the stereotypes raise certain questions..."all hippies smoke pot/lsd/mushrooms", well, is the inclusion of substances such as these a good idea, especially if its aiming the larger community of hippies? of course not all hippies choose to partake in that experience, nor are all hippies vegetarians, or live on communes, or all wear tye dye, or whatever. so what symbols are chosen to appropriately represent hippies, then. this too requires contemplation.
i can tell you what will probably be included in my interpretation...tye dye backs, alot of nature (so the inclusion of marijuana leaves and mushrooms may be a part of the scenery), hippies of varied appearance (different ethnicities, styles, , etc.), some icons such as lennon, hendrix, morrison (but more as background characters, intersperced throughout, instead of main archetypes), and other representations of love and peace and unity. so i may draw upon some of these stereotypes but i hope to do it in a way that works for a more universal audience.
the name may be a problem, will folks even consider picking up a deck with hippie in the title if they have a certain perception of what hippies are about? eh, who cares, im making it for the hippies, lol.
oh, i am so sorry for the rambling, wanted to provide a bit more info since there has been an interest expressed in this idea. if anyone knows of a company who may be interested in publishing a deck of this type, let me know.
and i hope to have more input from the hippies of this forum in the future. will update as we go.
peace and brightest blessings, Eala
