Tina_Boomerina

Yeah man, I was there... back in the day. I'm something of an aging-hippie chick (on the younger side) who ended up in the Seattle suburbs (gasp... boring suburbia) to raise my baby hippies.

1. I'm not sure if you're talking about now or "then", but I think flower children don't usually wear tie dye. They wear organic cotton and (the girls) wear flowing, flowery tops and dresses. It might be different in Bend, but the true giveaway is the flower garlands on their heads. (I think it's more likely that you'd see a "wookie" in tie dye... tie die shows less dirt.)

2. None of the trustfund babies I knew came from Connecticut, but I have to laugh at the part about the "permanent record".

And, even though I've just moved to the small town of Bend, I'm probably closest to a Metrohippie... sans chickens. Sounds like a good lifestyle.

If you have any questions about traditional (old-school) hippiedom, you can ask me or Mickey. I think Mickey sounds like he/she's in the groove.

Tina Boomerina (Boomerinas.com)