[extropy-chat] RE: I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war

[Samantha Atkins]

On Oct 30, 2005, at 7:49 PM, Damien Broderick wrote:

> At 07:27 PM 10/30/2005 -0800, spike wrote:
>
>
>> > *Decades ago, Three Dog Night uttered:
>> >
>> > If I were the king of the world
>> > Tell you what I'd do
>> > I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war
>> > Make sweet love to you
>> > Sing it now, jooooy to the world...
>> >
>> > Jeff or someone who was there, please explain: I can
>> > see
>> > wanting to throw away the war, but why would anyone
>> > wish to throw away the cars and the bars?
>>
>
> Pacifist stoner pedestrians?
>

There was a big back to nature sort of vibe going down in the 60s.    
Thankfully that part had mostly burned out in unsuccessful communes  
by the time I was old enough to begin my latter day hippie thing in  
the early 70s.

- samantha