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Subject: [Leica] OT: The Free Speech Movement
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:04:54 -0400
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The Free Speech Movement was an iconic protest 
group at UC Berkeley formed in 1964 when the 
Administration attempted to ban all student civil 
rights activities.  In many respects, the Free 
Speech Movement's formation marked the transition 
of the counter-culture from its Beatnik, Maynard 
G. Krebs, days to the ascent of the Hippies.  One 
of the founers was the late Mario Savio, who 
suggested, "never trust anyone over 30", which 
was to become one of the grand slogans of the counter-culture.

In 1980, on my 30th birthday, I walked into my 
first class and advised my fellow students that 
no one should ever again trust me.  Blank stares 
resulted.  I then asked, "Mario Savio?"  More 
blank stares.  "The Berkeley Free Speech 
Movement?" Yet more blank stares.  "Never trust 
anyone over 30?"  Absolute lack of comprehension.  Now, THAT day, I felt old.

The same thing happened the day Bill Haley 
died.  No one had ever heard of him, or his 
Comets, or "Rock Around the Clock" or THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE.

I had missed it, but Mario Savio died from heart 
problems in 1996.  I spoke with him, VERY briefly, in 1967.

Marc


msmall at aya.yale.edu
Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!



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