Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 9, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Marc James Small wrote: > 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. I dare say that wasn't at UC Berkeley... (probably at some east coast ivy league school... :-) ) > > 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. those were the days... Steve (at Berkeley 1967 -1969, straight from Princeton) > > Marc > > > msmall at aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information