(Where are they now?)
- Of the approximate 6 million hippies that roamed the USA during the 60’s most have been assimilated into main stream society. The mean age of the “Hippy” is 54.
- The majority of the males, for unexplained reasons, have gravitated into the insurance industry. They still consider themselves rebels and sometime go to work without wearing underwear. They can be seen on the weekends in sandals and shorts and spend their time searching the Internet for Bachman Turner Overdrive reunion concerts tickets. They often frequent specialty coffee shops and eat bran muffins.
- The aging Hippy still partakes in the smoking of the “Reefer”, which they obtain from their teenage children.
- They often voice their support for various causes, but typically this does not include actually doing anything or giving money. (The high price for today's “Doobies” is the reason.)
- About 10% are still living the hard core life style. The men can be found living in the basements of their aging parents homes. The proliferation of cable TV and the wide spread use of the Internet are the primary reason they still dwell in the basement. The parents often say “ He’s working on a computer program.” The reality is they normally just watch Nicklelodeon and surf the web for soft-core porn. The porn they are attracted to normally consist of young topless girls wearing floppy hats and flowing skirts set in some farm field. Hard core porn is often avoided because the physical acts shown, seem to take too much effort to think about let alone do. A surprising number of these men fantasize about becoming work place snipers. The problem they face is the fact that they typically have never actually "worked" and do not know anything about guns.
- The hard core female Hippy is often found in the small retail business arena. They own and operate Tea & Herb Shops, Flower Shops, Health Food Stores and natural fiber clothing resale shops. They live in energy efficient housing and conduct women’s issue based meetings on a regular bases. Because they now realize most men are pigs, they often remain unmarried and have the occasional lesbian encounter while hosting therapeutic oil and candle bath parties. Their average net worth is in the high six to low seven figures.
- The youth of today seem drawn to the free wheeling lifestyle of the 60’s Hippy. This is often encouraged by their elders telling stories of old concerts and war protests. The kids of today fail to realize that most of the male protestors simply want to avoid military duty and did not want their asses shot off. The male hippy simply wanted Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll. The female Hippy had the more sincere desire for peace while the male hippy just wanted the female hippy naked. The common slang of the era is a clue that the youth of today miss. (RIP OFF, BURN OUT, BAD TRIP, WASTE CASE, FRIED and so forth) The aging Hippy still supports the legalization of “POT” but fails to realize the weed grown today is a far cry from the product they were use to. When the aging hippies smokes some killer weed and finds themselves in the laundry room staring at the appliances with no clue as to what they are or how they work, you would think they would realize the dangers to the youth of today. Then again they most all certainly have brain damage..
Note: The dangers of the new reality TV programming need to be addressed. The hippies in the basement can’t handle it and without their cartoons and re-runs of the Andy Griffith Show (Barney Fife and Ernest T. Bass are cool), they may start to emerge into the real world. They are ill equipped to handle it and we need to ensure that the twilight of their lives are comfortable, as long as their parents resources have not been exhausted. The basement dwellers are not a danger to society but they could wander into traffic and cause traffic jams.