Now I know I've hit the big time.
Tuesday's incendiary little piece on the legacy of the Woodstock-Boomer era has actually generated an official rebuttal on the Huffington Post -- from fossilized 60s counter-culture icon Paul Krassner, no less.
It's titled, imaginatively, "Baby Boomers and Hippies Were Not the Same."
And here it is in its entirety:
"This is a minor response to Chez Pazienza -- the Guitar Hero with feet of claymation [Note: My bio at HuffPo jokingly lists "Guitar Hero" among my credits] -- and his post, 'What a Long, Strange, Thoroughly Obnoxious Trip It's Been,' a delusionally subjective, condescending blog, filled with hostile generalizations and a million exaggerations.
These days -- despite the wingnuts media binge and the major disappointments of the Obama administration -- there also seems to be a mass awakening in process, comparable to the evolutionary jump in consciousness that took place during the '60s, enhanced by technology.
It gives me a sense of hope, as well as a sense of continuity, that countercultural values have 'infiltrated' mainstream awareness, such as the peace movement, organic food, animal rights, protecting rainforests, environmental sustainability, growing hemp, anti-pollution, recycling waste, racial equality, feminism, renewable energy, alternative healthcare, and diversified spiritual practices."
Um, okay.
I guess it's a coherent argument if you've made an "evolutionary jump in consciousness" at some point.
By the way, thanks for setting me straight, Paul. I was totally off-base about you guys being magisterial and staggeringly impressed with yourselves.
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