Heads And Freaks.

[Atheist]

In the olden days, hippies didn't exist; there were Freaks, and there were Heads. Then came the days of Hippies and 'If you go to San Francisco..."
Anybody here old enough to remember the pre-Hippie era?

[Canary42]

Beatniks

[andy-hughes]

Teddy Boys.

[tonyav]

Mods and Rockers.

[Canary42]

And of course Teddy Boys, then Mods and Rockers

[Canary42]

Ooops, crossed there.

[carolegif]

Beatnicks, Teddy Boys, Mods and Rockers. Started in the mid fifties. After hippies we had punks, New Romantics, etc.

[Atheist]

I'm talkin' 'bout Heads an' Freaks! They was well after Teds, Beats, Mods an' Rockers! (Hippies to you Straights!)

[Atheist]

...an' well before Punks and New Romantics. (David Bowie had a lot to do with all that).

[tonyav]

I'm talkin' 'bout Heads an' Freaks!

I've never heard of them, was it an American thing ?

[Atheist]

You forgot to mention Skinheads. First time I heard the term was in about 1965, and it was applied to Norman Foster (the architect), but it must have been around before that. Back to Teds - in those days knives (chivs) were all the rage - it's not a new thing.

[Atheist]

tonyav - it might have been american, but it was what they were called in London in my circle - 'Hippies' was certainly american. You're probably a bit young to remember the terminology from my era.

[237SJ]

I would have loved to live in London in the 1960s. Alas, I was too young. I would rather have been in London than Frisco though

[tonyav]

in London

Didn't spread out of London then, other wise I would have heard of them.

[Maydup]

Yeh man I remember!

Mostly off my head and feeling freaky man.

[Atheist]

Maydup - Hi Babe! How's it goin'?

[Atheist]

tonyav. Terminology tends to be localised both in time and space. 'Luv' is not always appreciated in London, and 'mate' is not always appreciated lsewhere.

[Atheist]

You have to be sensitive, as you can see in my reply to Maydup.

[Maydup]

Dreaming Atheist.
Remembering how we could all play guitar couldn't we?

[tonyav]

tonyav. Terminology tends to be localised both in time and space.

Wowwwwww, far out man.
To far out for an ex skinhead, suede head, soul boy.

[Atheist]

Well, Maydup, I could, a bit, (enough to earn a living). (but not air guitar - that was pathetic). Anyway - sorry I was a bit familiar, but it was meant to be light-hearted. :-)