Fear and Loathing of Boca Raton A Hippies' Guide to the Second Sixties

Name: Fear and Loathing of Boca Raton A Hippies' Guide to the Second Sixties
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ISBN: 9781884956744

ISBN-10: 1884956742

ISBN-13: 9781884956744

Edition: 2007

Authors: Steven Lewis

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Steven Lewis begins this funky, friendly riff on the cosmic-and not so cosmic-rhythms of a generation, unlike any other generation. Fear and Loathing of Boca Raton is a bit like the response to a Zen Koan, a mindful extended reflection on the seemingly paradoxical wants and needs of the Question Authority Generation: a guided, self-guided, non-manual manual that captures the spirit and imagination of a spirited and imaginative generation charting uncharted new territory. In this fresh and present journey into the second Sixties (way way way out beyond the unholy trinity of Viagra, statins, and early bird specials), the reader finds resonant and funny and unpredictable licks on everything…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Publication date: 10/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 190
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.01" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Deadhead Driver in a Cadillac



Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Again)


The Gray Album


Fear and Loathing of Boca Raton


Bankrolling Your Retirement Without a Bankroll


Shall I Wear My Bellbottoms Rolled?


Being and Healthiness: A New Wrinkle on Kierkegaard


Lost In the Health Care Bureaucracy



Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll (After the Early-Bird Special and Preferably Before Midnight)


Sex and the Sexagenarian


Still Getting it On After All These Years


Roommates/Housemates/Shacking Up/Living in Sin


The Older People's Pharmacy


Ganga For Gramps


The Legacies of Woodstock and Vietnam


The Stairway to Heaven



Grand Celestial Travel... Riding the Marrakesh Express


Choosing a Handle With a Little Heft and Hip in It


Grand Alchemy


With a Little Help from My Friends (and Family)


Karmic Indulgences


Spare that Rod, Spoil that Grandchild


Empty Nest: Take One



Afterthoughts and Flashforwards


Blood Simple


To 'too or Not to 'too


My Resignation from the Old Men's Club


About the Author