Bio: Art Aratin

Name of Birth Certificate: Arthur Wayne Aratin Preference: Art Place of Birth: Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA Date of Birth: April 25, 1945I have lived in (all California residences): Sierra Madre, Ocean Park, Mar Vista, Palms, San Diego, Hollywood, Inglewood, West Los Angeles, Palms, Los Feliz, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood. Education: Montessori Nursery School, Beethoven […]

Summer of Love

Hey, ex-hippies! It’s time to take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Summer of Love. Yes, 40 years ago we put on our cowboy boots and vests, put a flower in our hair, and trekked to San Francisco and the Haight-Ashbury district to celebrate sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ […]

The Sahl Still Shines

Mort Sahl turned 80 on May 11. Along with Paul Krassner and Lenny Bruce, Sahl revolutionized comedy in the 1960s by making satire (cultural and political) a staple of standup routines. His career flourished from the beginning of the Eisenhower era (he got his start at the Hungry i in San Francisco) and continues to […]

Viva Elvis!

I have a confession to make. I never was a big fan of Elvis Presley, though I could appreciate how The King fascinated millions (maybe billions) of fans with his sexy sneer, swiveling hips, and deep-throated, bedroom voice. I was more into doo-wop instead of rockabilly, and by the time I learned to appreciate Elvis […]

Welcome to Dreamsville

Dreamsville: A site for people who came of age in the Sixties A generation bounded by Beatniks, Sputniks, Civil Rights and Camelot on one side, and Watergate, the end of the Vietnam War, and Disco on the other.   H ere you can chronicle your dreams and aspirations, post musings, thoughts, and histories of that […]

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