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A HIGH RES COPY OF AN ICONIC DRUID HEIGHTS PHOTO COMES TO LIGHT
While there was a very poor version of this photo, with the caption “Elsa Gidlow 1959” on page 385 of Druid Heights’ Elsa Gidlow’s autobiography ELSA: I COME WITH MY SONGS the original was not in her files that are…
Read MoreDRUID HEIGHTS: HISTORIC COUNTER-CULTURE MECCA IN A NATIONAL PARK FACES DEATH BY NEGLECT
Below are what the author considers the “take-away” paragraphs of his medium.com story with the above title. You can access the full version of this story at: https://medium.com/@savedruidheights/druid-heights-an-early-counter-cultural-mecca-in-a-national-park-sliding-towards-oblivion-c806803695c2 “That’s a snapshot of the prologue and principle characters of Druid…
Read MoreTWO UPCOMING DRUID HEIGHTS RELATED TALKS IN MILL VALLEY, CA: MONDAY 12/3 AND WEDNESDAY 12/5
TIME TO REMIND: TWO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TALKS IN MILL VALLEY, CA NEXT WEEK RELATED TO DRUID HEIGHTS —MONDAY THE 2ND: GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA SUPERINTENDENT LAURA JOSS AND OTHER NPS PERSONNEL TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE MUIR…
Read MoreGerd Stern’s 90th at the Beat Museum in SF will include discussion of his Druid Heights experiences
UPDATE: THE GERD STERN 90TH EVENT AT THE BEAT MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS SUNDAY THE 2ND AT 7 PM WILL INCLUDE GERD AND I DISCUSSING HIS DRUID HEIGHTS DAYS. When I was at the Beat Museum a couple of…
Read MoreCOMING ON THE WEEK OF 11/12/2018: AN ANNIVERSARY, AN EVENT AND SOME NEWS
Next Friday, November 16th, will be the 45 anniversary of the passing of Alan Watts in his home in the Mandala House at Druid Heights on 11/16/1973. By pure coincidence it was on 11/16/2016 that I took a walk through…
Read MoreDRUID HEIGHT’S ELSA GIDLOW: IMMIGRANT
Here are some words worth considering when we think about Elsa Gidlow, who until age 6 was a resident of the UK, and from 6 until 21 was a resident of the province of Quebec, Canada. She immigrated to New…
Read MoreA BOOK YOU SHOULD OWN: THE ART AND LIFE OF JEAN VARDA
A LITTLE ADVICE FROM THE EDITOR: BUY A COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR YOURSELF AND ANOTHER FOR A FRIEND Since we are doing Varda I want to put in a plug for a great book: The Art and Life of…
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