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We’ve got lots of forests in North Alabama and sometimes a group called the Rainbow People come to Mount Cheaha and harmonize with nature. There are a great number of hippies living in the Calhoun County area; mainly in Anniston, Oxford and Jacksonville, Alabama. If any hippies need somewhere to move to, come on to Alabama. We have plenty of room and the people of our land don’t care what you look like.

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  2. alabama mostly sucks but it is beautiful and it really just depends on where you live. Tuscaloosa is pretty cool just go to the strip or downtown your bound to meet some alright folks.i wouldny recommend staying to long it will drive you crazy

  3. I moved back to my home state this summer, and it’s as ‘straight’ as it ever was! I haven’t seen any of my fellow hipsters, but then, I haven’t been looking! As far as the Rainbow clan cruising Mt. Cheaha, I’ve asked around and it seems the locals believe them to be family, but I never knew any of us to come to Alabama year after year. So I will be checking this out and will let you know! What cha gotta remember here is to low-profile yourself; ‘specially if ur doing something not quite legal, ‘k? I mean, John Law has nothing better to do but look for someone who’s too damn obvious, catch my drift? Alabama is a pretty clean state with lots of waterways and forests, camping acreage and hiking paths and I would highly recommend it to anybody wanting to see the outdoors around October; it’s beautiful then!!! But if ya come to be rowdy…expect the worst!!!

  7. I grew up in Birmingham (the “Heart of Dixie) in the late 50’s and 60’s. When I was about 6 years old I saw a bumper sticker that said “IF YOUR HEART’S NOT IN DIXIE GET YOUR ASS OUT!” They didn’t have to tell me twice. I’ve been up north (New York State) for 25 years and I can’t imagine ever wanting to live amongst those Bible-thumping rednecks in AL again. My whole family lives there and it’s all I can do to visit them for a few days every 3-4 years. I lived in Southside for a few years in the ’70s but the neighborhood ain’t what it once was. Bama is Bushland.

  8. I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. I have only met a few people who could even be close to being hippies. It’s really discouraging, but not discouraging enough. I used to want to leave but now as I am beginning to realize who I am and who I want to be and what I can do it’s liek I’ve found home all over again. The only thing lacking are the neighbors. Granted I have the redneck neighbor who has 20 differnet cars in his yard and looks at me funny because I walk down the street barefoot and braided, but I am looking for other barefooted and braided neighbors. People in Alabama are not as accepting as I’d liek them to be and that’s fine, but the few like-minded people there are around the B’ham area I’d LOVE to get to know.
    “Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.”

  9. My name is really josh and i was born in denver colorado but ive lived most of my life in oregon. i dont know why they call me alabama wildman, maybe i look like an alabaman. anyway im kind of afraid of alabama cause some of my relatives are from the south and most of em use the word “nigger” (not niggah but nigger) Well to make a long story short I have been thinking about visiting alabama since i got my beloved nickname but it sure seems like a place thats still stuck in the pre-civil war era. Do you guys have real live alabama woodsmen or does everyone live in cities and plantations??

  10. hey. i just moved to mobile from the atlanta area where i had grown up around friends with hippie parents, so when we moved here i felt the deep south stereo types about my hair, but it’s not that bad. i mean you can go to fairhope and be around some pretty cool people.

  11. Yeah born and raised in Alabama. A small town called Troy. Everyone here is at least one of the following…1 a god freak 2 hunter 3 redneck 4 racist 5 homophobic 6 sexist 7 conservative republican. I HATE it. I’m totally oppostie of all of that. I recently became vegetarian and as soon as someone finds out, “That’s stupid, animals are here to eat.” The only good thing is the nature, which is rapidly being ruined. The animals are dieing and Wal-Mart is buying everying. Yeah as soon as I hit 18 I’m getting out of this fuck hole. BUt until then… anyone wanna talk… Anna_Leigh@juno.com

  13. I live in a small south alabama town, it is definately not a hippy haven, we have strict ass cops, zero tolerance laws, (you can go to jail for 1 seed), and no hippy culture, but Tuscaloosa is a hippy college town, and Auburn has a small semi-hippy pop.

  16. I’m born and raised a Wisconsinite but I love the road and have been to southern Alabama several times. I have an old friend from junior high who moved to a small town in Covington County called Andalusia.. I’ve driven throughout the state and in all of my travels have not come across one person who I would call a hippie.. although I was met with numerous stares and a number of rather ignorant questions.. you see I have dreadlocks and most of my clothes are handmade. I cant count how many people commented on my hair and clothes and said they’ve never seen anyone quite like me… Having lived in Madison, WI for the past 4 years, I’d forgotten how odd I look to so many sheltered folks..

  17. I’ve lived in Burmingham for five years and there is no hippy scene here, but, I’ve learned that the scene is were you take it. There is a group I saw in Atlanta that reminded me of the music drove your spirit in the 60’s. I will encourage everyone to check these guys out. Jazzmatic is the name of the group and they are only a group of two, with a sound of five. Their site is Jazzmatic.com I talked to them and invited them to play at my loft if they can’t find a venue here. Check them out, let’s bring them to Alabama.

  18. Hey guys, listen up!!

    — for all you that have posted and are trying to sound like thugz… just stop… this state is eat up with thug wannabes who are nothing more than little boys… i am against the whole “thug” scene that has overcame this state. I’ve lived in Montgomery,Alabama for 21+ years and this state has its downfalls, but Alabama is a really beautiful place to live and harmonize with nature if you can find the right places.. unfortunately, this state is trying to grow … grow too much… and as someone else stated earlier in the posts, wal-mart is taking over everything.. i have seen some beautiful land tore apart to build a wal-mart. I am a true hippy at heart, but sometimes this state calls for you to act cold-hearted on the outside to survive even though on the inside your thinking… “PEACE, POT, & Microdots!!” hehe..!! The downfall of this state is the REDNECK, DRUNK ABUSIVE ASSHHOLES, the RACIST ASSHOLES, the RELIGIOUS FREAKS, and the OLD people who have lived here forever, GOD BLESS EM, but they are so stuck in their ways and blinded as to what is really going on in there on city, or even right across the street from where they live. Well everone I am off for now, if there is anyone in the montgomery area that would like to talk, I always love meeting new people with strong feelings and beliefs as I have.. e-mail me at jeff420@charter.net.

    — PEACE, POT, & MICRODOTS!!

    Jeff ; )

  19. Hey mommas, names kris, i go to school in mobile when im not on the road. i went out west for a while a few months ago, ended up snowboarding in utah for a week. im in birmingham now, fixing to head to athens, GA tomorow for 3 nights with STS9, just got back from the florida keys for 2 nights with Cheese and Langerado Music Fest. ill be at Wanee, Jazzfest, Trey at the Fox, few choice panic shows. looking for some kind folks to pass the days with, I collect live music, have over 300 hours of panic, some cheese, 200+ hrs of phish…
    drop me a line sometime,
    ILoveMyHouser@aol.com
    Good Vibes,
    Kris

  20. Stay as far away from this state as possible. I have to come here every so often for work and it is torture. I travel a lot and Alabama is definetely the worst state in the country.

  22. So Im currently at UAB and looking for some hippies to hang out with… anything that doesnt involve consumerism and TV pop culture … thrifting, chilling at parks, beading, writing, harmonizing, relaxing… it will be excellent. People who are not two faced and backstabbing would also be great. My AIM screen name is ecl1085, drop me a line and tell me you saw my post.

    peace, love, and bush out of office…

    Evan

  23. I’m not a hippy per se, but I enjoy jam band music (along with several other generes) and concert going.Hit me up if your going to John Scofield in ATL tonight…
    etree.org/Chachi420

  24. YOH MY HOMIES, alabama is the shizzle fo rizzle.. i smoke the best pizzle in the whole stizzle. if you wanna hang out in ttown and eat some chocolates, maybe goto the lake hit me up. PZ

  25. Ok, Alabama is different. For nature, it really has it all, “from the deepest canyon to the highest mountain” there is something to do here. Just dig a little, and you will find all kinds of naturalistic and outdoor things to do. Jacksonville State has a great field school program. Little River Canyon is absolutely beautiful and it is one of the newest national parks! Go get out and see our beautiful places, Alabama has a huge amount of biodiversity!!! If you really love the music, check out Foggy Hollow off 431 between Anniston and Gadsden. There is a wonderful family of friends in J’ville and my guys run the bar on Tues. night. Go check out Brothers Bar if you get the chance. Bigger names come on the weekends, but it’s not limited to groovy music. Panic, Dire Straits, even the Allman Brothers played at Brothers Bar in their early days. Anyway, like they say Stop bitching, Start a revolution! In other words, stop the rhetoric, get off your lazy ass and have a great day! If you show our politicians how much support the environmentalists have, there will be just that much more pressure, and there is a tipping point! See you at Uphonia!

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