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A love-in is a peaceful public gathering focused on meditation, love, music, sex and/or use of recreational drugs. The term was coined by Los Angeles radio comedian Peter Bergman, creator of comedy group The Firesign Theater, who also hosted the first such event on Easter, 26 March 1967 in Elysian Park.[1]
The term
The term love-in has been interpreted in varying manners, but is often connected to protesting local, social or environmental issues.[2][3] Such protests were often held in opposition to the Vietnam War.[4] As such, love-ins are largely considered a staple of the 1960s hippie counterculture.
More recently the term is occasionally used figuratively to describe a situation in which people shower praise on one another in excess.[5]
Background
The First Love-in was preceded by the Heavenly Happening, at midnight, on November 16, 1966, on the Sheep Meadow in Central Park, organized by New York Parks Commissioner, Thomas Hoving,[6] and the 'Human Be-In at the Polo Fields in San Francisco 's Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967.[7][8][9]
First Love-in on Easter in Elysian Park
The First Love-in started before dawn.[10] The Los Angeles Free Press promoted the event.[10] 15,000 people crowded in a natural amphitheater in Elysian Park, and listened to the psychedelic rock bands Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Clear Light, and the Flamin' Groovies.[11][12][13]
1967 New York Easter Be-in
The New York Easter 1967[14] be-in was organized by Jim Fouratt an actor, Paul Williams editor of Crawdaddy! magazine, Susan Hartnett head of the Experiments in Art and Technology organization and Chilean poet and playwright Claudio Badal.[15]
References
- ↑ "Rare Elysian Park Love-In Poster". https://www.lofty.com/products/rare-elysian-park-love-in-poster-1-18p4aa.
- ↑ Book of Life reference to early love-ins
- ↑ A Houston-area "Love In " -- a flash mob gathering to save Love Elementary School from being shut down, in March 2011.
- ↑ "Newsreel". History.sandiego.edu. http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/qt/v/19670505a.html. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ↑ "Meaning of "love-in" in English". Cambridge English Dictionary: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Cambridge University Press. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/love-in. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ Warsh, Marie (21 February 2019). "Happenings: Art, Play, and Urban Revitalization in 1960s Central Park". https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/happenings-art-play-and-urban-revitalization-in-1960s-central-park.
- ↑ "American Experience Summer of Love". PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/program/love_02_wm_lo.html.
- ↑ Goldberg, Danny (13 January 2017). "All the Human Be-In Was Saying 50 Years Ago, Was Give Peace a Chance". https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/all-the-human-be-in-was-saying-50-years-ago-was-give-peace-a-chance/.
- ↑ Palmer, Steven. "The Human Be-In Teach-In". Columbia University. http://oralhistory.columbia.edu/human-be-in.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Elysian Park Love-In Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary This Sunday" (in en). 14 April 2017. https://laist.com/news/elysian-park-love-in-50.
- ↑ "Elysian Park Love-in, March 26, 1967". https://www.amontheradio.com/2017/01/elysian-park-love-in-march-26-1967.html.
- ↑ "Elysian Park Love-In Los Angeles 1967 Gary Grimshaw AOR 3.53 Event Poster". https://concertposterauction.com/Listing/Details/429750/Elysian-Park-LoveIn-Los-Angeles-1967-Gary-Grimshaw-AOR-353-Event-Poster. "Original 1st printing 17&3/8 x 22&3/8" concert/event poster for the 3/26/1967 Easter Sunday Love-In, an all-day happening held at Elysian Park in Los Angeles, CA......... by Gary Grimshaw, image is featured in the Art of Rock book on page 270 (plate 3.53)."
- ↑ Magnuson, Sulfiati. "This first Love-In for L.A. held in Griffith Park's Elysian Field on Easter Sunday, 1967" (in en-us). https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/this-first-love-in-for-l-a-held-in-griffith-parks-elysian-news-photo/1158432091. "It wasn't just self-identified hippies who attended, but bikers, the "straight" ones, the curious ones, singles and families, and self-proclaimed clans ("families" created by choice) flying home-made banners. And, yes, many were high, openly flaunting the laws. at the 1st Elysian Park Love-In on March 26, 1967 in Los Angeles, California"
- ↑ Holson, Laura M. (25 March 2019). "When a 'Be In' in Central Park Was Front-Page News". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/style/central-park-be-in-history.html.
- ↑ McNeil, Don (March 30, 1967). "Central Park Rite is Medieval Pageant". Village Voice. https://www.villagevoice.com/2010/02/05/the-1967-central-park-be-in-a-medieval-pageant/.
External links
- Sulfiati Magnuson. (1967) Elysian Park Love-In - Getty Images
- Michael Ochs. (1967) Elysian Park Love-In - Getty Images
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