When stoned hippies took over live tv in 1967

David Hoffman

This is a very strange scene. It is a segment from David Silver’s 1967 experimental National television program that pushed the boundaries of TV. In this scene David engages with hippies like Abbie Hoffman mixed with political and artistic radicals.

I admire David Silver for diving in and trying to understand what was going on. To many in the 60s generation this stuff was exciting and fun. It separated them from their parents generation who were seen as square and uptight. What you see in this clip is an expression of what was called The Generation Gap.

Attendees included Abbie Hoffman, an American social and political activist, Jim Fouret, an active member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe and Linn House, a founder and editor of Innerspace Magazine...

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