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Haircuts recycled
 Things have changed. When was the last time you saw a barber pole. I remember how the "Modern Hair Styling" poster in barber shop influenced me to get a "flattop." I hated my new haircut and could not wait for it to grow out. 
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9/11 - We will never forget
September Terrorist Strike America The September 11 attacks, commonly called September 11,were a series of four coordinated acts of terrorism perpetrated against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, by al-Qaida, a militant Islamist...
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Hippie History by an Old Hippie

The movement originated on university campuses in the U.S., though has spread to other countries, including Canada and Britain. The name comes from hip, a term applied to Beats from the 1950s, such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, generally considered to be precursors to the hippies. Although the movement emerged partly in opposition to the United States participation in the Vietnam War (1955-75), hippies were generally not actively involved in politics, in contrast with their activist counterparts known as the "Yippies" (Youth International Party). Hippies were primarily a middle-class, white, teenage to twenty-something group that was part of the so-called Baby Boomer generation by demographers.

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Visit to San Francisco and Alcatraz Prison
Visit to San Francisco and Alcatraz Prison August 2022 Last week the Griffin family visited San Francisco.   It is one of my favorite cities in the world.  The city is beautiful as ever. There are the following family members that...
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