Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
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Narrated by:
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Bill Fike
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By:
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David McGowan
About this listen
The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times.
Members of bands like the Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Turtles, the Eagles, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Steppenwolf, CSN, Three Dog Night, and Love, along with such singer/songwriters as Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, James Taylor, and Carole King, lived together and jammed together in the bucolic community nestled in the Hollywood Hills.
But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day. Far more integrated into the scene than most would like to admit was a guy by the name of Charles Manson, along with his murderous entourage. Also floating about the periphery were various political operatives, up-and-coming politicians, and intelligence personnel - the same sort of people who gave birth to many of the rock stars populating the canyon. And all the canyon's colorful characters - rock stars, hippies, murderers, and politicos - happily coexisted alongside a covert military installation.
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- Kindle Customer
- 31-01-2023
Question Everything
A perfect picture of the real going ons of the Hollywood elites, government operations and the weird world of the U.S.A.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-02-2024
How many times did he say “The mouth of the canyon”?
Quite a draining and oddly sequenced listen. Interesting topics are brought up, but are gone over repeatedly with tedium. Largely a chore to get through.
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- Hannah Gardner
- 27-09-2020
2.5 stars
interesting information, but the narrative is a mess. i don't think he goes close to making his point, after the first chapter im not sure he even trys to, it's more just blasting you with weird facts and information.
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