Life and times in the 60's and 70's.
In the early 60's hootenanny groups were big. Local radio stations sponsored shows at local high schools, and they invited local groups to open for the big acts. This was my first brush with "celebrity"... I'm on the left with the gut bucket.
The group, the "Garrett Stairs Singers", played at local hotels as well. We also drove the 3 hours in the middle of the night down to New York City to listen to folk music at the coffeehouses on MacDougal Street.
At college.
A dear friend.
A contemplative moment.
In one of the endless meetings in Fayerweather Hall during the 1968 Columbia University Strike . I'm at the top of the stairs. The picture is from the New York Times Magazine section. Sadly, I have not preserved the date.
A chance encounter with a New York Times photographer outside Ferris Booth Hall at Columbia University... the graffiti is by the Weathermen
Performing with a folk group in 1973 at a Columbia University coffeehouse
Three close friends, in a photograph taken by a fourth dear friend, in 1968 or 1969. The statue is the icon Alma Mater, in front of Columbia's Low Library.
Portrait in 1975
Two friends at Low Library on the Columbia campus.
The two friends lighten up a bit.
My friend went off to Florence, so I followed, where she had two of us vying for her affections. The fellow on the right was a Maoist from Iran (in the 1970's, a very dangerous thing to be).
A thoughtful moment on the steps of Santa Croce in Florence.
Back in New York, with hair re-grown.
A friend, one of the fellows in the coffeehouse pictures. Sadly, he has not survived.
Sitting on the stoop with a dear friend.
A friendly mood. Photo by Jane Hoffer.
Socializing in my apartment with a few friends. Photo by Jane Hoffer.
Contemplative, again. Photo by Jane Hoffer.
A happy moment. Photo by Jane Hoffer.
My first videodance team. Dance/choreography Nina Cohen on the left. Tech assistant Ron O'Byrne on the right. Photo by Jane Hoffer.
