Masculin Féminin: Sur l'an 1966

Explanation.

Have you ever dreamed about a place you never really recall being to before, a place that maybe only exists in your imagination?

some place far away half remembered when you wake up. When you were there though you knew the language, you knew your way around.

That was the ’60s, no, it wasn’t that either it was just ‘66 and early ‘67. That’s all it was.

Peter Fonda,

The Limey

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Compton’s Riot

Compton’s Cafeteria on Taylor Street in San Fransisco was a meeting place for the transgender community, for many bars [gay or otherwise] would not accept them for cross dressing was illegal at the time*. Also Compoton’s never closed, it stayed open 24 hours. One August night a group that gathered for dinner, became “raucous” so the police were alerted. When they arrived one cop tried to arrest one of the transgendered customers, who responded by throwing coffee into the policeman’s face, which commenced the riot. and eye-witness describes how everything was being thrown, including the salt shakers. Soon masses of LGBT supporters joined in. It continue into the next day, when the cafeteria announced there would be no admittance for transgendered people.

*police could use the presence of transgendered people to justify raid and/or closing a bar down.

Meet The Swinger

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草間彌生

Yayoi Kusama, was also very active in 1966.

images above:

1. Narcissus Garden

2. Pram

3. Yayoi Kusma & polka dots

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  Andy Warhol films Chelsea Girls. 

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PLAY IT FUCKING LOUD!

Bob Dylan records one of his most well known albums in 1966: Blonde on Blonde  it was released the same day  as The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds [May 16]. During his world tour, at the Free Trade Hall, in England. An audience member perturbed by Dylan using an electric guitar shouted,

“Judas!”

Dylan replied,

“I don’t believe you … You’re a liar!”. He turned to his band and said,

“Play it fucking loud!”

and played their closing song: “Like a Rolling Stone”.

After his tour Dylan crashed his Triumph outside of Woodstock, New York breaking several vertebrae in his neck. And for the most part doesn’t tour for eight years. The New Yorker is the first to publish Dylan’s marriage to Sara Lownds, the article entitled “Hush! Bob Dylan is wed”.

BANG, BANG!

Cher had her first solo international hit with “Bang, Bang ( My Baby Shot Me Down) “.

which Nancy Sinatra covered the same year.

And was used in 2004 for the Kill Bill soundtrack.

December - The Animals re-form as “Eric Burdon and the Animals”.