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BULLARD, Marla (b. 1952)

ProfessionsSalesperson

Oral Histories

OH 1531

Salesperson. Her experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Her Mexican-American family values; her use of drugs and alcohol in high school; her attitudes toward the Vietnam War; hippie activities at Allen’s Landing in Houston, Texas; conflicts between rednecks and hippies; her attraction to the musical groups of the Sixties; the importance of lyrics in Sixties music; her decision to attend the Texas International pop Festival; drug use at the festival; comments about Janis Joplin’s performance; influence of the festival on her life.