| Interviewee | COLE, Joe (b. 1946) |
| Professions | Photojournalist, artist |
| Interview ID # | OH 1530 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Photojournalist, artist. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reaction to changes in the Sixties; his introduction to marijuana, 1967; his attraction to the music of the Beatles; his initial introduction to the Fort Worth hippie culture; his views toward the Vietnam War; obtaining an agricultural exemption from his local draft board, 1965; comments about Sixties music and its message; his decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; comments about Chicago Transit Authority, Canned Heat, and Led Zeppelin; activities of the Hog Farm; drug usage at the festival; comments about the friendly mood of the crowd; festival security personnel; “bad trip” tents; skinny-dipping in Lake Dallas; lasting influence of the festival on his life. |
| Interviewer(s) | Dennis Tittle |
| Physical Description | 95 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
