OH 1528 | Oral History

OH 1528

Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His first experiences with the Sixties counterculture at Allen’s Landing, Houston, Texas; his attraction to rock ‘n roll music; his earning the nickname “The Diller” from distributing Armadillo Comics in high school; his use of drugs as a teenager; his decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; living conditions at the festival; dropping acid and having a bad trip at the festival; the trip tent; performers at the festival, including Led Zeppelin, Chicago Transit Authority, and Janis Joplin; skinny-dipping in Lake Dallas; activities of “Wavy Gravy” and the Hog Farm; his high school activities after the festival.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 49 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Dennis Tittle
Date of Interview December 11, 2003

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