Category Archives: The 60s

Greggory Meets Bob 1969

Posted on August 26, 2017 by merimeemilhaupt

for my friend Gregg (in plaid) a draft by Merimee from notes by Gregg Read it with a Dylan/Cash-kind of rhythm   (gui’ tar) stress on first syllable ps Gregg, I know nothing of song writing. This is a poem; then again, Dylan … Continue reading →

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Hippie Easter Egg Matanza

Posted on August 20, 2017 by merimeemilhaupt

Chris, Pilar, Michelle, and Amos 1974–ish (the 60s are ending) This came to me, a gesture from someone at the event, a rare photo of my son age two and a half. He was so stylin in his little Peruvian … Continue reading →

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THE Photo in Sunday Boston Globe Sunday Arts July 9, 2017 the Ensuing Letter in the “Ideas” Section July 16, 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017 by merimeemilhaupt

This photo stirred up a fun ruckus between me and the MMFA in the last couple of weeks.  The Globe writer, Mark Feeney, reported a metaphoric judgement about us being  hippie drug dealers.  Now when in god’s creation would a … Continue reading →

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Barefoot John Hendricks in Bearskin Coat

Posted on July 13, 2017 by merimeemilhaupt

John Hendricks, for some reason, met us on the stoop that morning. Maybe he hadn’t yet moved into the little efficiency on the second floor. John Browne’s pad, also on the second floor, was spacious. The attic even more so, … Continue reading →

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Ben Klein’s book creates a link between the then and the now.

Posted on July 7, 2017 by merimeemilhaupt

David Hoffman is the first photo in Ben Klein’s beautiful book Irwin Klein and the New Settlers, photos taken by Ben’s uncle Irwin Klein. The negatives were rescued by Irwin’s brother Alan Klein and recently published in a photo documentary of … Continue reading →

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