Chapter 2. Beats, Pranksters, Hippies, Steampunks!
The Vintage Tomorrows project begins. Letâs start with some history!
Our historianâs path to understand the significance of steampunk, Makers, and hackers started many years before that fateful beer in Seattle. Throughout his career, James has lived his intellectual life on the fringes of our culture. His story takes us from the mud and gunpowder of a Civil War re-enactment battlefield, to a weekend with Timothy Leary, a chat âon the busâ with Ken Kesey, and finally to a defining moment in the Nevada desert at the Burning Man festival.
As James takes us through subcultures past and present, he introduces us to their luminaries and ultimately gives us a new view of the popular culture we ...
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