Psychedelic Archives

Deb’s Psychedelic Saturdays – On Becoming a Hippie (Chapter 35) – Having a Band

November 6, 2020

In 1983, we were excited about our new band. We called ourselves “Cosmo Rock” at that time. Although I had played in various music groups in my teens, this was the first time I had my own band. We had no idea how to run a band, but we made a good team. Paul was […]

Deb’s Psychedelic Saturdays – On Becoming a Hippie (Chapter 34) – Moving to the South End of Albany

Deb Cavanaugh

October 31, 2020

Finally, in 1983, Paul and I had enough money to get an inexpensive apartment in the South End of Albany. It was on Green Street, in “The Pastures” area. The city had just finished putting up a new development with two- and three-story buildings made to look like brownstones for “section 8” housing. We were […]

Deb’s Psychedelia Saturdays – On Becoming a Hippie (Chapter 32) – Onto Ohio and the Final Leg of the Journey East

Deb Cavanaugh

October 17, 2020

The plan to make the best time we could went slightly awry when we made a necessary stop for gas and bathrooms and inadvertently left our cat at the truck stop. We realized as soon as we got halfway up the entrance ramp, which was longest ramp I’d ever been on and was also very […]

Deb’s Psychedelic Saturdays – On Becoming a Hippie – Chapter 23

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August 15, 2020

As the winter started coming to an end, Mt. St. Helens kept growing a bulge on her northwest side steadily, day by day. We watched all of the TV reports, read the newspapers and listened to the radio, waiting for the big day and hoping it wouldn’t be a disaster. The agency in charge of […]

Deb’s Psychedelic Saturdays – On Becoming a Hippie – Chapter 18

Deb Cavanaugh

July 11, 2020

We moved to 10605 East Burnside in Portland with the help of a couple of friends who drove from the city. Thankfully, we didn’t have a lot to move. The house we moved into was perfect. It had two bedrooms, a kitchen large enough for a table and chairs and a good-sized living room. It […]

Deb’s Psychedelic Saturdays – On Becoming a Hippie – Chapter 17

Deb Cavanaugh

July 4, 2020

After living in the motel for a few weeks, we finally found a little cabin in Rhododendron, Oregon. It was a tiny unincorporated town on Highway 26 that was located just west of the Mt. Hood recreational area. I was excited to move into our own place. The weekly rental at the motel was expensive, […]

Deb’s Saturday Psychedelica – On Becoming a Hippie – Chapter 16

Deb Cavanaugh

June 27, 2020

Paul and I both had to admit that Wyoming was gorgeous, but we were burning out fast. We were tired of being trapped in a cramped and fully packed car with our traveling companions, tired of juggling entertainment for a 2 ½ year old and just plain tired of being on the road. We had […]

Deb’s Saturday Psychedelica – On Becoming a Hippie – Chapter 15

Deb Cavanaugh

June 20, 2020

On Becoming a Hippie #15 – Kansas City Here I Come https://www.earthtrekkers.com/how-to-visit-gateway-arch-national-park-st-louis/ We stayed one night in Yellow Springs, Ohio where Debbie and Steve, our traveling companions, would stay for a visit with their friend. Getting to Kansas City from Ohio should have been pretty easy. It was only about 9 hours away, though we […]

Deb’s Saturday Psychedelica – On Becoming a Hippie – Chapter 14

Deb Cavanaugh

June 13, 2020

For me, one of the hardest things about making these big moves was leaving behind the people I had come to know and love. I’ve had to say goodbye to many friends over the years, and I think it’s hardened my heart a bit. On the other hand, it’s also enabled me to open up […]

Deb’s Sunday Psychedelica

Deb Cavanaugh

April 12, 2020

We soon got tired of the first apartment we were in. It was certainly nicer than anything we’d lived in together before that, but we didn’t like being in a complex. We had some new friends who asked us if we’d like to rent a house together, so we moved a little further from downtown […]