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RobinPearson:

--- Quote from: Deerhawk on April 03, 2009, 05:17:04 PM ---I will prolly get booted for this...but it's the truth
Timeline is like 69-70
There were 5 of us who used to deal mary jane (or?) just inside the Elm Park boundary at Highland and Russell.
We were there most every Sat./Sun. afternoon during the good weather.
Four fingers for $15.-
We had an apartment (the whole first floor really) that about 10 of us shared (male/female, most under age) on Lancaster.
There was a full sized Harley Sportster we kept in the front hall.
Guys would show up from the West Coast with suitcases full of whatever you wanted.
We used to go back and forth with the cops...but never got busted.
Except for the time we yelled obsenitys at them when they drove by....that didn't go over well.
Everyone we knew at that time was using...Everyone!
Most of the parents had no clue, and really that's not the half of it.
It was the Worcester counter-culture of the time that most just had no intrest in acknowledging.

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theblackprince:
I remember Friendly's, Shaky Jakes where I bought most of my clothes, the House of India for incense and stuff, The Midheaven for Mexican food which was excellent (replaced by the Acapulco which absolutely sucked), the Garden of Delight which was another wonderful restaurant run by "Princess" and served by "Tinker" who had little bells all over hisblack  clothing which he never seemed to change) and it was the place to go to score reefer. Oh how I loved the 60's and 70's.

Georgy Girl:
I attended Becker Junior College from 1968 - 1970.  Lived in Cedar Hall on Fruit Street.  Used to go to Theo's Restaurant all of the time.  The owner, Steve, was so kind and nice.  He bought the neighboring supermarket "Pennywise" and renamed it "Andon" for his two sons.  I believe Theo's Restaurant is now a Subway.  There was also a "Paraphernalia" boutique on the same side of the street.  A real 60's boutique.  Farther down the street (same side) was Friendly's Restaurant.  And of course, the infamous Boynton which is still there.  Who would have thought that?  Used to go to parties at W.P.I. - Sigma Phi Epsilon in particular.  Aaah, I miss the 60's - I miss those days!  Oh yeah, Notis Pizza too.  Oddly enough, I went back to visit in 1983 and Notis was closing that very weekend.  How strange - talk about timing.

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