The Last Of The Hippies: An Hysterical Romance

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First published in 1982 as part of The Crass' Christ: The Album', The Last of the Hippies is a fiery anarchist polemic centred on the story of his friend, Phil Russell (aka Wally Hope), who was murdered by the State while incarcerated in a mental institution. Wally Hope was a visionary and a freethinker who helped to create the Stonehenge Free Festival. Wally was arrested after having been found with a small amount of LSD. He was later released, and subsequently died. The official verdict was suicide, but Rimbaud uncovered strong evidence that he was murdered.'

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"A convincing essay on the fundamental beliefs of what Anarcho-Punk represented." --Scanner
"If you are interested in CRASS and anarcho punk in general you shouldn't miss out on this book." --Joachim Hiller, OX Fanzine

Author Bio

Penny Rimbaud is a writer, poet, philosopher, painter, musician, and activist. He was a former member of the performance art groups EXIT and Ceres Confusion, and in 1972 was cofounder with Phil Russell aka Wally Hope of the Stonehenge Free Festivals. In 1977, alongside Steve Ignorant, he cofounded the seminal anarchist punk band Crass, which disbanded in 1984.