Flint Expatriates: Happy Birthday John Sinclair

Monday, December 14, 2009

Happy Birthday John Sinclair

Yesterday was John Sinclair's birthday.

The Modern Historian reports:

Born in Flint, Michigan, in 1941, John Sinclair became a major figure in the late 1960s counter-culture movement. He wrote for the underground press, organized free festivals and managed the garage rock band MC5. In 1968 he co-founded the White Panther Party with Lawrence Plamondon and his partner Leni Arndt, in response to an interview in which the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton, asked what white people could do to support the Panther's cause.

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NarlinsNowDecember 14, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Hey Gordy,

I never heard of this cat before. He sounds like a pretty groovy dude, man.

So, I did a wiki on his scene and found out that he was the inspiration for the A2 hash bash. Imagine Abbie Hoffman jumping on stage during The Who's woodstock performance to protest your being arrested and sentenced to 10 years for giving two j's to an undercover.

Crazy man. Crazy. Flint is hip!
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NarlinsNowDecember 14, 2009 at 10:23 AM
from Wiki...I just read the rest of the article...Flint IS cool.

As of late November 2009, John is serving as "High Priest" at the 22nd Annual Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.
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Thanks for commenting. I moderate comments, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You might enjoy my book about Flint called "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City," a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 and a finalist for the 33rd Annual Northern California Book Award for Creative NonFiction. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." More information about Teardown is available at www.teardownbook.com.

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