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It was 1968. I was on my 6th grade class trip. We went from Elizabeth, NJ into the Big Apple to see Finingan's Rainbow and to eat at Moma Leone's. I had my little Kodak instamatic camera with me that held 12 shots. I hadn't taken a picture all day until we had arrived at Mama Leone's. As I got off the bus there was a sight I will never forget. A "hippie" was walking down the street towards us. He had long hair and wore a leather vest with little bells sewn into it. Six pictures when taken of this hippie walking towards us, then six more of him walking away. I'm not sure if I ever even developed the film, but that glimpse of this "other world" at that age set me upon the path to where I am now.(Lauren is a former attorney now trying to start an alternative community in northern Orange County, with a focus on community and farming.) Lauren McGlynn, JD, Hillsborough NC
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