tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post112929994671751844..comments2021-03-12T17:08:16.559-06:00Comments on Guest Book: Dennis 2016http://www.blogger.com/profile/14295211533229637541noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-15309114442698892902021-03-12T17:08:16.559-06:002021-03-12T17:08:16.559-06:00From Jodi:
I am sad to say I lost my dear long ter...From Jodi:<br />I am sad to say I lost my dear long term friend, Sandi. Apparently, she died in February. We kind of lost touch when I moved to NC and she moved to Alaska from Sonoma County. But we were friends for many years. She was a unique very vibrant person with quite a life. She moved to Haight Ashbury on her own when she was 13. She lived at Morning Star and Wheelers. She was a talented artist and writer and avid gardener. She always was rescuing cats and dogs. Always. She worked as a burlesque dancer while putting herself through college where she got her PhD and became a professor of humanistic psychology at Sonoma State. She retired and moved to Alaska where she took up dog sled racing in the last few years. And that is only a small part of it. She always said she lived many incarnations in one lifetime. And like that, she has flown off. BTW: these pics were taken at the 40th anniversary of the summer of love in golden gate park San Francisco. Many of my old tribe reunited at this event.<br />Ramón Sender Barayónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260815114963909766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-89160700024887263742021-03-12T17:06:46.178-06:002021-03-12T17:06:46.178-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ramón Sender Barayónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260815114963909766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-64082079001108799652021-03-09T17:41:50.944-06:002021-03-09T17:41:50.944-06:00I was saddened too learn via Tanya that Sandi Stei...I was saddened too learn via Tanya that Sandi Stein died two days ago:<br />From Tanya:<br />Don't know if you heard Sandi Stein passed away from ovarian cancer yesterday. She had it for 2 years. Can we have a FB memorial for her?<br />Ramon:<br />Sad to read this. I"m not quite sure what a Facebook memorial would <br />consist of, but I'll try to find anything Sandi posted on Mostposts and<br />elsewhere and put them on line. Ramón Sender Barayónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260815114963909766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-74276583253006485182021-03-05T20:04:32.937-06:002021-03-05T20:04:32.937-06:00Thank you so much, Tomás and Laurel, for your amaz...Thank you so much, Tomás and Laurel, for your amazing website that displays your loving devotion to the cause and our extended family.<br />Here is the booklet we put together for the show "The Hippies" that ran for some months at the Western Sonoma County Historical Society a few years back:<br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/dvu8q9s0cxnzl5n/morning%20star%20%26%20wheeler%27s%20fast%20run%20through%20e-book-7-22-17%20lo-res.pdf?dl=0Ramón Sender Barayónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260815114963909766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-35944139608715785662021-03-05T19:47:19.079-06:002021-03-05T19:47:19.079-06:00Our dear sister Pam Hannah departed the planet a f...Our dear sister Pam Hannah departed the planet a few years ago after living close to nature for years/; Here's a posting from mostposts@groups.io another good site for reminiscences. Here was the announcement from that newsletter:<br />Dear Everyone: Sorry to have to inform that our sister Pam Read Hanna left the planet. I have no details except that she was under hospice care for some months, and her children were in close attendance. Today I copied some of Pam's postings from "Home Free Home," which I will attach. Pam was a devoted writer, and much more of her archives I am sure will surface. Meanwhile, over to Pam:<br />A Pam’s memory from “Home Free Home”<br />PAM: My first memories of ‘land access to which is denied no one’ are as clear and bright as the Morning Star in the morning at Morning Star. Memories radiate from eight points – 8 sideways – an infinity symbol. It was only later that recollections turned hazy with the smoke of countless campfires and dreams and conversations and events.<br />Sandi Stein said it most lyrically:<br />“My sense of time during those years folds telescopically in and out on itself (I suspect a healthy amount of psychedelics helped achieve this effect), and my memories resemble beads and feathers strung haphazardly together, held in place by relationships and shared interactions with people more than by any sense of sequence or the orderly passage of time. My powers of recall are disheveled, scattered about in disarray, with softened edges and very misty – like the redwood grove in early morning winter.”<br /><br />Exactly so.<br /> <br />Ramón Sender Barayónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260815114963909766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-41009818098759257642021-03-05T19:30:16.209-06:002021-03-05T19:30:16.209-06:00An updated version of the book "Home Free Hom...An updated version of the book "Home Free Home" is now published. Available at Amazon and other places. In the Digger spirit, here is a free downloadable copy,all 500-whatever pages. Nostalge away~<br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/5k0kueq901h850a/Home%20Free%20Home_7-22%20ebook%20lo%20res-covers-index.pdf?dl=0Ramón Sender Barayónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260815114963909766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-1015940970613148042020-09-13T19:11:28.644-05:002020-09-13T19:11:28.644-05:00One of the people who stayed at Morningstar was na...One of the people who stayed at Morningstar was named "Mark". He lived in a tree on the property. Later he became Vishnujana Swami of the Hare Krishna Movement.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm just curious to know if Near-Vana is still active. I saw a photo of her face and for some very strange reason I sensed an spiritual connection, like finding a sister from a past life. I sincerely hope she is healthy and happy.<br /><br />And my name is Jagadananda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-72618350665826747552020-05-17T15:22:57.730-05:002020-05-17T15:22:57.730-05:00In 2013 I was hitch hiking through California with...In 2013 I was hitch hiking through California with my boyfriend at the time and after meeting some fun folks in Bodega, they took us to a guy named Sammy's house on "The Ranch". I have been trying to figure out what commune we were at for years now. I remember only that we walked there from Bodega, there was a small shared garden along the way. We went to Sammy's spot, a long one room cabin. His dad's house was next door but had burned down a few days earlier. We helped put tarps on an old barn. A man told us he remembered hanging out with Allen Ginsberg at the Ranch. After that we walked through the woods, crossed a creek to get to a potluck party. Were we on Wheeler's Ranch?Arietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321740154486820121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-31093435550514417962017-10-10T13:01:41.407-05:002017-10-10T13:01:41.407-05:00First, Godspeed to Michael Duncan. I stayed at Mor...First, Godspeed to Michael Duncan. I stayed at Morningstar East from Jan/Feb 1970 to June of that year. Names of most of the people I met have been long forgotten (head injury will do that) but I will never forget the people those names belonged to. Pam Hanna refreshed some of my memory a few years ago: Jason, Byron, Joe, Pam & Siddhartha, Beatrice & Andre, Larry and some of those who were transient like me. I but my experience with the place and the people on the mesa have been the most precious of my life. I have tried to find pictures of the Arroyo Hondo pueblo and kiva that had so impressed me then but they are very rare online. I've tried to write a memoir of my stay and more pictures would be helpful. If anyone has more of the pueblo and kiva, I would appreciate seeing them posted.geo.couperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509476286288358595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-22329062171482366152017-09-16T06:03:13.811-05:002017-09-16T06:03:13.811-05:00For those of you not familiar with Michael Duncan ...For those of you not familiar with Michael Duncan , he was the gentleman who opened his 400 acre mesa property in Arroyo Hondo New Mexico , to become Morning Star New Mexico commune for a time . He and his loving wife Gayle ( now Muna ) They offered a place to so many , for many years . the property remains , to this day , a very special place . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-44658577244335011312017-09-16T05:53:33.468-05:002017-09-16T05:53:33.468-05:00Michael Floyd Duncan , also known later in life as...Michael Floyd Duncan , also known later in life as Janava Dharmadeva , passed away on September 14th , 2017 at his home in Nong Bua Lamphoo Thailand . He had for years been an avid student/practitioner of Shivite Hinduism and was associated with the Subramunya lineage of teachers and practices , whose major U.S. ashram is located on Kauai , Hawaii .Michael / Janava had been living comfortably in northast Thailand with his wife and family , for many years . Surrounded by friends , loved ones and Thai relations . Abundant gardens and fruit trees in the tropical valley of Nong Bua Lamphoo were his daily reality . Along with steady and constant Hinduism practice and puja. Michael passed away peacefully , after suffering a series of strokes , in the tender loving presence of his wife , Rattana and youngest daughter , Ruby . Combined Theravada Buddhist and Hindu ceremonies are being held in honor of his passing at this time . He who opened his door , and so many doors , to so many , for so long , has passed on from this earthly world , and is no doubt at this moment rejoicing and enjoying in Shiva Loka ! Satu ! Om Namah Shivaya Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-21364426994095239952017-02-05T22:41:31.809-06:002017-02-05T22:41:31.809-06:00Whew, glad I landed here after a bit of searching ...Whew, glad I landed here after a bit of searching and hope a message can be got to Pam Hannah. Hey, Pam, got your birthday greetings and tried to email you right back but my emails all get bounced back as spam from both my email accounts. Call me- 707-538-8312 or email me your surface mail address. Yah, my old Gmail address is still active. Lot's of catching up to do.<br /><br />WalterWalter Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325315292589132003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-38421058350240310982017-01-29T13:24:18.057-06:002017-01-29T13:24:18.057-06:00My cousin, Susan and I,ran away from home in Daly ...My cousin, Susan and I,ran away from home in Daly City 7/67 when we were 14, met a black guy named Mystery, and we all hitchhiked all the way to Morning Star Ranch. I was awakened to wonderful music one morning. It was Lou Gottlieb playing the piano to his plants. I made a huge pot of rice for many hungry people, since nobody was making or sharing food, and I was hungry and tired of creepy guys trying to lay me while I slept. It was hardly ready before zombie-like people were coming out of the woodwork helping themselves to it. I was told there were two houses, the lower house which was bare except for the kitchen I cooked in one night and full of stoners, and an upper house which was where the smack users hung out, I was told.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707053398371864224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-42724814322687939142016-08-20T13:46:59.142-05:002016-08-20T13:46:59.142-05:00Hi Kifflyn! Remember me. We actually met after Whe...Hi Kifflyn! Remember me. We actually met after Wheelers, but lost touch. Jodi MitchellFloatingcloudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171876307337790153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-2350624307207914312016-04-29T21:44:17.861-05:002016-04-29T21:44:17.861-05:00Oh. I met s girl in Cotati who had (3/4'' ...Oh. I met s girl in Cotati who had (3/4'' round) Sarcoma scabs & said it was from going in the ocean at the coast. I took her & a few jugs of water to a dirt road near Wheeler Ranch in my green VW wagon. She fought me a little over it but in a few days she was fine - like new. Solaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118887918041512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-6103681092451753482016-04-29T21:44:15.757-05:002016-04-29T21:44:15.757-05:00My email: solaura7372@aol.com love to hear from an...My email: solaura7372@aol.com love to hear from anyone.Solaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118887918041512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-59500849702779528442016-04-29T21:41:05.846-05:002016-04-29T21:41:05.846-05:00My email: solaura7372@aol.com love to hear from an...My email: solaura7372@aol.com love to hear from anyone.Solaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118887918041512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-41269489180506484622016-04-29T21:39:59.080-05:002016-04-29T21:39:59.080-05:00Oh. I met s girl in Cotati who had (3/4'' ...Oh. I met s girl in Cotati who had (3/4'' round) Sarcoma scabs & said it was from going in the ocean at the coast. I took her & a few jugs of water to a dirt road near Wheeler Ranch in my green VW wagon. She fought me a little over it but in a few days she was fine - like new. Solaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118887918041512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-26409064428794536242016-04-29T21:31:08.993-05:002016-04-29T21:31:08.993-05:00Maybe i can connect with someone from these most b...Maybe i can connect with someone from these most beautiful days of my life. My only friend left that i still talk on the phone with is Sue Creamcheese.<br /> Eola Bates White Cloud of Petaluma showed me the long deserted Ranch @ 1977. I then visited there to gather herbs & dry them on the concrete slab that must have been a house once. I made an herb smoking blend i called Steamroller Tea & walked-hitched-bussed it to stores all over the Bay area. It was $1 an oz. My labels were made by a guy behind Rosemary Gladstar's store in Guerneville on Russian River Road. I lived at Heidi cabin in Guernwood Park at the time. <br /> Eola introduced me to beautiful Pomo girl Morningstar Rose,at her trailer on River Road near Monte Rio. Morningstar Rose had two small children, a boy Hotep, a girl Star. Both blonds. Morningstar showed me a woods & meadow with a small stream & waterfall near a bend off the east side of Occidental Road - or was it Bodega Hwy? <br /> I met Country Pie in Monte Rio & me, her & her boyfriend (worked at Freestone Bar) & two kids went to a Rainbow Gathering in Gila River Canyon New Mex in his black 1951 International paddy wagon.<br /> I saw Eola at the little store on River Road one afternoon & she told me River Road had flooded & Morningstar Rose had driven into it trying to get home & drowned. She & the meadow-falls is the #1 major beautiful part of my memories.<br /> I knew Cyndi Brazil & Cyndi Athay of Cloverdale. Naomi Rose, Bobby Paterson. Kathy Henderson. Others.<br /> I spent a few months at Moonie Ranch by Booneville around then. Met Pasha there. <br /> I know Sue (the original) Creamcheese Paulekas, Vito Pulekas (the Cotati park stage & wood sculpture of Chief Cotati) & Carl Franzoni. Vito passed away age 70. I keep in touch with Sue, who talks about what Flash is doing on occasion. Carl is in Cotati.<br /> I lived at Sonoma Grove on Cristabol Road while, late '70s. I put up the 15ft high pipe sprinklers there. I knew Parvati Jeanine Medvin & worked with her & her husband a while. I lived at Pioneer Motel south of Cotati for a while as manager. A 4yr old girl drowned there in the big abandoned pool deep end & I resussetated her. <br /> I knew Sharon McClure-Traversi & her girls Angela & Rosemary in Penngrove where I stayed in the huge old dance hall building (where Doug had his Stained-glass & antiques shop - all gone now. Jerry Butterworth came up from LA with Sharon & stayed on, then met Bunny Mathers & moved to Ukuah, where he died.<br /> Met Ellen Dorfman & David Ramsdale at Sonoma Grove & didn't at the time realize who they were. <br /> I'm a life member at Harbin Hotsprings but have only been there once in the late '70s.<br /> Many more & don't recall just now, any ring a bell anyone? Jim-Lui Solaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118887918041512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-83012470578912004392016-01-02T20:53:10.451-06:002016-01-02T20:53:10.451-06:00Hello, I lived in a commune for two years in the ...Hello, I lived in a commune for two years in the early 2010s and have missed that sense of community after living alone. I am really interested in how environment and the spaces we inhabit interact with and influence our interactions with each other. Please let me know if you know of a way that I can get involved again--<br />Many thanks,<br />Charlesexmer001@umn.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-37773102196224508662014-07-07T19:07:01.626-05:002014-07-07T19:07:01.626-05:00I stumbled upon this website and have enjoyed it v...I stumbled upon this website and have enjoyed it very much. As I looked through the pictures I envied those of you who were lucky enough to be a part of the true commune lifestyle. I can remember, even as a young child, I dreamed to be able to live in a commune. I am sorry to have missed out on the openness, the loving, the sharing and free spirits that once welcomed others with open arms. I did have a slight taste of the idea when I followed The Dead around with my friend Brad. I do miss all the wandering souls I met during those years. And I still dream of the day that all the lost souls finally find one another again and create our own beautiful space. Peace to all. ~Suzan the artistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-41047807347985207712013-11-02T16:03:42.190-05:002013-11-02T16:03:42.190-05:00Do give Eugene our fond love and remembrances. An ...Do give Eugene our fond love and remembrances. An ancient Hindu mantra:<br />"Aaditya hridayam punyam sarva shatru vinaashanam."<br />Translation:<br />"All evil vanishes from the universe for he/she who keeps the sun in his heart."Ramonhttp://www.raysender.com/clips.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-8534013069212778602013-11-02T15:53:08.750-05:002013-11-02T15:53:08.750-05:00For those interested in a 24-chapter history of Mo...For those interested in a 24-chapter history of Morning Star and Wheeler's, it's up on the S F Digger website here:<br />"Home Free Home"<br />http://www.diggers.org/home_free.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-24566918892480957872013-11-02T15:50:39.500-05:002013-11-02T15:50:39.500-05:00Very moving story, Garrick! No doubt the rock tabl...Very moving story, Garrick! No doubt the rock tablet will reappear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17852763.post-74584560347883710832013-11-02T15:34:58.106-05:002013-11-02T15:34:58.106-05:00Hi TIna: Rena continues on Maui.Hi TIna: Rena continues on Maui.Ramonnoreply@blogger.com