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flower people

pl.n. Informal
Flower children.
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flow′er peo`ple


n.
flower children.
[1965–70]
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Noun1.flower people - a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960sflower people - a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
youth subculture - a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
flower child, hippie, hippy, hipster - someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
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There was social and cultural change as we witnessed the counterculture of hippie flower people, anti-Vietnam war, the Beatles, a-go-go generation, first quarter storm, martial law, while we were undergoing physiological and biological change as teenagers, struggling with crushes, vanity and experimenting on booze, cigarettes, disco parties, while coping with identity crisis and all that jazz.
Albert, 65, said dressing as one of the 'flower people' had been a lot of fun.
Posters were psychedelic, people fell in (and out) of love overnight and flower people appeared wearing roses in their hair and painted flowers on their bodies, all too often on public show in streets, clubs or pubs.
Who could forget such classics as "(Listen to The) Flower People," "Stonehenge," "Big Bottom," "Sex Farm" and "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight." In addition, Luparelli plans to show a few choice cuts from "A Mighty Wind," "Best In Show" and, quite possibly "Waiting for Guffman," all culminating with a screening of the deleted scenes from "This Is Spinal Tap" If you have never seen this 1984 rockumentary /mockumentary to end all rockumentary/mockumentary, I can't think of a better way to see it than with Luparelli in the room.
And yes, I was one of those flower people and I did wear a kaftan and flowers in my hair.
Electro Harmonix Bass Blogger, pounds 44 from www.andertons.co.uk 3 LISTEN TO THE FLOWER PEOPLE Keep an eye on how your precious plants are doing with this soil monitor which will Tweet updates as to the condition of their pots.
This idea also recurs throughout Mary Peabody Mann's botany book entitled The Flower People (1842).
This the paradisiacal time of the flower people was remembered as the Age of the Sun." In the third act "earth and sun separate...the earth cools and becomes denser.
They are a group of flower people who live in the garden with their friend, Bumble the Bee, and their foe, Stingo the wasp.
Contributors examine works as various as Mary Mann's illustrated book for young adults, The Flower People: Being an Account of the Flowers by Themselves, her Christianity in the Kitchen, and her novel Juanita; Sophia's "Cuba Journal," her joint journal with Nathaniel, her Civil War letters, and her Notes in England and Italy; Elizabeth's Record of a School, "A Vision," "Primeval Man," and Lectures in the Training Schools for Kindergartners; and the sisters' extensive correspondence and various collaborative projects.
At Christmas Blodau Racca, the flower people, couldn't come because all their flowers were frozen and there have been times we've had to hold onto the marquee it's been so windy.