55 years ago, this Golden Gate Park event sparked the Summer of Love

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55 years ago, this Golden Gate Park event sparked the Summer of Love
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Thousands flocked to see the Grateful Dead, Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg at the Human Be-In.

, a “celebration of innocence” that had taken place in the Panhandle the previous October. The effective call to action urged a"gathering of the tribes," and the various psychedelic flyers and posters circulating promised"flutes ... Ginsberg ... Leary ... chimes ... Ferlinghetti ... incense ... Rubin ..." as well as"all SF bands.

Despite practically nonexistent planning, the event produced a series of legendary moments that would forever become engraved in our collective memory whenever we think about the '60s, including Timothy Leary's"Turn on, tune in, drop out" speech and Allen Ginsberg's Hare Krishna chanting.

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