There are many reasons why Austin developed its mystique in the Sixties and Seventies, and that spirit is celebrated with glee on this site. Here are the original beatnik/hippies of the Sixties, contemporaries of Janis Joplin and denizens of Austin's underground who resided at an infamous West Campus complex called The Ghetto. From the Vulcan Gas Company to Rip-Off Press, this rather benign-looking crew's antics and achievements are slowly being added into the site, creating a most interesting view of Austin's hip past.
