Helix Vol. VII No. 7 April 24, 1969 Split Fountain Abstract Cover Article on Concerts Being Banned in Volunteer Park and Seward Park
Seattle: Helix, 1969. Walt Crowley. First Printing. Tabloid Newspaper. Tabloid printed on newsprint measuring 11.5 x 15 inches. Pp. 24 including covers. Front and rear covers and centerfold printed in color. Light age-toning to edges, else Fine. Very Good+. Item #6744 In late spring 1967, Helix joined a burgeoning underground press then including groundbreaking alternative papers the East Village Other, the Los Angeles Free Press, the Fifth Estate and the Berkeley Barb. Founded by Paul Sawyer, Paul Dorpat and Lorenzo Milam, it sprang from their intellectual fervor at the Free University, an alternative thinktank they also founded. Eventually star-illustrator Walt Crowley assumed editorship. A pebble in the shoe of Seattle establishment, the "hip rag" brought attention to civic injustice by rallying its youthful readership to activism. The apogee of that effort followed the 1970 killing of students at Kent State: over the course of May 5-8, Helix organized protests that blocked US Interstate 5 while marching between the University District and rallies at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. This issue is housed in a removable, clear sleeve with an acid-free backing.
A solid copy of the Seattle underground paper with articles on the Seattle Parks Department banning amplified music in city parks, another on the Pike Place Market, a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti ("Assassination Raga"), an ad for Delaney and Bonnie playing at the Eagles Auditorium, and Jimi Hendrix at the Seattle Center Coliseum, his third concert in his hometown since becoming an international star.
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