Category: Hollywood

1960s, 1970S, California, Counter Culture, Drug Paraphernalia, Drugs, Farming, Flower Children, Hippies, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Marijuana, Uncategorized

THE TELEPHONE MAN

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© PJ Hayward 2010 First Published 2011 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward, New York 2014 Long ago when I was in my early twenties, I was living in an area of Los Angeles called Silverlake.  Among the rising and falling Silverlake hills, flourishing treescapes and other vegetation fill every crack and crevice with… Continue reading THE TELEPHONE MAN

California, Drama, Family, Family Unit, Feminism, Hollywood, Hunger, Hustling, Inner Strength, New York City, Poverty, Scuffling, Spousal Abuse, Street Life

BACK TO MY ROOTS – AND STRUGGLE

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PART 13 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 Something happened to Tony after I left him that last and final time.  I don’t know what it was exactly, but things seemed to change… Continue reading BACK TO MY ROOTS – AND STRUGGLE

1970S, California, Con Games, Control, Drama, Exploitation, Family, Feminism, Gambling, Hollywood, Hustling, Incarceration, Inner Strength, Los Angeles, Marriage, Motivation, Prison, Scuffling, Separation, Spousal Abuse, Street Life, Tricks, Uncategorized

INDEPENDENCE

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INDEPENDENCE PART 10 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 Back home again I waited till the time was right to say what I had to say to Tony. I told him I was… Continue reading INDEPENDENCE

1970S, California, Con Games, Control, Hollywood, Incarceration, Jail, Justice, Los Angeles, Prison, Street Life, Sybil Brand Institute, Tricks, Women's Prison

LOCKED UP – DO THE CRIME DO THE TIME – part B

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LOCKED UP - DO THE CRIME DO THE TIME – part B PART 9 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 So as you learned last time, I discovered that I could avoid the… Continue reading LOCKED UP – DO THE CRIME DO THE TIME – part B

1960s, California, Cheap wine, Church, Exploitation, Flower Children, Freeloaders, Hippies, Hollywood, Homeless, Los Angeles, Poverty, Uncategorized, Victorian homes, Wild parties

BUT THEN – THE LEGENDARY PARTY!!

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BUT THEN – THE LEGENDARY PARTY!! PART 6 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 Now, being homeless wasn’t such a bad or unusual thing for young people in California in those days because… Continue reading BUT THEN – THE LEGENDARY PARTY!!

1960s, Aliens, California, Flower Children, Glen Campbell, Hippies, Hitchiking, Hollywood, Hollywood landmarks, Los Angeles, Samoans, TV Hosts, Uncategorized

THE PROMISED LAND – ARRIVAL AT HIPPIE HEAVEN!

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THE PROMISED LAND - ARRIVAL AT HIPPIE HEAVEN! PART 4 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 After that episode in Death Valley, Joe had become terrified of Mack.  Up until we parted ways… Continue reading THE PROMISED LAND – ARRIVAL AT HIPPIE HEAVEN!

1960s, California, Flower Children, Hippies, Hitchiking, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Uncategorized

DEATH VALLEY – FOR REAL

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DEATH VALLEY – FOR REAL PART 3 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 For whatever reason, Joe decided we all had played together long enough and it was time for him to make… Continue reading DEATH VALLEY – FOR REAL

1960s, Border guards, California, Casino, Cherokee, Dunes Hotel, Flower Children, Flower Chnildren, Frank Sinatra, Gambling, Glen Campbell, Hippies, Hitchiking, Hollywood, Juarez, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Marijuana, Mexico, Panhandling, Poverty, Rat Pack, Sands Hotel, Tropicana Hotel, U.S. Mexico border, Uncategorized

ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ

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ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ PART 2 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 After a short time on the road we caught a ride with a kind of middle… Continue reading ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ