San Francisco Express Times, vol. 1, #31, August 21, 1968: If you're going to Chicago, be sure to wear some armor in your hair
San Francisco: The Trystero Company, 1968. Newspaper. 16p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, news, opinion, articles, photos, events, actions, comix, psychedelia, evenly toned, crayon notation on front wrap, else very good on newsprint.
The Express Times was S.F.'s main political underground paper. This is the issue immediately prior to the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention with the prophetic headline: "If you're going to Chicago, be sure to wear some armor in your hair." Articles include Eldridge Cleaver choosing Jerry Rubin as his vice presidential candidate on the Peace & Freedom Party ticket,, report on Huey Newton's trial, an interview with Pete Townsend of the Who about their Tommy album, Rick Griffin drawing near plug for a Zap Comix exhibit. Back cover is a hand-drawn and lettered astrological analysis for the week of Aug. 21-27 entitled "the gigantic tent of Hermes Trismegistius" by the Berkeley Astrology Guild.
Cat.No: 160000
Price: $45.00