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Ed Sanders, trickster of the US counterculture, looks back
Original: ‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture
The Guardian has published an interview with Ed Sanders, poet and founder of 1960s band The Fugs, tracing his improbable life in the American counterculture. Sanders recalls the famous 1967 attempt to levitate the Pentagon during an anti-war protest, alongside his activism, writing and music. The piece accompanies coverage of a film about him, prompting fresh attention to his decades of mischief and dissent.
Why now: A new film and interview have revived interest in Sanders' role in 1960s protest culture.
Ed SandersThe FugsThe GuardianThe Pentagon
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- ‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture https:// lemmy.zip/post/73523121 · savvie@lemmy.zip · 1
- ‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture https://www. theguardian.com/music/2026/oct /19/ed-sanders-interview-the-fugs-film-counterculture # Music # ExperimentalMusic # PopAndRock # Culture # Books #… · theguardian_us_culture@halo.nu
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