In
the mid-1980's the coffeehouse movement in Los
Angeles was beginning with wild promise. A tattered
Hollywood storefront called The Pikme-up became
the prototype for a new subculture that started
as an unruly rebellion and exploded into a national
phenomenon. The place was a bohemian revolution,
a happening of ideas, poetry, music, and performance
where a motley group of outcasts formed a unique
community and an enduring family.
Our
documentary on The Pikme-up utilizes an amazing
wealth of materials--more than 5000 photographs,
over 200 video hours of performances, hundreds
of print
elements, and intimate interviews with friends, employees,
and performers. We hope our experimentation with
the materials and how memory is represented
in film is
true to the spirit of this amazing moment in Los
Angeles cultural history.
(Info.
above from the
Damaged Californians web site/Pikme-up info.
section.
Pikme-up flyer to the left from S.A.
Griffin's web site. Click here and here for
some Pikme-up info. and flyers from fantabulous
days gone by from S.A.'s site! Thanks, S.A.!)
