The
Castle
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"The
Castle,"
Los
Angeles,
1965
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Soon
Lisa
Bachelis
and
Tom
Law
were
living
with
friends
in
a
group
house,
a
mansion
they
called
"the
Castle."
Their
home
was
a
stopping
place
for
many
creative
individuals
moving
in
the
Los
Angeles
artistic
scene.
Owners
Tom
Law,
his
brother,
actor
John
Phillip
Law,
and
a
friend
rented
rooms
to
young
artists,
musicians,
and
actors
to
defray
costs.
Many
of
their
guests-including
Bob
Dylan,
David
Crosby,
and
Andy
Warhol-became
celebrities
of
the
counterculture.
Many
young
people
who
were
attracted
to
the
counterculture
had
the
economic
cushion
of
middle-class
backgrounds
that
permitted
them
the
luxury
of
exploring
this
alternate
lifestyle.
They
were
able
also
to
build
on
the
efforts
of
earlier
generations
of
activists-civil
rights
workers
and
members
of
the
Beat
Generation-who
broke
new
ground
in
testing
the
boundaries
of
political
reform
and
personal
freedom.
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Tom
Law,
"The
Castle,"
Los
Angeles,
1965 |
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Nico
and
Lou
Reed
of
the
Velvet
Underground,
rehearsing
on
the
balcony
of
"The
Castle,"
Los
Angeles,
1965.
The
music
of
this
East
Coast
avant-garde
rock
band
explored
the
bleak
areas
of
drug
use
and
alienation. |
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Bob
Dylan
at
the
dining
table,
"The
Castle,"
Los
Angeles,
1965.
Dylan
blended
a
new
electrified
folk
style
with
political
and
social
commentary
on
civil
rights,
nuclear
arms,
and
other
issues. |
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Bob
Dylan's
desk,
"The
Castle,"
1965 |
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