Compton Chronicles
Mission Statement
Something’s
happening here… and what it is is an attempt by those who came straight outa the Compton of the ‘60s to document
in written, graphic, photographic, and recorded form the essence of those heady times. Although it was a culture
and a scene influenced by literature, philosophy, spare change, crash pads, oatmeal, brown rice, consciousness expansion,
spirituality, and outlandish humor, it was the music from both the times and the town itself that most defined the continuum.
The process of gathering testimony as to the anecdotal behaviors in question will, no doubt, initially tax the collective
recall of those participating in the journey. But as submissions begin to arrive and the repository becomes available
technologically to all involved, memories will jog and muses will take seats at the table. It will be as a flower unfolding…
a dream in a constant state of becoming. It should also prove quite hilarious!
