Cops Pose as Beatniks to Catch Drug Suspects
November 9, 2009 | 8:00
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Like, dig the crazy berets on the fuzz, daddy-o! |
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Jack Webb’s cult classic about the newspaper business is about to open. Los Angeles Times file photo Jack Webb, left, William Conrad and James Bell in “—30—.” |
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A lot of young folks today don't even know what a "beatnik" was. Hippies, they've heard of. The newspaper city room in Jack Webb's "--30--" is an almost exact copy of the old Examiner city room. So true-to-life it's scary. Good stuff.
Posted by: fibber mcgee | November 09, 2009 at 08:23 AM
I was afraid when I clicked on the headline that this was a brand new story. I wondered what out-of-touch reporter was calling hippies beatniks. Fun stuff. Good post.
Posted by: Estee | November 09, 2009 at 08:54 AM
The more things change the more they stay the same. Drug prohibition was just as much of a waste of time (and worse) then as it is now.
Matt
Posted by: Matt Felix | November 09, 2009 at 09:02 AM