Dave Mcgowan; Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon"

The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly
of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early
1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists
congregated to create much of the music that provided the
soundtrack to those turbulent times. Members of bands like the
Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the Monkees, the Beach Boys,
the Turtles, the Eagles, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa
and the Mothers of Invention, Steppenwolf, CSN, Three Dog Night and
Love, along with such singer/songwriters as Joni Mitchell, Judy
Collins, James Taylor and Carole King, lived together and jammed
together in the bucolic community nestled in the Hollywood Hills.
But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn’t make
it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery
to this day. Far more integrated into the scene than most would
like to admit was a guy by the name of Charles Manson, along with
his murderous entourage. Also floating about the periphery were
various political operatives, up-and-coming politicians and
intelligence personnel – the same sort of people who gave birth to
many of the rock stars populating the canyon. And all the canyon’s
colorful characters – rock stars, hippies, murderers and politicos
– happily coexisted alongside a covert military installation.

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