I had a special yellow library card when I was growing up that only allowed me to check out books from the young adult section. There was a whole world of books in that library, but beyond the kid stuff, I only had access to one lonely bookcase from Judy Blume to Paul Zindell, one long row of self-esteem and anti-drug propaganda bound in hard back.
Ahead of Judy Blume, there was a book by Anonymous called Go Ask Alice
, which was turned into a TV movie
in 1973. It’s written as the diary of a teen-aged girl who gets all spaced out on drugs. The movie includes the ever-popular “White Rabbit” performed by Jefferson Airplane, you know the one, “One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small, and the ones that Mother gives you don’t do anything at all….”
Anyway, not that I think getting spaced out on drugs is a good idea, but this sort of mind control hogwash is just rude. Still, I wouldn’t mind seeing the movie, purely for its soundtrack and camp value.
So, I’m on my road trip now, and it seemed only appropriate that I actually read Alice in Wonderland
, which would have been a much better choice than any of the crap on the young adult propaganda aisle. It’s quite the magical trip, fun for all ages. Just don’t try to read too much into it, especially when you get to the hookah-smoking caterpillar on the edible mushroom. Just enjoy the ride.
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