Timothy Bleary did it?!

That's Juan Stepford Mann, an "astronaut," Enya Goddard-
Daveeda, and U.C. Burpley student president Nate Ashbury.

Jamaica Bomblast, the resident Rastafarian, flashes a peace
sign. Timothy Bleary looks on while Jamaica and Timothy's
(real-life couple Mark and Amanda) daughter Zion is held
by Burnette DeBrah, a rising political star.

"Peace, brother:" Nate Ashbury and Timothy Bleary
are all about that and the colored glasses. Burnette
DeBrah sports her big floppy hat but Zion is unfazed
by it all.
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Last night, I had the privilege to go a Murder Mystery party. It was like a very detailed game of Clue. All eight of us came dressed in character. Take into account that the murder was to have taken place on July 20, 1969, the day Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon.

I came as record producer and the victim Hedda Leiss' lover Philip Mabong. My outfit consisted of a bright red sport coat over a tie-dyed shirt, a peace pendant around my neck, rose-colored glasses, and a Peace bandanna like the own you see worn by Nate Ashbury.

The other suspects in the case were Jamaica Bomblast, Timothy Bleary, Enya Goddard-Daveeda, Juan Stepford Mann, Reina Terra, Nate Ashbury and Burnette DeBrah. Each of us had our own dossier and player's guide. We questioned each other for four rounds based on statements in our guides and secret code cards that were revealed throught the game.

Supper was served while we played the third round. Per the game instructions, we ate spinach and wild rice casserole, salad, bread and butter, and brownies with parsley on top (remember, this is the 60s!).

The wild outfits, the sometimes humorous anecdotes, the psychadelic lighting, and the challenge of a mystery resulted in a fast-paced, enjoyable evening. I thought I might end up the murderer but in the end it was Timothy Bleary, head of the Church of the Vacant Mind. And to think, the night passed without the use of any mind-altering drugs or any other unformate or controversial experience that the hippie movement was known for. Peace.