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48-557: Fantasy Warriors is a miniatures wargame designed by Nick Lund that features battles between dwarves and orcs. It comes as a boxed set with the following components: The players decide on a playing surface large enough to hold both armies, and how many points can be spent on each army. Players then allocate those points on a warchief and various units. Each player records the eleven different attributes and statistics for each leader and unit. Each player rolls dice to decide to decide which side moves first. Each player has their warchief make

96-608: A "limited time offer"; and the " Star Wars Trilogy: The Definitive Collection" LaserDisc boxed set, which was one of the last home-video releases of the original trilogy before the special editions . In the context of streaming services such as Netflix , the term "boxed set" often refers, particularly but not exclusively in Commonwealth English , to a series or season where all episodes are available to watch on demand , either in addition to or in place of traditional scheduling . Summer of Love The Summer of Love

144-508: A $ 32 million budget for "arts and cultural organizations and projects in the city." During the summer of 2017, San Francisco celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love by holding numerous events and art exhibitions. In Liverpool, the city has staged a 50 Summers of Love festival based on the 50th anniversary of the June 1, 1967, release of the album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , by

192-474: A boast that will effect the morale of the warchief's army. For example, if the warchief declares that he will not be moved from his spot, his army will get a morale bonus as long as the warchief does not move. The warchief for the first side issues orders to each unit to either Attack (charge into melee), Hold (stay in place), or Oppose (move to the best defensive position). The side then fires missile weapons, units that have been ordered to move do so, melee combat

240-451: A certain composer or all works in a certain genre, like symphonies or chamber music , performed by a certain orchestra, ensemble or conductor. Well-known authors and artists who have written or produced several related books or portfolios of fine art photography or other artistic mediums whose work is considered historically, culturally, or socially significant may have certain works sold as box sets. For example, one can buy box sets of

288-495: A commemorative booklet about the films titled The Nightmare is Alive and more. Other notable boxed sets include the Dragon Ball "Dragon Box" sets, often considered to be the best release of the shows to date due to the high quality of the remasters and the plentiful number of features; the "Shirley Temple Little Darling" DVD collection, an 18-DVD boxed set of Shirley Temple films which were constantly advertised on TV for years as

336-573: A concert in Tompkins Square Park on Memorial Day of 1967, some police officers asked for the music's volume to be reduced. In response, some people in the crowd threw various objects, and 38 arrests ensued. A debate about the "threat of the hippie" ensued between Mayor John Lindsay and Police Commissioner Howard R. Leary . After this event, Allan Katzman, the editor of the East Village Other , predicted that 50,000 hippies would enter

384-490: A final commitment. New rules enforced by the San Francisco Parks and Recreational Department (PRD) prohibited the council from holding a free event of the proposed size. There were many events planned for San Francisco in 2017, many of which were 50th Anniversary-themed. However, there was no free concert. The PRD later hosted an event originally called “Summer Solstice Party,” but it was later renamed “50th Anniversary of

432-622: A music artist, and often collect the complete discography of an artist, such as Pink Floyd 's Oh, by the Way and Discovery sets. Sometimes bands release expanded versions of their most successful albums, such as Pink Floyd's Immersion versions of their The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975) and The Wall (1979) boxes. Pink Floyd have also released The Early Years 1965–1972 box set, which features mostly unreleased material. Other music box sets compile different artists from

480-692: A particular genre such as big band jazz , 1960s rock and roll , or opera . They generally feature a collection of various hits from some of the top artists of a particular genre. The scope of such box sets varies widely, with some genre-specific box sets (such as one featuring rock music) focusing on a specific style (for instance, guitar rock or " Summer of Love " music). Two of the companies best known for making box sets are Legacy Recordings and Rhino Records ; both have won multiple Grammy Awards . Prior to Rhino and Legacy, companies such as Time-Life Records and Reader's Digest also issued box sets. In rare cases, box sets contain all original material, such as

528-434: A wide range of people of various ages: teenagers and college students drawn by their peers and the allure of joining an alleged cultural utopia; middle-class vacationers; and even partying military personnel from bases within driving distance. The Haight-Ashbury could not accommodate this influx of people, and the neighborhood scene quickly deteriorated, with overcrowding, homelessness, hunger, drug problems, and crime afflicting

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576-455: Is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box, hence 'boxed', and offered for sale as a single unit. Artists and bands with a long and successful career often have anthology or "essential" collections of their music released as box sets. These often include rare and never-before-released tracks. Some box sets collect previously released singles or albums by

624-557: Is resolved, and units check their morale. The other side then goes through the same sequence. There are three types of spellcasters in the game: After Fantasy Warriors was published, Grenadier Models gradually released several hundred new sets of miniatures that could be used to replace or augment the original groups of orcs and dwarves. In the January 1992 edition of Dragon (Issue #177), Mike Bethke thought this "was an excellent game to get people started in miniatures gaming." He felt

672-519: The San Francisco Oracle : A new concept of celebration beneath the human underground must emerge, become conscious, and be shared, so a revolution can be formed with a renaissance of compassion, awareness, and love, and the revelation of unity for all mankind. The gathering of approximately 30,000 at the Human Be-In helped publicize hippie fashions. The term "Summer of Love" originated with

720-824: The San Francisco Oracle , the pass-around readership of which is thought to have exceeded a half-million people that summer, and the Berkeley Barb . The media's reportage of the "counterculture" included other events in California, such as the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival in Marin County and the Monterey Pop Festival , both during June 1967. At Monterey, approximately 30,000 people gathered for

768-626: The West Coast of the United States , and as far away as New York City . An episode of the PBS documentary series American Experience referred to the Summer of Love as "the largest migration of young people in the history of America". Hippies, sometimes called flower children , were an eclectic group. Many opposed the Vietnam War , were suspicious of government , and rejected consumerist values . In

816-723: The 11-disc set Blue Guitars by Chris Rea , In Search of The , a 13-disc set by Buckethead , or Klaus Schulze 's 10-disc set Contemporary Works I . Some box sets become best sellers, such as Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin (1990), George Strait 's Strait Out of the Box (1995), Nirvana 's With the Lights Out (2004) and The Beatles ' twin The Beatles Stereo Box Set and The Beatles in Mono discography box sets (2009). In classical music, box sets often contain all works of

864-516: The 2021 documentary The Tale of the Dog, "It's not like the Summer of Love ended in Frisco. It just moved east, to Denver." Psychedelic film Psychedelic drug use became common. Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir commented: Haight Ashbury was a ghetto of bohemians who wanted to do anything—and we did but I don't think it has happened since. Yes there was LSD. But Haight Ashbury was not about drugs. It

912-688: The Byrds , and Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin . The musician John Phillips of the band the Mamas & the Papas wrote the song " San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) " for his friend Scott McKenzie . It served to promote both the Monterey Pop Festival that Phillips was helping to organize, and to popularize the flower children of San Francisco. Released on May 13, 1967,

960-635: The Cuckoo's Nest . Subsequently, after buying an old school bus, painting it with psychedelic graffiti and attracting a group of similarly minded individuals he dubbed the Merry Pranksters , Kesey and his group traveled across the country, hosting "acid tests" where they would fill a large container with a diluted low dose form of the drug and give out diplomas to those who passed their test. Along with LSD, cannabis started to be much used during this period. However, new laws were subsequently enacted to control

1008-576: The Haight during the spring break of 1967. John F. Shelley , the then- Mayor of San Francisco and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors , determined to stop the influx of young people once schools ended for the summer, unwittingly brought additional attention to the scene, and a series of articles in the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle alerted the national media to

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1056-484: The Haight wanted to commemorate the conclusion of the event. A mock funeral entitled "The Death of the Hippie" ceremony was staged on October 6, 1967, and organizer Mary Kasper explained the intended message: We wanted to signal that this was the end of it, to stay where you are, bring the revolution to where you live and don't come here because it's over and done with. In New York, the rock musical drama Hair , which told

1104-632: The Road (1957) and the Beat Generation of authors of the 1950s, who had flourished in the North Beach area of San Francisco, those who gathered in Haight-Ashbury during 1967 allegedly rejected the conformist and materialist values of modern life and adhered to the psychedelic movement; there was an emphasis on sharing and community. The Diggers established a Free Store, and Haight Ashbury Free Clinics

1152-476: The Summer of Love” two weeks before commencement. The event had fewer than 20,000 attendees from the local Bay Area. In frustration, producer Boots Hughston put the proposal of what was by then to be a 52nd anniversary free concert into the form of an initiative intended for the November 6, 2018, ballot. The issue did not make the ballot; however, a more generic Proposition E provides for directing hotel tax fees to

1200-499: The United States, counterculture groups rejected suburbia and the American way and instead opted for a communal lifestyle. Some hippies were active in political organization, whereas others were passive and more concerned with art (music, painting, poetry in particular) or spiritual and meditative practices. Many hippies took interest in ancient Indian religion, such as Hinduism and Buddhism . Inspired by Jack Kerouac ' s On

1248-569: The area for the summer. Double in size of the Tompkins Square Park concert, as many as 100,000 young people from around the world flocked to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, as well as to nearby Berkeley and to other San Francisco Bay Area cities, to join in a popularized version of the hippie culture. A Free Clinic was established for free medical treatment, and a Free Store gave away basic necessities without charge to anyone who needed them. The Summer of Love attracted

1296-417: The case of Blade Runner and Alien Quadrilogy . One of the most popular boxed sets of all time is "The Nightmare on Elm Street Collection" released in 1999 by New Line Platinum Series , which contained the original seven films, a bonus DVD containing special features titled The Nightmare Series Encyclopedia , two pairs of 3-D glasses for the last ten minutes of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare ,

1344-650: The complete series, of a popular TV program, a collection of films by a well-known director or starring a well-known actor/actress, or a collection of films of a particular genre such as horror, sci-fi or westerns. Other criteria for boxed sets have included all films of a series such as the Star Wars series or the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and a selection of adaptions of a particular author such as Stephen King or Jane Austen . Some boxed sets contain different versions of one film, as in

1392-505: The district "Hashbury" in The New York Times Magazine . On February 6, 1967, Newsweek printed a four-page four-color article titled "Dropouts on a Mission". On March 17, 1967, Time magazine printed an article "Love on Haight". On June 6, 1967, Newsweek printed "The Hippies are Coming". The activities in the area were reported almost daily. The event was also reported by the counterculture's own media, particularly

1440-635: The first day of the music festival, with the number increasing to 60,000 on the final day. Additionally, media coverage of the Monterey Pop Festival facilitated the Summer of Love as large numbers of hippies traveled to California to hear favorite bands such as the Who , Grateful Dead , the Animals , Jefferson Airplane , Quicksilver Messenger Service , the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Otis Redding ,

1488-527: The formation of the Council for the Summer of Love during the spring of 1967 as a response to the convergence of young people on the Haight-Ashbury district. The council was composed of the Family Dog hippie commune, The Straight Theatre, The Diggers, The San Francisco Oracle , and approximately 25 other people, who sought to alleviate some of the problems anticipated from the influx of young people expected during

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1536-408: The game an above average rating of 4.5 out of 5, calling it "an excellent buy at $ 30, even if all you want are the 102 figures." In the next issue of Dragon (February 1992, Issue #178), Rick Swan called the game "a solid effort", and lauded the company for including so many individualized miniatures. He did feel that the combat rules were overly complex, especially for beginning players, but called

1584-424: The hippies' growing numbers. By spring, some Haight-Ashbury organizations including Diggers theater and about 25 residents responded by forming the Council of the Summer of Love , giving the event a name. "You only had to walk out your door to join the fun"— Mike Lafavore The media's coverage of hippie afflux in the Haight-Ashbury drew the attention of youth from all over America. Hunter S. Thompson termed

1632-406: The key ideas of 1960s rebellion. These ideas included experimenting psychedelics , communal living, political decentralization, and dropping out of society. The term "dropping out" became popular among many high school and college students, many of whom would abandon their conventional education for a summer or more of hippie culture. The event was announced by the Haight-Ashbury's hippie newspaper,

1680-538: The magic system "the most entertaining element of the Fantasy Warriors game." He thought the game would be much stronger with "more spells, imaginative scenarios [...] and judicious editing." He concluded by giving the game an average rating of 4 out of 6, saying, "There's still a lot to like, particularly in the boasting rules, what there is of the magic system, and all those nifty plastic orcs and dwarves." Boxed set A boxed set or (its US name) box set

1728-798: The neighborhood. Chet Helms , Barry Fey and others who were constructing The Family Dog Denver in the summer of 1967 also held a Human Be-In , in Denver's City Park , with the goal of harnessing the Summer of Love vibe to promote Helm's new Family Dog Productions venture, which opened in September, 1967. 5,000 people attended the Be-In, with performances by bands like the Grateful Dead , Odetta and Captain Beefheart . Ken Kesey and Timothy Leary were also reportedly in attendance. As Denver native Bruce Bond states in

1776-520: The planning for the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. By the beginning of 2017, the council had gathered about 25 poster artists, about 10 of whom submitted their finished art, but it was never printed. The council was also contacted by many bands and musicians who wanted to be part of this historic event, all were waiting for the date to be determined before

1824-432: The plays of Shakespeare , collection of J. R. R. Tolkien novels, or Ansel Adams photographic prints. There are now also digital boxed set collections, such as 21 Shades of Night . Films, television and other video programs on Blu-ray and DVD are sometimes sold as boxed sets, as were certain titles on the now-discontinued VHS and LaserDisc formats. Such a boxed set might include an entire season or seasons, or

1872-498: The rulebook was clearly written and amply illustrated, with good examples given for each situation. He thought the miniatures were reasonably well cast, although he criticized each miniature for having "a very annoying stub of plastic in the middle of its back [that] must be carefully cut away." He wasn't enthralled with the paper status counters, which he felt cluttered the playing surface, and also suggested that players glue them to cover stock to make them sturdier. He concluded by giving

1920-581: The song was an instant success. By the week ending July 1, 1967, it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, where it remained for four consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, the song charted at number one in the United Kingdom and much of Europe. The single is purported to have sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. In Manhattan, near the Greenwich Village neighborhood, during

1968-471: The story of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, began Off-Broadway on October 17, 1967. The "Second Summer of Love" (a term which generally refers to the summers of both 1988 and 1989) was a renaissance of acid house music and rave parties in Britain. The culture supported MDMA use and some LSD use. The art had a generally psychedelic emotion reminiscent of the 1960s. During

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2016-541: The summer of 2007, San Francisco celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love by holding numerous events around the region, culminating on September 2, 2007, when over 150,000 people attended the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love concert, held in Golden Gate Park in Speedway Meadows. It was produced by 2b1 Multimedia and the Council of Light. In 2016, 2b1 Multimedia and The Council of Light, once again, began

2064-484: The summer. The council also assisted the Free Clinic and organized housing, food, sanitation, music and arts, along with maintaining coordination with local churches and other social groups. Psychedelic poster artist Bob Schnepf was commissioned by Chet Helms to create the official Summer of Love poster, which became a lasting icon of the era. College students, high school students, and runaways began streaming into

2112-461: The use of all psychedelics for personal development. He often invited friends as well as an occasional graduate student to consume such drugs along with him and colleague Richard Alpert . On the West Coast, author Ken Kesey , a prior volunteer for a CIA -started LSD experiment in 1959, advocated the use of LSD. Soon after participating, he was inspired to write the bestselling novel One Flew Over

2160-421: The use of both drugs. The users thereof often had sessions to oppose the laws, including The Human Be-In referenced above as well as various "smoke-ins" during July and August; however, their efforts at repeal were unsuccessful. By the end of summer, many participants had left the scene to join the back-to-the-land movement of the late 1960s, to resume school studies, or simply to "get a job". Those remaining in

2208-486: Was a major social phenomenon that occurred in San Francisco during the summer of 1967 . As many as 100,000 people, mostly young people, hippies , beatniks , and 1960s counterculture figures, converged in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and Golden Gate Park . More broadly, the Summer of Love encompassed hippie culture, spiritual awakening, hallucinogenic drugs, anti-war sentiment, and free love throughout

2256-506: Was about exploration, finding new ways of expression, being aware of one's existence. After losing his untenured position as an instructor on the Psychology faculty at Harvard University, Timothy Leary became a major advocate for the recreational use of psychedelic drugs. After starting taking psilocybin in the late fifties, a psychoactive chemical produced by certain mushrooms that causes effects similar to those of LSD, Leary endorsed

2304-476: Was founded on June 7, 1967, where medical treatment was provided. The prelude to the Summer of Love was a celebration known as the Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967, which was produced and organized by artist Michael Bowen . It was at this event that Timothy Leary voiced his phrase, " turn on, tune in, drop out ". This phrase helped shape the entire hippie counterculture, as it voiced

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