We had made camp at Hot Springs canyon, near Esalen, and were committed to the gypsy life, wandering through the forests and along the California coastline. Black Beard was a student of Eastern religions and he taught me a lot about survival in the wilderness with a pack on my back. His hair hung to well below his shoulders and was tied at the base of his skull with a strip of rawhide. Brown, wide-set eyes highlighted his dark complexion. He was tall and slender with a gaunt, El Grecolike face which seemed compatible with his vagrant life-style. Lotus at the drop of a hat and fall immediately into trancelike
#Charles melton in love hard full
Was nineteen, a full-on Kerouac “dharma bum” who could assume the full who had shined-on suburbia to take to the hills. Melton was with Watkins when Watkins was arrested in Half Moon Bay, CA (for possession).īlack Beard was another "runaway" from L.A. Though the following excerpt details Watkin's return to Topanga Canyon after a stay in Northern California he and Melton had travelled to Northern California together, with stays in Big Sur and the Haight, among other stops. Chapter 1 as well as Chapters 24 and 25 are relevant here.). The book, a rare and usually expensive find in print form, is available online in its entirety courtesy of ColScott, at the Colonel's site:
He is referred to as "Black Beard Charlie" in Paul Watkin's book, "My Life With Charles Manson". But here's a recap anyway: He was a friend of Paul Watkins prior to either of them meeting the "Manson Family" et al. Most readers here will be familiar with the name "Charles Melton" aka "Black Beard Charlie", and where he fits into the TLB story (nightmare).
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