Talk:Californication

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Californication is a portmanteau I first saw on bumper stickers in Colorado, to wit "Don't Californicate Colorado." I don't recall the exact date they appeared, but it was sometime prior to a statewide referendum for support of the 1976 Winter Olympics. That vote occurred on Nov. 7, 1972, when the voters rejected a 5 million dollar bond issue to fund the Games.

I vividly recall the bumper stickers (and some window placards) because of the titillating aspect of the word, and as an impressionable early teen, it is emblazoned in my memory. It also introduced me to politics, because the crusader against the games, Dick Lamm, eventually became governor of the state.

More details can be found at http://www.denver-rmn.com/millennium/1012stone.shtml

Schleprock 21:51, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

I have also email corresponded with Governor Richard Lamm, who confirms that the term 'californicate' originated in the Olympics battle in Colorado. I received his confirmation moments ago.

Schleprock 20:03, 13 August 2007 (UTC)