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Nice list. I'll have a go at fisking it.

Originally Posted by Morthoron

1) Gandalf sparred verbally with Wormtongue; hippies had words with Tricky Dick.

Wormtongue was a fifth-columnist. Gandalf sided against him.

2) Gandalf smoked pipeweed; hippies had weed-pipes.

But it would only be conjecture to say that Gandalf's pipeweed had any hallucinogenic qualities.

3) Gandalf hung around with Dwarves and Hobbits; hippies hung out with Eric Burdon of the Animals, who described himself as 'an over-fed, long-haired leaping gnome'.

But would Gandalf have spilled the wine or taken the pearl?

4) Gandalf was long-haired, bearded and disheveled; hippies were like that too, only younger.

Only in the gray days. When he went to Gandalf the White, he was quite well cleaned up.

5) Gandalf once knew every spell in all the tongues of Elves or Men or Orcs; hippies were...ummm...forgetful too.

No argument there!

6) Gandalf took hikes; hippies hitchhiked.

Hiking has more character than bumming rides. As does riding Shadowfax (the Rolls Royce of horses).

7) Gandalf burned pinecones; hippies burned draft cards.

Gandalf used those pinecones as weapons. Perhaps molotov cocktails would be a better comparison?

8) Gandalf helped end the War of the Ring; hippies helped end the Vietnam war.

But Gandalf ended the War of the Ring by fighting in it and winning.

9) Gandalf was considered a troublemaker and disturber of the peace; hippies? ditto.

I would venture that his disturbing and troublemaking had a slightly more noble purpose than, say, Woodstock.

10) Gandalf was called Stormcrow by Theoden; Stormcrow? Man, like, what an awesome name for a band!

Seek and ye shall find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_VoGPPNXo
I'm not sure if this actually qualifies as hippie music, though. Hippies did make some decent music. I'm really not fond of this group.

Oh and I vote for ++Samwise

Good choice, although I think we're behind in this round.

By the way, positive rep inbound to you for coming up with this list.