>>17587344Greasers were the antithesis to hippies. Your father is pulling your leg. Greasers were and are assholes with huge chips on their shoulders, all of them. The alternative in the 60's at my high school was to be a "Hersh". Hershe's dressed like pro golfers. Alpaca sweaters,pressed slacks, brogues with heavy soles, pastel polo shirts. Hersh's seemed to transition to weekend hippies around 67 or so.