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A coffee table book called “Ultraviolet: 69 Classic Blacklight Posters from the Aquarian Age and Beyond” offers excellent psychedelia, reminiscent of my childhood in the 70s. Now, in cynical and jaded 2009, these day glo images of the peace and love era are quaint, altruistic and oddly inspiring. Although much of the movement came to naught (we still have too little peace and love in the world), it was brave for an entire generation of young people to openly pursue these ideals. It wouldn’t hurt to recapture some idealism given the disturbing problems our country faces today. So switch on your blacklight, slip on your chunky mood ring and enjoy…