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September 30, 2019 27 mins
When the Portuguese relinquished their hold on Goa in 1961 the state languished for a few years until the first freaks arrived in 1965. 8 Finger Eddie was one of the most legendary figures to have abandoned the material dream of the West to come East and never go back. Tom Thumb tells of hanging out with old hippies in Goa in the 90's and learning to swim 2km out to sea with an American Sufi.
If you have a great story to tell and would like to feature it on the Road Junky podcast feel free to be in touch to tom@tomthumb.org
Or just come and share it around the fire in the Sahara Desert at one of the Road Junky Retreats that take place each winter in Morocco.
www.roadjunkyretreat.com
Sound design for this episode by James Stevens
Theme song by the No Mercy Sisters with Adam Most and Ali Rasim Kocal.
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