At the social different Nieuwendijk youngsters also gave a cultural twist to the Beatnik stereotype, and were called “Dijkers”. They loved rock ‘n’roll, and their mopeds were mainly souped up Zundapps, Kreidlers and DKWs. Their trademarks were their greased ducktails and pointed shoes.
Around the 60ies a cultural offspring of the “Beatniks” developed among the youth of the Leidseplein area, hence called the “Pleiners”. The youngsters would gather mostly at Reijnders Café and would be employed in areas like fotography, commercials, fashion and art, The even younger “pleiner”kids would hang out at the pancake stand at the corner of Weteringsschans and Vijzelgracht.
Due to the purpose of and publicity around Paradiso, Fantasio and Kosmos all banks quit their financial cooperation with these foundations. Meanwhile Koos gets airtime on VARA radio broadcasting channel, and provides the current prices for different dopes every Saturday at 2 PM to his listeners.
Maroc, red and yellow Lebanese, Afghani, Pakistani, India, Nepalese and the first Dutch nicotine cannabis at 50 cts a gram, that tasted like spinach.
1967
Run by Matthijs van Heijningen and Simon Vinkenoog, a Dutch avant-garde poet, Smoking was allowed there.
End of 1967
Run by Koos de Zwart and Willem de Ridder. One could smoke there, but not buy any gear.
