What a button worn by Michael Nesmith in the late 1960s show “The Monkees” reads. This phrase is told to Micky Dolenz after he asks what is on Nesmith’s button.
Mike : Hey, that’s a groovy button, what does it say?
Micky : “Love is the ultimate trip.”
Mike : That’s a nice thought.
Micky : That’s a groovy button, what does it say?
Mike : “Save the Texas prairie chicken.”
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.