Ken kesey

In 1964 Ken Kesey published Sometimes a Great Notion, the follow-up to his smash novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; in order to meet certain obligations in New York City, Kesey decided to use a psychedelically-painted school bus as his means of getting there from the West Coast. The bus, of course, was called Further or, if you were in the mood, Furthur. It was all a great romantic quest to make known the benefits of LSD, at a time when the drug was not illegal in the United States (that…

Ken Kesey was an American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure.

Fifty years ago Santa Cruz hosted a landmark moment in counterculture history

A farm boy from the Willamette Valley, Ken Kesey brought an earthy, independent spirit to the American literary scene and to his self-designated role as the yo…

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Ken Kesey assembled his Merry Pranksters and other kindred spirits for one more, and final, prank—a semi-regular book series that contained pieces of his unfinished novel about his beloved grandmother, and contributions from a who’s

Bill Murray, Ken Kesey, and the video crew at the First Perennial Poetic Hoo-Haw, 1976 (photo by Clyde Keller) “Everybody with his fucking hand out,” William S. Burroughs slurs, deep in his cups. He and Bill Murray are discussing the custom of bribing officials when traveling south of the border. Murray calculates how much it will cost to keep things friendly in TJ. “We figure we’d buy off everybody in Tijuana, just give ‘em two dollars every time they came by.” Burroughs shakes his head…

As a student, Ken Kesey took part in LSD experiments funded by the CIA.

Ken Kesey, The Art of Fiction No. 136 || At the center of Kesey’s work are what he calls “little warriors” battling large forces. Over the years, some critics have praised his work for its maverick power and themes of defiance; others have questioned his wild and paranoid vision. He has been dubbed a renegade pr... https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1830/ken-kesey-the-art-of-fiction-no-136-ken-kesey?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social

So much has been written about the 1960s, sometimes it's hard to tell myth from reality. Such is the case with the story of Ken Kesey and the Merry Band of Pranksters.