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Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters

In 1964, author Ken Kesey led a group of friends on a psychedelic road trip across the USA. It became one of the defining events of American counterculture. Ken Babbs was there.

In the summer of 1964 the author Ken Kesey led a group of friends on a roadtrip across America. Travelling in a converted school bus and experimenting with LSD along the way, they called themselves the Merry Pranksters. Their trip would become one of the defining moments of American counterculture. Hear from Ken Babbs who was on that bus.

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Tue 16 Sep 2014 09:30

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  • Tue 16 Sep 2014 09:30

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