In 1964 a group of folks were meeting together in California. They would become known as the Merry Pranksters. They were drawn to the author Ken Kesey, and many of them were living in a commune at his home in California.
The group became known for their amazing journey across the US.
It was the summer of 1964, when they piled into their wildly painted school bus named “Furthur”.
You can get a full account of the trip in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Some of the occupant’s of the bus included; Carolyn Adams (Mountain Girl), Allen Ginsberg, Wavy Gravy, and Paul Krassner. It has been referred to as the ’Magic Bus Trip’, traveling both ways from California to New York City, with an important stop at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. There were thirteen Merry Pranksters, and Ken Kesey onboard.

Kesey had just published his novel  Sometimes a Great Notion .

I forgot to mention that the journey was also an experiment in the use of psychedelic drugs. I would love to get a look at the styles of clothing that they all wore (should we dare to call it sixties fashions?) during their long sojourn. So make sure to stay tuned for a look into how they dressed, (or didn’t dress), as the “Magic Bus” crossed America in 1964.

Author; D.A.Grosshans

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