... was a concert blown way out of proportion. There were rapes, murders, and women going into labour taking place. In 1965, groups of people were being gathered and performing "Acid Tests." Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters toured the country, high on LSD and marijuana, in a bus painted with psychedelic swirls and patterns. The rear of the bus read "Weird Load" and ... ...

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... Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Ron McKernan. The band formed in the late sixties in San Fransico and when they were introduced to author Ken Kesey they became his house band, providing musical entertainment for guests of Kesey's acid tests. The drug, LSD also known as acid, became a staple of the band's diet and guests ... ...

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