KEN KESEYKEN KESEY

• Born: September 17th, 1935, La Junta Colorado

• Family moved to Springfield, OR• Attended the University of Oregon and

Stanford University

• Born: September 17th, 1935, La Junta Colorado

• Family moved to Springfield, OR• Attended the University of Oregon and

Stanford University

“To Vic Lovellwho told me dragons did not exist, then led me to

their lairs”

“To Vic Lovellwho told me dragons did not exist, then led me to

their lairs” Penny Lane “we pioneered what have since become the hall-marks of hippy culture”

LSD and other psychedelics too numerous to mention Body painting Light shows and mixed media presentations Exotic costumes and strobe lights Sexual mayhem Eastern mysticism Rebirth of hair

Penny Lane “we pioneered what have since become the hall-marks of hippy culture”

LSD and other psychedelics too numerous to mention Body painting Light shows and mixed media presentations Exotic costumes and strobe lights Sexual mayhem Eastern mysticism Rebirth of hair

MERRY PRANKSTERSMERRY PRANKSTERS

MERRY PRANKSTERSMERRY PRANKSTERS

Neal Cassidy and the Beat Movement “The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all

different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked” -Amiri Baraka

Neal Cassidy and the Beat Movement “The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all

different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked” -Amiri Baraka

What to know about Ken Kesey:What to know about Ken Kesey:

Worked in a mental hospital and participated in drug experiments and shock therapy

5 years in jail for drug possession

Worked in a mental hospital and participated in drug experiments and shock therapy

5 years in jail for drug possession

What to know about Kesey:What to know about Kesey:

Farm life after jail Back to nature Family man

Farm life after jail Back to nature Family man

Ken Kesey died November 10, 2001Ken Kesey died November 10, 2001