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  2. Furthur (bus) - Wikipedia

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    The bus appears as inspiration for the cover and in the Amazon short story "Existential Trips" by William Bevill. Both Kesey and original Prankster Ken Babbs released books in 1990 recounting their famous adventure (Kesey's was called The Further Inquiry (ISBN 0670831743) and Babbs' was On the Bus (ISBN 0938410911)).

  3. Merry Pranksters - Wikipedia

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    The Merry Pranksters were followers of American author Ken Kesey.Kesey and the Merry Pranksters lived communally at Kesey's homes in California and Oregon, and are noted for the sociological significance of a lengthy road trip they took in the summer of 1964, traveling across the United States in a psychedelic painted school bus called Furthur, organizing parties, and giving out LSD. [1]

  4. Going Furthur - Wikipedia

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    The bus was also featured in Tom Wolfe's 1968 book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. [ 4 ] In Summer of 2014, [ 3 ] Zane Kesey, son of Ken, took a replica of Furthur on the first major trip since Ken took the bus to Europe in 1999, on a 15,000 mile tour [ 5 ] of the United States, stopping at music festivals and other events.

  5. THIS IS AMERICA: Twilight of a Merry Prankster - AOL

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    Ken Kesey and driver Neal Cassady roll through NYC in 1964 on Further, an old school bus that George Walker advised using instead of cars for the Merry Pranksters’ transcontinental shenanigans ...

  6. Furthur (bus) - en.wikipedia.org

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    Ken Kesey's Merry Band of Pranksters' 1960s hippie-bus Furthur is a 1939 International Harvester school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey in 1964 to carry his " Merry Band of Pranksters " cross-country, filming their counterculture adventures as they went.

  7. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Wikipedia

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    The bus is driven by Neal Cassady, who was the inspiration for the character Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel On the Road. Throughout the journey, the individuals on the bus take acid frequently. As the Merry Pranksters gain popularity, Kesey's reputation develops as well.

  8. Magic Trip - Wikipedia

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    Magic Trip is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney, about Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, and the Merry Pranksters. [1] The documentary uses the 16 mm color footage shot by Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their 1964 cross-country bus trip in the Furthur bus. The hyperkinetic Cassady is frequently seen ...

  9. Does Gatorade Hydrate You? - AOL

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    Go to any sports game—whether it’s a high school game or a pro one—and you’re bound to see athletes on the sidelines drinking Gatorade. It’s likely a staple at your local gym too. A ...