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ckissick · 10:59 AM

Another thing about Kesey's house. The door jamb into the bedroom has marks for height measurements of Ken's kids. Zane Kesey was just a little kid in those days. There are marks up high that the Pranksters put in. One of the marks was for Mountain Girl. She was (and is) pretty tall, maybe 5'-10".

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I thought this was going to be a thread about “Nine perfect strangers”. 😂

Seahawk · 10-13-2021, 10:28 AM

I read the two major Kesey novels and three collections of his essays.

I, of course, read the Tom Wolfe stuff and HST writings.

He, Kesey, is a lot more interesting than even what we know would suggest. I really thank you for your post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey

While attending the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication in neighboring Eugene in 1956, Kesey eloped with his high-school sweetheart, Oregon State College student Norma "Faye" Haxby, whom he had met in seventh grade.

According to Kesey, "Without Faye, I would have been swept overboard by notoriety and weird, dope-fueled ideas and flower-child girls with beamy eyes and bulbous breasts."

Married until his death at the age of 66, they had three children: Jed, Zane and Shannon. Additionally, with the approval of Faye Kesey, Ken fathered a daughter, Sunshine Kesey, with fellow Merry Prankster Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Adams. Born in 1966, Sunshine was raised by Adams and her stepfather, Jerry Garcia.

gumby · 10-13-2021, 11:12 AM

Hummmm...My 86 Carrera came with a mix Dead CD in the player, wonder what else the good Dr. I bought it from was doin

ckissick · 10-13-2021, 11:22 AM

Kesey was at the closing of Winterland on New Years 1978/79. (As was I!) In an interview between sets they asked him what was special about the Grateful Dead. He said,... well, go to 8 minutes in the interview to find out. Or watch the whole thing.

It was a hell of a show. We went in at sunset and left the place at sunrise. In between, we watched Animal House, then heard New Riders of the Purple Sage, then the Blues Brothers, then the Dead starting their first of three sets at midnight. And they played Dark Star for the first time in years. Bill Graham provided breakfast for everyone.

We knew it would be a long night, so we prepared ourselves with a some sort of fungus that was meant to keep you awake. It had some certain side effects that were interesting, as well.

herr_oberst · 10-13-2021, 11:42 AM

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sweet!

he was also a "subject" of O'Leary's LSD experiments. lotta debauchery.

Could it be that you're getting Owsley Stanley mixed up with Timothy Leary here?

rcooled · 10-13-2021, 11:43 AM

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...never went inside until today.

Great stories...thanks for sharing. Should I assume the place is a private residence now, and not open to the general public?

ckissick · 10-13-2021, 11:48 AM

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Great stories...thanks for sharing. Should I assume the place is a private residence now, and not open to the general public?

That's right. The current owner bought it from Kesey in 1997. It was almost destroyed in a flood in 1998 but they had just gotten flood insurance and were able to rebuild. They also raised it up above the 100-year flood stage, on concrete piers.

People do drop by, but there's a bridge over the creek with a gate. So they generally peer in the from the road.

KFC911 · 10-13-2021, 12:13 PM

Thanks again for this thread ....

I was never a Deadhead ... was into other music and Jerry was "noodling" on H by the time I came of age. After he passed .... I fell into a crowd (Kimock) that was .... and I was a "show trader"... I was hooked

Luv me some JGB too.... mebbe even more!

ckissick · 10-13-2021, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

Thanks again for this thread ....

I was never a Deadhead ... was into other music and Jerry was "noodling" on H by the time I came of age. After he passed .... I fell into a crowd (Kimock) that was .... and I was a "show trader"... I was hooked

Luv me some JGB too.... mebbe even more!

Then you'll probably be jealous when I tell you about the countless times I saw the JGB at the Keystone in Palo Alto. And another Jerry band called Reconstruction. It cost 7 bucks and they always played until 2 AM. Good times.

KFC911 · 10-13-2021, 04:30 PM

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Then you'll probably be jealous when I tell you about the countless times I saw the JGB at the Keystone in Palo Alto. And another Jerry band called Reconstruction. It cost 7 bucks and they always played until 2 AM. Good times.

I am SO envious

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I do have some shows from most of Jerry's bands outside of the boyz tho'.

Were you at the Keystone shows that were officially released? Then I have you on discs too .... WoooHooos by Charlie

KFC911 · 10-13-2021, 04:36 PM

Hey Charlie.... do you know Charlie A. the Dead's chef & Google chef later ... I know he had a place in PA....

We crossed paths quite a bit while on the Kimock bandwagon a few years back.

rcooled · 10-13-2021, 04:50 PM

I'm sure ckissick knows all about this, but I'll mention it for other Dead fans in & around the SF Bay Area. The University of California's Santa Cruz campus library is home the Grateful Dead Archive. This is an amazing collection of artifacts connected with the band and well worth a look, even if you're just a casual fan.

The Grateful Dead Archive is made up of nearly a thousand boxes of documents and recordings, as well as hundreds of objects, equipment, and framed art, all of which were created or collected by the members of this iconic band over the course of decades of making their music, touring, operating their business, and connecting with their fans.
The majority of the Grateful Dead Archive documents the years 1970–1995, though some materials date to before and after that period. Specific strengths of the band’s archive include: Business records documenting tours and concerts, posters, artwork, and merchandise documenting the Grateful Dead's broader commercial efforts. Materials like thousands of decorated envelopes, fan art, and correspondence that reveal the extraordinary bond the band forged with their fans.

https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/gratefuldeadarchive

LWJ · 10-13-2021, 05:58 PM

I have been to the Kesey farm and been on the real bus. It ain’t doing any more miles and that was back in the late 1980’s.

The highlight? Ken himself served me some oven-fried chicken.

In addition to moving the culture, his writing is fantastic.

Ayles · 10-13-2021, 06:56 PM

Tons of cool stuff at auction right now

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends?cmp=actn_BKS_fbig_pd_sar_onl_N10167_en_10-2021_bro__cat_disstat_lrn__&fbclid=IwAR1EB1DqpeMNIGlQ1_9YzHJQO0V9NgGWme1xTudTM x9khDyAZZ2HQI1ycpw

john walker's workshop · 07:25 PM

Been on the bus since about '68. Every show in washington and orygun, as well as a few in san fran/oakland when I lived down there in the late 70s. Up to 8/9/95 anyway. Not much since.

ckissick · 10-13-2021, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

Hey Charlie.... do you know Charlie A. the Dead's chef & Google chef later ... I know he had a place in PA....

We crossed paths quite a bit while on the Kimock bandwagon a few years back.

I didn't know him.

ckissick · 10-13-2021, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

I am SO envious

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I do have some shows from most of Jerry's bands outside of the boyz tho'.

Were you at the Keystone shows that were officially released? Then I have you on discs too .... WoooHooos by Charlie

I was at dozens of them so, yeah, probably. There was also a Keystone in Berkeley. I rarely went there. We just had our local little hangout in PA.

KFC911 · 10-14-2021, 03:28 AM

Thanks Charlie .... I didn't realize there were two Keystones ... I don't think I have you on discs after all

...

You guys that experienced "those shows" back in the day ... yeah, I'm sorta green with envy

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nota · 10-14-2021, 06:30 AM

1st show was spring 68 sunday free show in greynolds park east

they had a flatbed truck with a generator

steve who managed the grove headshop for mike lang [woodstock promoter]
married diann the day before in grove park
I had introduced them so was dosed by both with bear made stuff the band brought
the band was there but did not play as the city of miami would not grant a permit

they did play the next day in a county park in north dade near ojus
set lasted 4 or 5 hours then they played the image a local club the last of a 3 day weekend gig
the band was lead by pigpen singing with jerry mostly playing his ax