The Merry Pranksters were formed around Ken Kesey's group exploration of psychedelic drugs. He wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and through its success bought property in La Honda and gathered a loose group of people around that, through their travels and wild activities they provided much of the fuel for the larger movement in the mid-to-late 60's. La Honda was home to the Acid Tests and the Merry Pranksters traveled cross-country in their psychedelic bus, blasting music and ingesting large amounts of drugs.

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Hey, J,




Thanks for the feedback on thee toonz'. "Sound" improv or not, the toonz' on the IUMA site were all spontaneous, no rehearsal, pulled "from the air", if you will!




I'm still waitin' to hear more from Bret (or Bryan) about the "Merry Pranksters", as I imagine they will have mem'ry of them that I do not!




Ciao fer' now,

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Hi Zzaj


Yes your tracks are really cool, my fav. is freedom song. I did'nt think your stuff was so improvised !!! freedom song sounds like Can (experimental prog. rock 70's, German band) have gone to New York with the jazzy style drums. Also re the Merry Pransters, they were a band / performance group info here: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/kesey.html


seems to be loads of sites about them, they reformed and came to the UK in 1999 with 'the' bus and toured the uk ending up doing a performance at the time of the Cornwall full eclipse, (the only one in the uk during our lifetimes).




keep on rockin




later




J

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Ah, Merry Pranksters? Bret? Bryan? Can you help me out here?




Also, J, have you checked out OUR samples toons yet? If so, how 'bout giving US some feedback, here in this forum?




Samples on IUMA, at:




http://artists2.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Rotcod_Zzaj/

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thanks for that Zzaj,




to tell you the truth, we've given up on acid too and only touch organics (shrooms) these days. See inspired artwork www.mp3.com/japunx




Did you every hear the Merry Pranksters in the 70's or was that the 60's?




later




J

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Hmmm... doesn't sound like the acid I had (but then, that was way back in thee '70's)...




NICE mix, driving beat, psych-rap verzure.




Not bad! If you like rap anyway, this will DO IT for you!




It'd be great driving music for Route '66 (my how times have changed).






Zzaj

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We've been working on some new tracks,


after giging all summer in UK and Ibiza.




The new JAPUNX tracks...




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- vr_space - "My mum calls it 'a rainy night in Tokyo on valium'.




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