Amcult 208 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture I. The Surge of LSDOutline of Current Lecture II. The Family DogIII. Free SpeechIV. Vietnam ProtestsCurrent LectureCulture was in this great funk- JFK had just been killed, rock n roll was on its way out- The context of the times is what makes the Beatles so importantThe Family Dog- Had their third dance :A tribute to Ming the Merciless”- A lot of people hated Bill Graham, he exploited the new scene and didn’t want to share itKesey:- Holding acid tests “Can you pass the acid tests?”o This was antithetical to people like Leary and Alpert To them, tripping was about set and setting- To the Pranksters, tripping was about random chancesPranksters vs Learyites- Both believed that tripping can change the worldo Whether it is through whatever, it is important- Pranksters: tripping is fun, prank, introspection- Learyites: tripping is sacred and for introspectionGraham takes his shot: renting the Fillmore Ballroom and thrusts a handbill into Bob Dylan’shand before a PBS interview- In the interview, he is stoned and talks about the handbill he is holding, essentiallyadvertising for him - Fillmore is launchedThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Chet Helms is Launched- Tried to work with Graham, Ron and Jay Thelin opened the first head shop called the Psychedelic Shop- Signifies the birth of the hippie movement- The marker that the hip underground has made its marko This is no longer just an idea, we are turning it into an actual realityThe Trips Festival- Electric cool-aid acid testo Huge gallon things filled with cool-aid that was spiked with acid- The Pranksters wired the place up with microphones and speakers in unexpected places- Neal Cassady was there At this time there was no such thing as a bad trip, bc the pure LSD shouldn’t do itKesey showed up even though he was warned not to come to the festival- Revolution: the policy of consciousnessThe Flash Goes On- America was dropping 1.8 million bombs on Vietnam every year, 5,000 bombs a day- 6.8 million air-launched grenade- 1 billion rounds of .3 caliber bulletso the war was escalating but we were still losingo we kept sending kids overo unbelievable carnage on televisionRock n Roll is more about taking these interior tripsThe Acid tests went to LA but weren’t successfulKesey pretended to commit suicideIconsWhat did the Beats and Hippies NOT have in common?- Hippies grew up with stuff, TV, toys, comic booksMass culture is the home of what Robert Jay Lofton has called “the protean man” who accepts ashis own: the images of a more fragmentary nature than of past ideologies”What elements of current popular culture can you think of that are evidence od our comfort withfragmented images?- Text boxes, tweets, 60% of college grads wont read another book for the rest of your life70% of households have not bought a book in the last