Acid Tests Turn 50: Wavy Gravy, Merry Prankster Ken Babbs Look Back

This week in Santa Cruz, California, a concert, reading and site dedication will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters’ first LSD-fueled Acid Test, held in the small neighborhood of Soquel on November 27th, 1965. More than a half-dozen Pranksters — plus the hammer Neal Cassady once…