After One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published, Kesey moved to nearby La Honda, California, and began hosting "happenings" with former colleagues from Stanford, bohemian and literary figures including Neal Cassady and other friends, who became collectively known as the Merry Pranksters. As documented in Tom Wolfe's 1968 New Journalism book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, some of the parties were promoted to the public as Acid Tests, and integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances. He mentored the Grateful Dead, who were the Acid Tests' house band, and continued to exert a profound influence upon the group throughout their career.
After One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published Kesey moved to nearby La Honda California and began hosting "happenings" with former colleagues from Stanford bohemian and literary figures including Neal Cassady and other friends who became collectively known as the Merry Pranksters As documented in Tom Wolfe's 1968 New Journalism book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test some of the parties were promoted to the public as Acid Tests and integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances He mentored the Grateful Dead who were the Acid Tests' house band and continued to exert a profound influence upon the group throughout their career