In the late 1970’s i participated in the Rainbow Family Tribal Gatherings. After the 1978 gathering in Oregon a few of us on the council decided to try and keep…
The Wizard of Golden
Campbell, Texas Ranger
[Ed. Most of the accounts of these events and persons were taken from the book “Tumbleweed Treck” by Stella Campbell Rockwell. Her accounts in turn were based largely on tax…
Interview With Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey / Tim Leary “debate”
The following was transcribed from a tape of an interview I conducted with Dr. Timothy Leary upon his arrival in Eugene, Oregon to debate his close friend Ken Kesey at…
The Spirit World
Medicine Story walked on The Path That Stands on Two Legs. His Uncle, the Sun, was coming up over the Pueblos before him. His Mother, the Moon, was going down…
Sushi Sex and Death
Splayed and Filet’d Naked and Layed Ginger and spice Soy sauce and rice Alive and yet Dead Sumptuous bodies Embalmed with wasabi Wrapped in a seaweed…
The Hippie T.A. and The Nuclear Mathematician
In 1974 I was a graduate student in mathematics at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. I was working as a teaching assistant and the first semester of the…
How to Build a Chickee and Talk to Cockroaches
Characters in and around the swamps and rivers of north central Florida were as plentiful as paw-paws in a paw-paw patch. On Sundays I would often ride my bicycle out…
The Greatest Poetry Reading of All Time
On Saturday evening of April 19, 1975 three of the greatest Beat poets – Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, and Michael McClure came to the campus of the University of Florida…
An Enigma Wrapped in Bacon
She’s an enigma wrapped in bacon She’s truthful even when she’s fakin’ Many hearts she has forsaken And now, hers too is tossed and taken She’s a puzzle wrapped in…
Ode to Santa Cruz
UCSC ran a contest to see who could write the “best” Ode to Santa Cruz. The winning ode would be read by Garisson Keillor during his appearance at the Santa…