Banana peels

[David Nevin Friedman]

Speaking of bananas and the East Village, has anyone seen the new Velvet
Undergroun Boxed Set?  There is a removable vinyl banana on the cover of
the box.  Aside from the phallic connotations of a banana (thanks yet
again, Freud) does anyone know if the Velvet intended there to be any
narcotic effect from bananas?


On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Jules Siegel wrote:

> The banana peel smoking fad of the Summer of Love, 1967, was probably
> started as a hoax. It somehow became public belief that the dried inside
> of the banana peel was high in serotonin and would get you high. I
> remember a parade of banana peel supporters in the East Village,
> carrying the appropriate banners and wearing banana costumes (very
> revealing, you can be sure). This was one of the high points of the
> Summer of Love, itself probably the high point of the psychedelic
> revolution.
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