Robert Stone and the 60s

Will Layman WillLayman at comcast.net
Fri Jan 5 14:34:53 CST 2007


Just interviewed on FRESH AIR by host Terry Gross.

http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php? 
prgId=13&agg=0&prgDate=01-03-2007&view=storyview

-- Will

On Jan 5, 2007, at 3:25 PM, David Morris wrote:

> Reminds me of a story my wife told me about a bad acid trip back in
> the 60's that landed her in the hospital.  Shortly after she got out
> she was determined to trip again, saying "If you fall off a horse the
> first thing you gotta do is climb back on again."
>
> David Morris
>
> On 1/5/07, Carvill John <johncarvill at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Speaking of STone, I read an interview with him a few years ago,  
>> online, in
>> which he was discussing drugs. He told an anecdote regarding a  
>> drug some
>> bikers got hold of, maybe it came from some kind of military lab,  
>> I can't
>> recall the details, anyway nobody seemed to know what it was, it  
>> apparently
>> was extremely potent and had the kind of affects even the most  
>> determined of
>> drug enthusiasts wouldn't relish. BUt after the effects wore off,  
>> the bikers
>> wanted to try it again. Stone says, that was teh attidude to  
>> experiences
>> like that: that was terrible; where can I get some more?!




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