Meet the Merry Pranksters

Ken Kesey says: "I believe man is changing...Our concept of reality is changing. It's been happening here in [Crescent Beach]. I believe there's a whole new generation of kids. They're different. I can hear it in the music."

* Crazy John has a yellow dot floating on top of his head. He no longer affiliates himself with the Merry Pranksters or any of their associates. You see... the Merry Pranksters killed Crazy John's Dead Grandfather behind his back- which Crazy John doesn't appreciate- at all. Those good for nothing high flying elitists...they're worse than pack of wild midnight coyote moon humpers. No... wait... Nothing's worse that a pack of wild midnight coyote moon humpers. But those Pranksters...they come damn close!

When Crazy John confronted the Merry Pranksters for keeping him out of his Dead Grandfather's murder he demanded answers. Kesey simply shrugged, smiling, and handed Crazy John his Dead Grandfather's hat. "The answer is never the answer," he said, "What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anyone really find the answer --- they think they have so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer." Crazy John wasn't entirely convinced. Who ever is? John wasn't a fool though either. He sensed something powerful behind those words. On the following sunrise Crazy John fled the Prankster inner chambers with his heart set on planting "a garden in which strange things grow." His Dead Grandfather's hat never left his head. Never. When asked why, Crazy John simply replied "it's a mystery in bloom."