TOMORROW SHOW:ELECTRIC KOO

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• Release Year: 1973
• Genre: Talk-Show
• Plot: Tom Wolfe's legendary 1968 book entitled 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' chronicles the cross-country journey of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters and their experiments with LSD. (Kesey was involved in early gouvernment LSD testing and would later write 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'). The soundtrack for this scene was provided by The Grateful Dead, whose early performances are also covered in Wolfe's book. The most famous and vocal advocate of LSD use was Dr. Timothy Leary whose early experiments got him dismissed from the faculty of Harvard University. His 1964 book, 'The Psychedelic Experience', started the entire trip and unlike Wolfe, who never indulged, Leary's writings were clearly based on his own experiences. He famously coined the phrase 'Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out'. This amazing cast of characters all somehow found themselves in the same place - though not always at the same time - some fifteen years later. That improbable place was 'The Tomorrow Show', where The Grateful Dead, Ken Kesey, Dr. Timothy Leary (in a rare TV appearance) and Tom Wolfe all talked to Tom Snyder. As they had in the past, The Grateful Dead provided the soundtrack, performing four songs during their visit with Snyder.
• Cast: Tom Snyder, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Rona Barrett, Nancy Friday, Jessica Savitch
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Shout Factory
• Media Format: movie