Magic Mushrooms and Other Highs : From Toad Slime to Ecstasy

by KRASSNER, PAUL

• ISBN13: 9781580085816
• ISBN10: 1580085814
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Summary

Like to dabble with psychedelic concoctions? Ever been so desperate that you'd eat morning-glory seeds on a salami and mustard sandwich, just trying to get high? Whether you're an occasional user or a full-fledged abuser, this compilation of far-out stories will keep you guffawing for hours. Paul Krassner, "father of the underground press," has gathered tales that explore the wacky, weird, and outrageous experiences of folks experimenting with magic mushrooms, ecstasy, peyote, opium, DMT, cocaine, belladonna, toad slime, and a whole host of other mind-blowing, eye-popping, consciousness-expanding substances. Stories by and about Terence McKenna, John Lennon, Ken Kesey, Ram Dass, William S. Burroughs, Michael Simmons, R. U. Sirius, John Lilly, Robert Anton Wilson, Ivan Stang, Stephen Gaskin, and Lisa Law will leave you laughing, groaning, and possibly gunning for a little something special from your own stash. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Paul Krassner, world-famous writer, rabble-rouser, and cofounder of the Yippies, was publisher of The Realist from 1958 to 2001. He even accompanied Groucho Marx on his first acid trip. At the 14th annual Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, Paul was inducted into the Counterculture Hall of Fame--"my ambition," he claims, "since I was three years old." He lives in Southern California

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Magic Mushrooms	5	(62)
Ecstasy	67	(20)
Peyote	87	(8)
Mescaline	95	(8)
THC	103	(6)
Opium	109	(6)
DMT	115	(4)
Ayahuasca	119	(22)
Cocaine	141	(10)
Belladonna	151	(16)
STP	167	(6)
Ketamine	173	(10)
PCP	183	(6)
Toad Slime	189	(10)
And Others	199	(30)
Acknowledgments	229