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ORIGINAL vintage 1965-66 Acid Test, Merry Prankster (Intrepid Trips) ID Card
ORIGINAL vintage 1965-66 Acid Test, Merry Prankster (Intrepid Trips) ID Card
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Original Merry Prankster, Intrepid Trips Acid Test Membership Card 3 1/2" X 2"
From the early Dead Days and Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters. This membership card was printed by Ken Kesey’s Intrepid Trips, Inc. in late 1965, around the time of the second “Acid Test” held at Big Nig’s house in San Jose, California (December 4th, 1965), an occasion notable as the Grateful Dead’s first Acid Test performance. The membership cards were to ID the Merry Pranksters and were also distributed at the Acid Tests.
The "Acid Tests" were gatherings, particularly in the San Francisco area, that centered around LSD use and music, often featuring the Grateful Dead. These events were a key component of the San Francisco counterculture and its transition from the Beat Generation to the Hippie Movement.
It was up to the card carrier to fill in the back of their Intrepid Trips card and paste a photo. A lot of Pranksters would fill out the back of their Acid Test ID with humor being a priority. For example, “I was born” could be filled in with “Yes” or “Naked & Screaming,” silly stuff like that.
The card will come with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Zane Kesey (Ken's son)
I am very excited and pleased to be in a position to purchase one of these amazing cards. They may be small but they're dripping with history.
Many years ago I purchased a VHS tape from Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs. I saw the ad in back of Rolling Stone magazine and I remember it saying you didn't have to pay now if times were hard...pay some other time!
Each VHS tape came in a unique, psychedelic case designed and created by Ken and Ken. Mine has a little Superman sticker on it!
I'm glad to be able to add something so "of the era" and I recognized it immediately from books and videos. It was a nice touch to add a modern, color reproduction of the card so you can display the vintage one and carry around the new one!
Thank you!
Key-Z has always provided great and quick service.
This is the coolest thing to come down the pike in a long time. It will go great with my offset press of the Acid Test poster. Thank you Zane and 🗝️-Z Productions
This is the coolest thing to come down the pike in a long time. It will go great with my offset press Acid Test poster. Thank you Zane and 🗝️-Z Productions
Some of the coolest pieces I now have in my collection to show off.
So grateful!! Thank You ZANE!!!!
I am very excited and pleased to be in a position to purchase one of these amazing cards. They may be small but they're dripping with history.
Many years ago I purchased a VHS tape from Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs. I saw the ad in back of Rolling Stone magazine and I remember it saying you didn't have to pay now if times were hard...pay some other time!
Each VHS tape came in a unique, psychedelic case designed and created by Ken and Ken. Mine has a little Superman sticker on it!
I'm glad to be able to add something so "of the era" and I recognized it immediately from books and videos. It was a nice touch to add a modern, color reproduction of the card so you can display the vintage one and carry around the new one!
Thank you!
Key-Z has always provided great and quick service.
This is the coolest thing to come down the pike in a long time. It will go great with my offset press of the Acid Test poster. Thank you Zane and 🗝️-Z Productions
This is the coolest thing to come down the pike in a long time. It will go great with my offset press Acid Test poster. Thank you Zane and 🗝️-Z Productions
Some of the coolest pieces I now have in my collection to show off.
So grateful!! Thank You ZANE!!!!