Further

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Further was the iconic, wildly painted school bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters during their influential 1960s cross-country acid-fueled road trip.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural icon
school bus
vehicle
associatedWithGroup Beat Generation figures
associatedWithMovement 1960s counterculture
acid culture
psychedelic movement
associatedWithPerson Neal Cassady NERFINISHED
carriesTheme communal living and travel
experimentation with consciousness
rejection of mainstream culture
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
documentedIn The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test NERFINISHED
memoirs and accounts by Merry Pranksters
various documentaries about Ken Kesey
drivenBy Neal Cassady NERFINISHED
endLocation New York NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Furthur NERFINISHED
hasCulturalImpactOn hippie movement NERFINISHED
later psychedelic art
popular images of 1960s buses
hasFeature hand-painted slogans and symbols
improvised interior space for travelers
psychedelic exterior paint
hasMedium painted metal body
hasOwner Ken Kesey NERFINISHED
hasRole mobile stage for happenings and pranks
symbol of the Merry Pranksters
hasTransportMode road
inspiredAuthor Tom Wolfe NERFINISHED
inspiredWork The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test NERFINISHED
languageOfSlogans English
notableFor being wildly painted with psychedelic art
cross-country road trip in the 1960s
influencing psychedelic culture
use of LSD during travels
operatedBy the Merry Pranksters NERFINISHED
partOf Ken Kesey’s artistic projects
Merry Pranksters’ acid tests NERFINISHED
startLocation California NERFINISHED
symbolizes 1960s American counterculture
freedom of the open road
psychedelic exploration
timePeriod 1964
traveledAcross United States NERFINISHED
usedBy Ken Kesey NERFINISHED
the Merry Pranksters NERFINISHED

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