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nest," and this makes kesey a celebrity. >> while i was at stanford, i was given the opportunity to go to the stanford hospital and take part in the lsd experiments. >> kesey had volunteered to do tests for lsd, a government-sponsored test. >> lsd was isolated in a pharmaceutical company in switzerland. >> are you happy? >> yes. >> you have tears in your eyes. >> oh. >> is that a beautiful experience would you say? >> i would say yes. >> some people think it's when kesey discovers lsd that the counterculture in california is born, because more and more people then want to try to experience what kesey experienced, and he becomes a promoter of it. ♪ >> kesey created a drug commune at la honda, which is an hour from san francisco. great artists love smashing traditions, and at his best, kesey was doing that.