In 1967, I hitchhiked from Washington D.C. to the Haight-Ashbury to get in on some groovy hippie shit.

As a former acidhead who took multiple trips in many different settings, I never encountered anything remotely like ‘Blue Boy’. But,  I’m glad that I didn’t see this episode of Dragnet when it aired in 1967. Talk about a bummer. This probably triggered a few bad trips.

I remember the anti-acid hysteria that dominated the media of the time, from chromosome damage to people jumping out of windows to kids staring at the sun until they went blind. All of which were lies. It seems there’s a renewed interest in LSD and MDMA among psychologists and therapists. I’m looking forward to the day when pharmaceutical grade LSD is made available to those of us who respect it. I haven’t done acid since 1970 and I’m about due. But, it’s gotta be the real deal.

Warning: this video could trigger flashbacks and/or serious injury due to laughter-induced hyperventilation.

Starring Michael Burns as Benjie “Blue Boy” Carver.