Epstein Secrets

ist was the inspiration that kept pushing me to the next level; there was no way I could continue reading it and remain the same.” --George Carlin “Paul Krassner--confidant of Lenny Bruce, co-founder of the Yippies, defiler of Disney characters, publisher of The Realist, and investigative satirist extraordinai

blic figures. He would rather savor a piquant irony about a public figure than eat a bowl of fresh strawberries and ice cream.” --Ken Kesey “T told Krassner one time that his writings made me hopeful. He found this an odd compliment to offer a satirist. I explained that he made supposedly serious matters

n— Swimming in the Dead Pool-- Trashing the Right to Read-- Welcome to Camp Mogul— HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015038 HIGHER THAN THOU— Checkmating With Pawns— Tim Leary, Ram Dass, and Me— Remembering Scott Kelman— The 20" Anniversary of the Summer of Love— POLITICS— The Last Election— A Letter to Barack Obama— Unsaf

in the military are fighting, being maimed and dying unnecessarily, supposedly to protect the freedom their own country is denying them. Sincerely, Paul Krassner Postscript: | sent a copy of the letter to some folks that day. Among the responses, | received a message from a mother: “I am trying to explain thi

eir own country is denying them. Sincerely, Paul Krassner Postscript: | sent a copy of the letter to some

ion. Who could ever have dreamed that chess players might get in trouble for using ginkgo biloba as a performance enhancer? HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015301 Tim Leary, Ram Dass, and Me In 1964, | assigned Robert Anton Wilson to write a front-cover article in The Realist, which he titled “Timothy Leary and His Psyc

OVERSIGHT_015376 rhetoric, | wrote to the Justice Department to find out the status of their case against Groucho, and received this reply: Dear Mr. Krassner: Responding to your inquiry, the Supreme Court has held that Title 18 U.S.C., Section 871, prohibits only “true” threats. It is one thing to say that

fantastic guy I've got comin’ out, and | don't know what I'm gonna do yet but | just wanna talk with him.’ And | said, ‘Well, who is it?’ He said, ‘Paul Krassner.’ And | just fell out, and said, ‘Are you serious? He's one of the hippest minds in the whole world.’ Then he came back and said, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_0

s journalism.” HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015369 My Acid Trip With Groucho Marx LSD was influencing music, painting, spirituality, and even the stock market. Tim Leary once let me listen in on a call from a Wall Street broker thanking him for turning him onto acid because it gave him the courage to sell short. Leary