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This is Lorenzo and I'm your host here in the Psychedelic Salon.

And as saddened as I am to have to say this, it appears that we are once again heading into a new darkening age where we humans continue to ignore the threats coming at us as the climate changes, and instead we focus on fighting

with one another.

However, while the mass media fans the flames of fear, I think that there's a better way

to get through these days, with laughter and humor.

Keep a smile on your face and make the bastards wonder what you're thinking, what you're

thinking about them. So we're going to have some fun here today. And you may remember that this past summer I

commented on the death of one of our nation's historical figures, Paul Krasner. Now you may ask how

a man who was primarily known for his humor became a historical figure.

And if you had a few days free in which I can tell you his full story, I'd be happy to

begin talking about him right now. But unfortunately, neither of us has that kind of time.

So I'm going to treat us to a few segments from some recordings of his talks.

And in this podcast, you're going to hear about some of the more humorous political activities that he instigated

and promoted. And I hope that you'll give some thought to all that Paul Krasner did to make

this world a little better and a lot happier. Now, one of Paul Krasner's closest friends was

Abby Hoffman. And in this podcast, we're going to hear about several of their more famous capers,

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