Ken Kesey's original "Merry Pranksters" bus makes its latest trek

In 1964 writer Ken Kesey and his band of “Merry Pranksters” rode a 1939 school bus, named “Furthur,” across the country, fueled by music, alcohol and LSD. It became an icon of the burgeoning counterculture movement, and a symbol of liberation. But in the decades since it has fallen into a rusted state. Now the bus is on display in San Francisco, part of an ongoing journey to help restore it to its former, magic glory. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
In 1964 writer Ken Kesey and his band of "Merry Pranksters" rode a 1939 school bus, named "Furthur," across the country, fueled by music, alcohol and LSD. It became an icon of the burgeoning counterculture movement, and a symbol of liberation.
But in the decades since it has fallen into a rusted state. Now the bus is on display in San Francisco, part of an ongoing journey to help restore it to its former, magic glory. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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