Merry Prankster Ken Babbs on his novel “Who Shot the Water Buffalo?”

EUGENE, OREGON HAS A HISTORY RICH IN COUNTERCULTURE. A LONGTIME HAVEN FOR ARTISTS, GARDENERS, MUSICIANS, AND ALL WALKS OF PROGRESSIVE FOLK, THERE IS NEVER A DULL MOMENT. BUT WITHIN THE FACES WHO COMPRISE THIS GREAT COMMUNITY OF OURS ARE A FEW SHINING STARS: MAVENS OF THEIR TRADE AND LEADERS OF THEIR GENERATIONS.

TONIGHT I BROUGHT MERRY PRANKSTER, VIETNAM VETERAN, NOVELIST, AND GENTLEMEN FARMER KEN BABBS ON THE RADIO TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW NOVEL “WHO SHOT THE WATER BUFFALO?”

KEN BABBS WAS AN INFLUENTIAL LEADER OF THE 1960′S AND A LIFETIME BEST FRIEND TO AUTHOR KEN KESEY. HE WAS FEATURED IN TOM WOLFE’S “ELECTRIC KOOL AID ACID TEST” AND FRIENDS WITH THE LIKES OF JACK KEROUAC, NEAL CASSADY, HUNTER THOMPSON, AND JERRY GARCIA.

HEAR THE MAGIC OF KEN’S TRIP TO THE BOOKSHELVES HERE.