Going Furthur (2016) is a colorfully energetic new film covering the 50th Anniversary bus trip celebrating Ken Kesey's original LSD fueled cross country bus trip in 1964 that kicked out the black and white 50's and brought on the colorful psychedelic 60's. It is also my favorite new documentary. Period. The joy in my heart almost overwhelmed me as the sounds and images of the Furthur 50th Anniversary Tour jumped off the screen and into my eyes and ears for the first time. Citing Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters' bus trips and Acid Tests of the 60's to the ongoing music festival scene, the cast includes Original Pranksters, Neo Pranksters and many luminaries from the music and art world. Often the star of the scene is the bystander with an ear to ear grin as the *Furthur Bus pulled into a town, music festival, or...anywhere. From children to the older folks who kind of remember the 60's, everyone was mesmerized in a beautiful way like a mobile mood changer. One couldn't count the smiles and peace signs projected toward the bus and reflected back again. Ken Kesey's son, Zane Kesey and friend, Derek Stevens are the Captain and Crew Chief who take the "Magic Bus" Furthur across the country with an ever morphing cast of characters. Going Furthur is a must see. Are you on the bus? I am! * (or Further)
