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The La Honda Voice May 2012 The La Honda Voice May 2012 The Face of Local Music - transportation), we now have bus service Paula Dennis available to La Honda residents -- for the first by craig eddy time ever! To get the ball rolling, we have two It's that time excursions planned for the month of May. On again when we Saturday, May 12th, the SamCoast bus will leave start thinking from the La Honda Post Office parking lot at about outdoor 10AM for a shopping trip to Sequoia Station in fun stuff to do. Redwood City or Trader Joe's in Menlo Park and Of course the will return back by 2PM. Then, on Saturday, number one May 19th, bring family along as we ride up to thing to do this Golden Gate Park and the Academy of Sciences time of year in (you can buy a ticket for the Academy of La Honda is go Sciences on line at www.calacademy.org). to the La Honda (continued on page 2) Country Fair and Music Festival. As this is apparently the 20th year of Paula Dennis’ reign, The 2012 Magic Love Bus Journey it's time to give credit to those who have made (excerpts from http://www.magiclovebus.org) our local festival such a great event. Paula came to La Honda in 1980 and had no choice about embracing the local music as husband Reid was playing with The Rhythm Method. Paula wanted to help promote the local businesses, artists and musicians, so working with Nancy Hewitt and Pam McReynolds they put together the first La Honda Country Fair. (continued on page 3) The Magic Love Bus looks like a re-incarnation La Honda Bus Service is Up and of Ken Kesey’s Furthur. This bus, with a new set Running!! By Lynnette Vega of Pranksters, started in San Francisco and made its first stop to meet Terry and Eva at Kesey’s previous abode in La Honda before continuing on a journey across the Country. Here are some excerpts from the magiclovebus.org blog: “On Saturday, April 14th, the Magic Love Bus will cast off from Ocean Beach in San Francisco on an inspiring three month coast-to coast journey - celebrating heart conscious evolution at No parking hassles, wear and tear on your car, every turn. Our crew of LovEvolutionaries is and a fun way to get together with neighbors. dedicated to sharing love, food, drumming, Through SamCoast, the coastside bus funded by campfires, movies, discussions, dancing, music, SamTrans (San Mateo County's public yoga and love parades.” (continued on page 2) 1 The 2012 Magic Love Bus Journey La Honda Bus Service is Up and Running!! (continued from page 1) “We will literally be a (continued from page 1) We'll leave La Honda vehicle for LovEvolutionary transformation and Post Office at 10AM and return around 5PM. a platform for free speech. Come join us and be Weather permitting, you can picnic in the park or the magic!...Almost fifty years ago Ken Kesey go to one of the two dining options at the and his crew of “Merry Pranksters” cast off in Academy, i.e. the Academy Café or the Moss their day glow painted school bus named Room, are brought to you by renowned chef-in- “Further” from their home base in La Honda, just residence, Charles Phan (Slanted Door). Cost south of San Francisco, on a cross country for the bus trips is $3.50 each way and you have journey to visit New York and also Professor to make a reservation no later than the Tuesday Timothy Leary. Their journey ultimately before (by May 8th for the May 12th trip and by changed the consciousness of America and the May 15th for the Golden Gate trip on the 19th). world in ways they could not have anticipated. For either of these bus trips, email So how fitting that on the first full day of our [email protected] or call (650) 747- 2012 Magic Love Bus Journey, we had the honor 0605 and leave name, phone, the number of of camping out in the very driveway in La Honda people who will be going and the trips you'd like that the Merry Pranksters launched from in 1964. to sign onto. One very important thing to keep Almost fifty years later we share their same in mind is that the more people who take intention of turning people on and changing advantage of this service (especially these consciousness. But our intention in 2012 is to preliminary trips), the more likely the possibility encourage people to turn on to themselves by that we'll be able to continue this program into tuning into their own hearts, without the the future. assistance of LSD… ***A note about the buses. There are three SamCoast buses available and each bus carries 18 people. There is plenty of room for shopping bags or small carts. If people have special needs such as a wheelchair lift, please let us know when you call to reserve your spot. Reader’s Theater Takes on: "Lost in Yonkers" * Acting without Memorization You don't have to have One of the new pranksters with John Cassady, professional acting son of Neal Cassady experience to take part …We’d like to thank Terry Adams and his in a "Reader's Theater" - lovely wife Eva for opening their cottage, the - and, unlike former home of Ken Kesey and the Merry professionally Pranksters, to us on the first day of the trip. The performed plays, you magic and poetry of the day was palpable and don't need to memorize will forever be a special part of our 2012 Magic anything!! Our next Love Bus Journey. Special thanks as well to meeting of the Reader's Michael DiMartino for helping to arrange for this Theater will be next special meeting in La Honda...As magical Sunday, May 6th at 7PM at the Puente Office in serendipity would have it, John Cassady, the son downtown La Honda and we'll begin our of the famous Neal Cassady (Dean Moriarity in reading of "Lost in Yonkers" by Neil Simon. the book "On the Road") and the driver of the The story takes place in the summer of 1942 Prankster's bus "Further", happened by the when two young boys are sent to stay with their Magic Love Bus while we were in La Honda. He stern grandmother, Kurnitz, and their childlike hung out with us on the Bus and entertained and aunt, Bella, in Yonkers, New York. It is a very educated our crew with his inside family stories human comedy with a little bit of everything. of his famous father and his friends like Jack For more information, contact Lynnette Vega Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and other beats (650) 747-0605 or email hippersters…” [email protected]. 2 The Face of Local Music - Paula Dennis Stream Monitoring in La Honda (continued from page 1) by Neil Panton There had been other similar events that focused mostly on music. If you were there for the first Do you like Country Fair, you might remember the parade playing in the that went from the Catholic Church, across the creek? Enjoy highway, up into Cuesta, back down and across spending time in the highway, and ending up in the Gardens. This beautiful places? was not done again because the hassle and Do you like expense of getting permits and hiring Highway science and Patrol officers made it so nobody wanted to try it making a again the next year. The Fair over the years has difference in the raised and donated thousands of dollars to the art community? and music programs at La Honda School. The You might want first festival was a one day event and the to join our decision was made to make it a two day event stream monitoring team! since all the hard work setting everything up was SGERC’s volunteers spend a few hours each already done the first day. I asked Paula what it month performing simple water quality tests in is she likes best about the fair. She replied that La Honda, Alpine and San Gregorio creeks. she likes the excellent local music of many They record the results and make observations different styles, wonderful local art and crafts, that create a record of stream conditions at and best of all she loves it because it's free! various locations in the San Gregorio watershed. Funds are raised with the raffle, merchandise You could be monitoring the beautiful Heritage sales, booth fees and personal donations. Paula Grove site on Alpine Creek, or El Corte de wants to be sure the people that help make it Madera Creek feeding into San Gregorio Creek. work are recognized. The Bands all donate their You might prefer to join a team at a site nearest time without pay so this year we will make an to you. effort to collect tips for each band so we can say This is a great activity for all, young and old, for thanks to them, some of whom have been parents wishing to involve their family in playing the fair just about every year. The environmental awareness and community venders donate craft items for the raffle. People service. Most of us love the excuse to get into like Nancy Hewitt, Nigel Webb, Brook Tankle, the creek once in a while and enjoy the solitude Jeff Ring, Pam McReynolds, myself, Reid and beauty of this area. Why not do something to Dennis, and Bo and his sound crew have been benefit the environment and the community at helping Paula for years now.
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