what did ken kesey get up to after 1970?

Answer 1

Here's a Wikipedia link (which appears to have been plagiarized fairly blatantly in one of the answers above):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey

Answer 2

Kesey wrote several things after 1970. I think by far the best was Demon Box. Short stories, mostly semi autobiographical. One of my favorite books.

Answer 3

Kesey was arrested for possession of marijuana in 1966. He looked for advice in a Ouija board, which told him to leave[. In an attempt to mislead police, he faked suicide by having friends leave the Merry Pranksters' truck on a cliffside road near Eureka, along with a suicide note that said, "Ocean Ocean I'll beat you in the end." Kesey fled to Mexico in the back of a friend's car, an intentionally feeble attempt at disguise. When he later returned to the United States, Kesey was arrested and sent to jail for five months. On his release, he moved with his family back to the family farm in Pleasant Hill, Oregon in the Willamette Valley, where he was to spend the rest of his life. He wrote many articles, smaller books (mostly collections of his articles), and short stories during that time. In 1997, Kesey reunited with the Merry Pranksters at a Phish concert during a performance of the song "Colonel Forbin's Ascent." It was one of his last public appearances, except his speech to the graduating class at The Evergreen State College in June 2001. Mr. Kesey brought a short story, but forgot the ending. Kesey died on November 10, 2001.