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Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« on: April 30, 2008, 08:10:42 AM »

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FVZA_Colonel  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Tue Apr-29-08 07:59 PM
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Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102
   
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By Thomas H. Maugh II
4:39 PM PDT, April 29, 2008

Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD and thereby gave the psychedelic generation the pharmaceutical vehicle to turn on, tune in and drop out, has died. He was 102.

Hofmann died this morning at his home in Basel of a heart attack, according to Rick Doblin, the head of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Assn. for Psychedelic Studies.

Al HofmannHofmann also identified and synthesized the active ingredients of peyote mushrooms and a Mexican psychoactive plant called ololiuqui and developed at least three related, non-psychoactive compounds that became widely used in medicine.

Those other feats would have been little remembered, however, had he not accidentally gotten a trace amount of an experimental compound called lysergic acid diethylamide on his fingertips and taken the world's first acid trip.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-hofmann30a...

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6. I used to date Owsley Stanley's niece...
   
Remember "Purple Owsley"?

We had all we wanted. Made a living off it for quite some time.

God bless Dr. Hoffman.
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2008, 08:28:21 AM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on April 30, 2008, 08:10:42 AM
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Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102
   
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Source: Los Angeles Times

By Thomas H. Maugh II
4:39 PM PDT, April 29, 2008

Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD and thereby gave the psychedelic generation the pharmaceutical vehicle to turn on, tune in and drop out, has died. He was 102.

Hofmann died this morning at his home in Basel of a heart attack, according to Rick Doblin, the head of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Assn. for Psychedelic Studies.

Al HofmannHofmann also identified and synthesized the active ingredients of peyote mushrooms and a Mexican psychoactive plant called ololiuqui and developed at least three related, non-psychoactive compounds that became widely used in medicine.

Those other feats would have been little remembered, however, had he not accidentally gotten a trace amount of an experimental compound called lysergic acid diethylamide on his fingertips and taken the world's first acid trip.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-hofmann30a...

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6. I used to date Owsley Stanley's niece...
   
Remember "Purple Owsley"?

We had all we wanted. Made a living off it for quite some time.

God bless Dr. Hoffman.

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He's so worldly :whatever:
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2008, 08:37:26 AM »
Remember Woodstock, well I dated Woodstock's son.  We sold mud, overflowing toilets, and bad acid to make tons of money. :whatever:
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2008, 09:05:34 AM »
Another TiT acquaintance that cannot be contacted for verification of the accusations made by the yellowback f***.
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2008, 09:06:19 AM »
Augie Stanley (that's what we called him - Augie - he hadn't changed his name yet) and I go way back.  He use to call me Pig (short for guinea pig) because I would volunteer to sample the first drop of every batch.  His niece tried to seduce me once but I freak when I took off my pants and found out I was the Invisible Man.  Good shit, man.  
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2008, 09:06:55 AM »
So he admits to taking the brown acid. :-) Figures!
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2008, 04:16:13 PM »
Why couldnt TiT just take one long acid trip to the police station?
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2008, 04:21:30 PM »
Quote from: Airwolf on April 30, 2008, 04:16:13 PM
Why couldnt TiT just take one long acid trip to the police station?

H5, but better, still--how come he couldn't take one long acid trip with him to the police station?
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2008, 05:24:49 PM »
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TomInTib  (1000+ posts)      Wed Apr-30-08 02:45 PM
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49. Every day. For the entire year of 1968.
 Every day. I was bound and determined to pull it off.

This explains much.
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2008, 05:39:10 PM »
TiT is becoming more like Forrest Gump every day. He has met everyone, done everything, and has had his hand in the shaping of the future. And Like Forrest Gump, It's pure fiction. (Miskie goes off on a tangent...)Gump.. Fiction.. - One of my all time favorite MadTV bits...

Gump Fiction
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2008, 05:39:38 PM »
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TomInTib  (1000+ posts)      Wed Apr-30-08 02:45 PM
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49. Every day. For the entire year of 1968.
 Every day. I was bound and determined to pull it off.

This explains much.


Wasn't 1968 when he was with the time traveling seal unit?
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2008, 05:49:01 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3228493

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1. Must've been quite a sight. I know some nomadic people.
   
A friend of mine grew up North of the Circle (Norway) in a family of nomadic reindeer hunters. I can only imagine how they might have reacted. These people still live in skin huts.
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2008, 05:53:24 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on April 30, 2008, 05:49:01 PM
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TomInTib  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed Apr-30-08 06:24 PM
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1. Must've been quite a sight. I know some nomadic people.
   
A friend of mine grew up North of the Circle (Norway) in a family of nomadic reindeer hunters. I can only imagine how they might have reacted. These people still live in skin huts.

Remember, TiT was the one who convinced Edward VIII to abdicate and marry Wallis Simpson. 
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2008, 06:05:47 PM »
Quote from: miskie on April 30, 2008, 05:39:10 PM
TiT is becoming more like Forrest Gump every day. He has met everyone, done everything, and has had his hand in the shaping of the future. And Like Forrest Gump, It's pure fiction. (Miskie goes off on a tangent...)Gump.. Fiction.. - One of my all time favorite MadTV bits...

Gump Fiction

H5 for sharing the link!  Funny stuff!
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2008, 06:08:43 PM »
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TomInTib  (1000+ posts)      Wed Apr-30-08 02:45 PM
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49. Every day. For the entire year of 1968.
 Every day. I was bound and determined to pull it off.

This explains much.


Wasn't 1968 when he was with the time traveling seal unit?

Most certainly.
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Re: Albert Hoffman, Discoverer of LSD, dead at 102 (TiT feeds starved ego)
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2008, 06:22:47 PM »
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TomInTib  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed Apr-30-08 06:24 PM
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1. Must've been quite a sight. I know some nomadic people.
   
A friend of mine grew up North of the Circle (Norway) in a family of nomadic reindeer hunters. I can only imagine how they might have reacted. These people still live in skin huts.

Now she's just a friend?  Last time we heard she was the woman he was dating.
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