McKenna rose to the occasion of his own mortal condition and though he tired quickly and occasionally spaced out he was as brilliant and funny as ever. During the day I asked the usual reporters questions but in the evening we would relax and follow less quotidian pathways through the cosmos of conversation. What follows are edited portions of these dialogues. McKenna: "I had never encountered old lefties or acid heads or musicians or people gave a shit about any of this stuff before"

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