Time Capsule Tales(@timecaptales):In January 1969, the Grateful Dead appeared on ‘Playboy After Dark,’ Hugh Hefner’s late-night TV salon, and covertly dosed the entire set with LSD. Owsley Stanley, the Dead’s sound engineer and legendary LSD chemist, allegedly spiked the coffee.

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In January 1969, the Grateful Dead appeared on ‘Playboy After Dark,’ Hugh Hefner’s late-night TV salon, and covertly dosed the entire set with LSD. Owsley Stanley, the Dead’s sound engineer and legendary LSD chemist, allegedly spiked the coffee.