I grew up in a very artistic family, one of my close relatives was the author "Ken Kesey". If you don't know who he is, he wrote "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" along with a number of other great lesser known books- but on top of that was a influential figure in the Beat/counter culture movement of the 70s. 

He was a magician, a novelist, a farmer and a complex character who embodied his movement of "Merry Pranksters". 

In an interview many years ago I was called the last of the Merry Pranksters, I guess maybe I've always carried some of that spirit of performance, magic and playfulness through my whole life. 

Where I grew up I never told people I was related to him because of the attachment to his persona being so magnetic here in Oregon. 

Now as a middle aged adult I recognize how his influence shaped my life artistically and am more open about it..........

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That's such a fun fact to be able to drop!