The High Times Reader

Annie Nocenti and Ruth Baldwin
January 2005     ISBN: 1560256249

Launched in 1974 by the legendary drug smuggler and cultural outlaw Thomas King Forade, High Times was dedicated to bringing "a new consciousness into the media." In its heyday, High Times sold millions of copies.

This classic collection brings together an eclectic sampling of the gonzo journalism, dope tales, satire, psychedelic reminisces, inside scoops, celebrity opinion and original fiction. The resulting ensemble of irreverent, brave, and often hilarious writers from High Times represents a free-wheeling look at thirty years of outlaw culture.

The collection includes such renegade and iconic voices as Andy Warhol, Joey Ramone, William S. Burroughs, Terry Southern, Debbie Harry, Cookie Mueller, Bob Marley, Bruce Jay Friedman, Abbie Hoffman, Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Keith Richard, Norman Mailer, Johnny Rotten and many more.

From an acid trip with Groucho Marx to an intimate look at the secret life of Walt Disney; from a foray into the Amazon in search of a psychedelic vine to a short history of the devil, from dope smoking in Baghdad to an unrequited quest for Miss America--High Times has been home for stories from the counterculture for the past three decades.

"Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. We own one."
--Thomas King For�ade, High Times Founder & Publisher, 1974

"As Americans, we have the moral imperative to break the laws that are wrong."
--Richard Stratton, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, 2004