From The Telegraph:
The 60s would’ve been quite different without him. Godspeed, Dr. Hofmann.
The 80s would have been very different as well.
RIP, Dr. Hofmann. Thanks for the good times!
For me too.
I don’t trip anymore but I’d almost be tempted to in his honor at the Phil show in L.A. in a couple of weeks.
I don’t either, but there hasn’t been much in the way of temptation 'round these parts for the last eight or nine years. (During that time I’ve been given a couple of tabs, but they always vanished before I found the right time.)
The man certainly left a legacy.
Shucks! I was one degree of separation from him, and I’d held out hope that one day I might just meet him. It was too much to ask for though, as I rarely get out to Zurich. My wifes old boss interviewed him. Naturally, he lives in Zurich now. Hoffman lived forever. Talk about an old time chemist. They didn’t have NMR in his day. They characterized stuff the old fashoned way. They used chemical methods. RIP
Two trips in '70s were more than enough for me. The first time was amazing, the second time was not. Still, I don’t regret the “experiment”. Thanks, Albert.
What a trip!
These days I’m taking a trip not taking a trip. But I don’t regret LSD. Thanks Doc
Dr Hofmann, if LSD is your “problem child”, then Hydergine is truly your wonder child. I take this remarkable drug every day, and have been doing so for years. You were really a remarkable scientist in every sense of the word.
What is Hydergine? Hold on, Wikipedia.
I think I need to ‘take a sacrament’ in Dr Hofmann’s honour in the near future.
I’ll never forget one day when I was in college, sitting in the smoking area of the “cool” cafeteria, wearing my black trenchcoat and fedora, listening to Nine Inch Nails at full volume in my head phones, just hating the world, when a guy comes up to me. I see his lips move, take off my headphones, and the guy says, “Here, you look like you could use this.” then hands me a rolled up piece of paper. I thank him, he walks out, I unroll it, figuring it’d be some kind of fundie crap, and discover that it’s a psychedelic poster featuring Hofmann in the center of it, with “Fifty years ago today, Albert Hofmann fell off his bicycle.” Having partaken of the good doctor’s medicine a time or thirty, I quickly realized that the date, indeed, was correct, and began laughing hysterically.
Wish I could honor him properly.
Albert Hofmann
Charter Tripper
“…and became the first person in the world to experience a full-blown acid trip.”
Morning, Albert. So how was your weekend?
102?
What does this say about the argument that taking drugs will shorten your life? I understand that Dr. Hoffman did indeed try out his creation.
At least he’s not one of those inventors killed by his own invention.
Not necessarily:
Rest well Dr. Hoffman, what a long strange trip it’s been.
Me from the now locked thread on the same subject.
He was a smart guy. Thanks, Al.
Did Dr. Hoffman ver report any great revelations from his experiences? Or was the whole LSD thing just a few plasant trips?
Dr. Hofmann (illustration by Alex Grey), May you ride that fine bicycle into yond with aplomb. A good long life to a fine man.
