Boo Hoo Bible: The Neo-American Church Catechism and Handbook

by Arthur J. Kleps, Timothy Leary (Contributor)

The Boo Hoo Bible, The Neo-American Church Catechism and Handbook [Paperback] Art Kleps (Author), Timothy Leary (Contributor)

226 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK. This is the Catechism of the Neo-American Church. The REAL Neo-American Church, not the ( illiterate, I guess ) Hawaian sex-molester cult. The Church was started by Art Kleps, Tim Leary and Richard Meltzer at Millbrook, NY in 1965, which should give you a hint about it's thelogy ( everyone should be allowed to use psychedelics, whatever theology or lack of same ). The legal argument for this seems astonishingly clear-cut ( Native Americans have the right to use them. Are they harmful or not? ), but the armies of lawyers and Senators ( including,WTF!! T-Ken ) are up to the job!
The book is fascinating, filled with transcripts of Senate testimony, court cases, interviews and the musings of Chief Boo-Hoo Arthur Kleps. The format, trippy artwork, and general atmosphere of The Boo Hoo Bible is obviously meant to be experienced from a Buick 6, I mean, slightly "altered" perspective, but since the Office of the Holy Office of our wise and beneficent Government has declared such states "arch-heresies" we can leave such experiences to the Dark One.
Great history ( the REAL 1960s ), extremely funny at times and infuriating as well. Highly recommended. Too bad Art is not around to see the "second coming" of entheogenic research in Europe right now.

[Charlie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Psychedelic drug aficionados will find this one amusing. Most of us experienced folk are familiar with Be Here Now, and the names Tim Leary and Richard Alpert, but this story takes you to the 1960's without the gloss and glamore. It is a relic that in and of itself has the literary value of pure rubish.

[Mac Mckenzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

In short: don’t do drugs kids