Crimson. Heard of them but never heard them. You brought them up.
There was no shortage of Dr. Stanley’s product in Laguna Canyon when I lived there in the early 70’s and especially before I lived there I the late 60’s. In 1973 with the right hookup you could still buy a jar (1,000 hits.) Or trade.
The last time I willing dosed was in 1975. The statute of limitations has long run out so here’s the story
Mammoth, 1975. A gram of lsd in the purple barrel form was 1,000 doses. In a bag with a thousand doses you’re gonna end up with some shake at the bottom of bag. Split that dumped into a bottle of OJ between three people. Ski Dave’s and the chutes all day. Done.
Unwilling, San Blas, Nay, 1979. There were some cholos that came down from Mexicali to buy a load of weed. They scored a couple of tons of some very good product from up in Cora Indian country. The sellers had taken some liquid lsd in trade for the load and dosed everybody at the going away party at the local bar. Heavily. Most of the pilgrims there didn’t know what was happening. I did and hualed my huraches home. And spent the night watching a hurricane move in.
Critical. Set and setting is what the professionals say these days. That sounds like you dodged a bullet, maybe literally.
Oh, King Crimson!
Prog rock band from London, formed in 1967 or so. Lots of drugs involved except the guitarist, Robert Fripp, who is the only constant member, insists no one took psycehelics. Fripp has played with Brian Eno, Bowie, Blondie, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, Talking Heads, Van Der Graf Generator, the Roches, Talking Heads, The Damned.
Every few years Fripp would basically form a new version of KC, the version above has Bill Bruford (Yes), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel) and Adrian Belew (The Bears, Frank Zappa), but has previously included Jon Wetton (Asia), Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake, & Palmer), Boz Burrell (Bad Company), Bill Reiflin (Ministry, KMFDM, Revolting Cocks, Nine Inch Nails, et al). The above is from 1982 or so.
Fripp very into the spiritual writings of JI Gurdjieff, JG Bennet, Pyotr Demianovich Ouspenskii. He's a damned fine guitarist.
If you like prog rock you might enjoy the albums "Red" or "Discipline," good places to start. If you like either work out from there. If not, don't bother.