Thomas Patterson EmeraldMichael Cipollina has known Kesey since he was “a little child.” Cipollina’s father, John, was the lead guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service, one of the many bands birthed in the Bay Area in the psychedelic era.
Daily Emerald • November 14, 2001 • http://dailyemerald.com/59417/archives/ken-kesey-memorial-service-4/