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Wild Oats Underdone Asparagas Boil

This semi-mysterious but very official-looking plaque located near the corner of 10th and Wood in West Oakland proclaims the following: "On or near this site in June 1968 more or less was staged...

This semi-mysterious but very official-looking plaque located near the corner of 10th and Wood in West Oakland proclaims the following:

"On or near this site in June 1968 more or less was staged the first WILD OATS UNDERDONE ASPARAGAS BOIL where strong kidneys gave way to strong appetites and stronger streams. Perpetrated by MARK KELLEY, Boiler, and HARRY ANTHONY, Streamer."

Photograph by Kurt Kohlstedt.

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