Turn on, tune in, drop out New York City on September 19, 1966. It urged people to embrace cultural changes through the use of psychedelics by detaching themselves from the existing conventions and hierarchies in society. It was also the motto of his League for Spiritual Discovery. The phrase was derided by more conservative critics. In his speech, Leary said: Leary later explained in his 1983 autobiography "Flashbacks": "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is also the title of a book () of essays by Timothy Leary, covering topics ranging from religion, education, and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology, and psychedelic drugs. Leary later (during the
At the Drop of Another Hat At the Drop of Another Hat At the Drop of Another Hat is musical revue by Flanders and Swann, similar in format to its long-running predecessor, "At the Drop of a Hat" (1956). In the show, they both sang on a nearly bare stage, accompanied by Swann on the piano. The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders. Highlights included "Ill Wind", in which Flanders sings rapidly about a pilfered horn to the tune of the Rondo from Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and "New Built Up Area", a soliloquy by Flanders in which a disgruntled resident