[sushiman]

From a Kesey website :

By the time FURTHUR ( name of Prankster's bus ) had made it to New York, however, it had become sufficiently clear that, driven by Cassady, Kesey and his Merry Pranksters had left the Beats far behind. Significantly, in New York they encountered, among others, Jack Kerouac, who was completely put off by the Pranksters' appearance and habitus; in particular, the ardent patriot (Kerouac in his youth in Lowell, Massachusetts, had spoken the French Canadian dialect his parents had used at home) resented the Pranksters' abuse of the flag; and Kesey, the "Chief," liked to pose as Captain Flag.

[Dr. Zoo]

The tranistion from the Beat generation to the Hippies...there was kind of a "limbo" for a short time.