Plausible theory. I'm not too up on the players, but the card game can't be coincidence.
They did have ties to "the company" as they called the clowns. Also read about the Acid test at Cornell. Clown sponsored. Hey, I love their music…just repeating what Bob Weir himself said. I find them odd bedfellows, but knowing what I've read about Laurel Canyon, Manson psy op…nothing surprises me anymore.
I'm till reading McGowens "Weird scenes inside the Canyon" Fascinating shit.
Jim Morrison had no interest in music/being a rockstar/singer. Son of Admiral who was in charge of the ship involved in the fake Gulf of Tonkin incident that sparked Vietnam War. Grew up clean cut, then became the Lizard King….can't make this shit up.
Same kind of stories involving many many bands that ALL descended onto Laurel Canyon around the same time, some couldn't even play intruments….yet there was no music scene (yet) in LA for these people to flock here. Good read…or listen to his interviews sometime.
Must have been some good drugs.