Ben Folds seeks a Merry Prankster-style "Experience"

On his official web site, Ben Folds has posted a message declaring, "i need a vacation. but i hate vacations because i don't know what to do with my time. so i stayed up all last night dialing up friends who play music who also want a vacation and most of them told me to call back when i was sober and not crying."

He says he intends to "get a lot of talented musical artists together in one holiday moment of glory with possibly a few comedians and have some kind of magical experience MAN."

In the tradition of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, Folds wants to paint a large bus "psychedelic purple," skip a week of taking baths, and drive around "jamming out on one chord about the war."

Fans are encouraged to sign up on special mailing list which promises information on "the Ben Folds Experience" to occur "February 21-25, 2008."