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58. Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues - Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

Reply to shanti (Reply #37)

Sun Jun 28, 2015, 02:13 AM

Jun 2015

One of the most poignant Texas tragedy blues songs ever sung. It's etched permanently into my brain.

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Well, kiddos--when I was your age, you would not believe the crap we smoked. [View all] eridani Apr 2015 OP

It was headache inducing and often times we didn't even get that high BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #1

What I would give to have 1 more Thai Stick. Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #41

...and compare it to today's mega-weed - n/t RussBLib Jun 2015 #47

Those were the days. Or was it "daze"? calimary Jun 2015 #51

Back then an ounce only cost $25. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #2

I remember when a dime lid cost a "dime." Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #6

Most was $10, but occasionally you could find some Acapulco Gold or lob1 Jun 2015 #60

I lived in WI - we paid 30-35$. Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #42

You smoked oregano? shenmue Apr 2015 #3

Nope, nutmeg. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #7

Why not just try the Cinnamon Challenge? Seems to be a really ass-kicking experience! Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #43

I tried nutmeg once. I slugged a lot of it down with Coca Cola. I went to bed disappointed NBachers Jun 2015 #57

As weed and capitalism collided, people found they could rip others off with Oregano. jtuck004 May 2015 #25

I tried smoking catnip yesterday! F4lconF16 May 2015 #26

Is the cat jealous? shenmue May 2015 #28

I just handed her a cup of catnip tea F4lconF16 May 2015 #29

Now remember what we used before.... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2015 #4

The Prince Albert can Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #8

10 bucks for a "lid". And we kept a small stash in film canisters, which you don't see anymore. Gregorian Apr 2015 #5

SWIM still uses the plastic kind of film canisters. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #9

Here you go Go Vols Apr 2015 #11

Wow. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #12

Medicine bottles. F4lconF16 May 2015 #27

Yep! I remember those well, pretty handy and nicely air tight. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #19

some people were not told about the cleaning ritual olddots Apr 2015 #10

SWIM's old GF once came up with a brilliant solution Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #13

Not to mention the taste. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #33

What does it cost? Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #14

Anywhere from $15-$30g per gram eridani Apr 2015 #16

And banana peals! LOL! We used to stuff the pot seeds and stems in the pipe because rumor was RKP5637 Apr 2015 #15

Electrical banana-- eridani Apr 2015 #17

Yep! I loved that era of music. It was just magical times! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #18

I saw Donovan perform in a small hotel banquet room waddirum May 2015 #20

I'm amazed that it hasn't been used lol. jomin41 May 2015 #21

Welcome to DU, jomin41! calimary Jun 2015 #54

Did he play "Hurdy Gurdy Man," too? NBachers Jun 2015 #59

There was some damned awesome shit back then, too. MohRokTah May 2015 #22

You had to trust your dealer, who may or may not have been able to get good stuff eridani May 2015 #23

SWIM's favorite supplier grew his own. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #34

It was $10 a lid and oh so craptacular. AtomicKitten May 2015 #24

Cleaned the stems & seeds on an album cover xfundy May 2015 #30

Album cover?? Geez, are we old, or what? n/t eridani May 2015 #32

Album cover? Old? Jackpine Radical May 2015 #35

Well, these days, you sure can't download anything to clean MJ eridani May 2015 #36

I still got my vinyls. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2015 #55

we smoked seeds and weeds and we were grateful Backwoodsrider May 2015 #31

Eugene Weekly has articles sense Jun 2015 #63

seeds and stems? shanti May 2015 #37

Or shoe box tops Politicalboi May 2015 #38

We were Frisbeeterians. The altar doubles as a collection plate. MohRokTah May 2015 #39

Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues - Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen NBachers Jun 2015 #58

Back in 74 when I first came to Austin you could get kilo bricks for $85. hobbit709 May 2015 #40

Ha! In 74 the HIGH school band brought a key back from Oaxaca. Gregorian May 2015 #44

What I remember from back then is that a kilo of weed was usually a whole compressed plant. delrem Jun 2015 #45

Here in Indiana 1973 Mexican pot was 40 dollars for a 1/4 pound, Jamaican pot was 15 dollars B Calm Jun 2015 #46

damn, that's cheap RussBLib Jun 2015 #50

the russian river... hopemountain Jun 2015 #48

eridani... LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #49

ah those ten dollar lids of Mexican floor sweepings Kali Jun 2015 #52

getting rid of LP Albums was part of the war on drugs HFRN Jun 2015 #53

And that crap they told us about how MJ makes people paranoid is nonsense! n/t eridani Jun 2015 #56

it's never happened to me shanti Jun 2015 #62

my personal experience with hopemountain Jul 2015 #64

Let's not forget to be resentful of Nixon's "Operation Intercept" at the Mexican border in '69 NBachers Jun 2015 #61