March 01, 2006
A dream deferred. Twenty some-odd years.
So me and my friend R were hanging out in his bedroom de-seeding a half ounce of homegrown he 'borrowed' from his mom's secret stash. The plan, that time anyway, was to keep the few choice buds for ourselves and sell the shake to someone stupid enough to buy it, a freshmen most likely, to get the money to go to The Police concert at the Spectrum.
We were seeding the pot the old fashioned way--with an album cover. We used Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti because, well, it was just the right record. For aesthetics and tradition, sure, but more for its unbeatable functionality. It was designed to be the right tool for the job (place the pot along the 'stoops', tilt cover in a slight downward slant, tap lightly on the surface, and viola! all the seeds roll right into the die-cut apartment windows and collect in the jacket pocket). Like one of those hand-held ball bearing mazes. For pot.
That afternoon we also decided to move to New York. We were going to move to New York and start a band and write best-selling novels about our exploits. And we'd live next door to each other in a building just like the one in the picture. No, we'd live in THAT building. Be neighbors with Lou Reed. Starting the day after graduation. Give or take a day.
Posted by Antigeist at March 1, 2006 01:29 PMI dunno know about that being the best album to de-seed pot with having been a veteran joint rolling seventh grader. My sisters would give me an ounce out of their pound to roll into joints and live on the profit. So I have to say along with the seeds the shake would drift into the windows on the physical graffitti album wasting my precious profit time in digging it out.
I was a master at getting at least 60 joints out of a 40 dollar ounce and selling them in the smoking lounge of the high school meanwhile making it back to junior high in time for home room.
I am willing to debate the rightness of Physical Graffiti as the best album for de-seeding pot.
I was partial to a Roxy Music smooth front with a tray to catch the seeds and shake underneath.
Posted by: Holly at March 4, 2006 11:11 PMWithout going into details that could incriminate you or your sisters, and/or how I happen to be privy to such information, I will concede that if there were such a thing to be had as a degree in "Tobacco"...you all would be triple doctorates. To say, I bow to your superior knowledge in that area.
As far as PhyGraf goes...it's best for your sticky imported, high-grade or low-end and 'infused' products really. I find your basic grocery store paper plate is best for the run of the mill weed. Slightly raised center, built in scalloped tray encircling it. Very little waste or hours of picking up teeny leaves one by one with the oil on the tip of your finger.
OH the flood of childhood memories.
Posted by: antigeist at March 6, 2006 02:36 PM