Tracking Sasquatch on New Year’s Day - Choogle on #58

On New Year’s Day, Uncle Weed takes a snowy ramble into the woods around Mt. Cypress encountering earnest tobogganists, snowshoe prints, and windswept Hollyburn cabins. Over a bowl of Purple Kush, he recounts tales of tasty ales, resolutions, cross country skiing, foreign expeditions, and personal documentation while remarking on the varieties of lichen and moss on the trees.

Put on yer snowshoes Tracking Sasquatch on New Year’s Day - Choogle on #58 (.mp3, 16:17, 13MB)

Produced by Bread, recorded via mobile commlink
Album art snapshot art’ed up by UW

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Interrogating a Russian over Drinks - Choogle on #50

Over martinis at a fancy Covent Garden bar in London, a charming Russian student indulges a somewhat flustered Uncle Weed’s questions about Siberian winters, police corruption, fixers and bribes, communist nostalgia, gulags, late-night disapperences, hockey teams plus his comrade quearies into the effectiveness of her tactical KGB skills.

Pay your bribe for Interrogating a Russian over Drinks - Choogle on #50 (.mp3, 13:24, 14MB)

original photo by UW, art’ed up by Bread the producer

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Music:

“Lawyers, Guns and Money” Warren Zevon via Archive.org
February 11, 1988, Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark

London Town Wander Night - Choogle on #46

An extended length (ideal for summertime listening) features a late night walk around the heart of London Town with rambling topics from public drunkeness, Cleopatra’s Obelisk, party boats, Shakespeare’s Globe theater, Internet kiosks, Sir Drake’s Golden Hind, The Clink Jail, Millennium, Black Friars and Tower bridges, Cornish pasties, take away falafels, cellar temperature ales, Dali art, Falklands naval veterans, CCTV cameras, miscellaneous wars, royal largess, overfilled hotel baths and a spontaneous fire in Piccadilly.

Grab ahold of London Town Wander Night - Choogle on #46 (.mp3, 54:39, 50MB - and worth it!)

Photos by Victoria Potter - art’ed up by Uncle Weed

Music: Two Gallants “Feels Like Home to Me”

Buena Joint with the Lucky Bastard - Choogle on #33

Aspiring actor and noted carouser O-dawg tells Uncle Weed about his hi-jinks starring in a French reality TV show called “The Lucky Bastard.” He recounts the production foibles, drunken debacles and beach fire exploits of hanging out with African immigrants, smoking hash and scoring with international lassies at the bar and spreads rumours of a existing video tape.

Then, after rollling a joint of outdoor Mendicino Sunshine and Mango in fascinating clear cellulose papers, they head up to San Francisco’s historic Buena Vista Park to dig the view, roast out and continue the story about security nonsense and NYC funtime.

> Download Choogle on with Uncle Weed #33 (32:36, 29.9MB, .mp3)

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Mission to the Homestead and Himalayas - Choogle on #30

Exiting the Castro chaos in geta sandals, Mad Dog and Uncle Weed stroll through San Francisco’s eclectic Mission district talking about urban planning and related social conundrums and sorting out tense Nepalese political negotiations en route to a fine neighborhood pub called the Homestead with a bench full of hidden wine, naked wimmin on the walls and men with old-timey hats.

Download Choogle on with Uncle Weed #30 (21:26, 19.9MB, .mp3)

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Bonus Resources:

Homestead pub map and review

NepalPolitical news on BBC (tentative peace agreement)

Homeless protest documentation from Indy Media

Downtown Eastside Enqurier article on the homeless sit-in/protest

CBC (protest coverage)

Music from Jerry Garcia Band (duh ;-))

This episode produced by Bread the Producer from recording made by Uncle Weed on Oct. 31st, 2006

Drunken Rock Night in Oly - Choogle on #28

Uncle Weed busts out clips from the vault featuring a stumbling rock and roll night in Olympia just after April 20th along with unreligion “indifferentialism” rant and Stew Millionaire out of control.

Download Choogle on with Uncle Weed #28 (21:24, 19MB, .mp3)

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Starting out from Ben the mad activist’s house, Uncle Weed spiels forth about praying in baseball and recent article publication in Heads magazine (Zen Rambling in Japan in the Travel Issue, Vol. 6, Issue 4) before finding mayhem at the Eastside with drunken lamenting Stew and open mic night - finally he hooks up with Clubside Breakfast Time Cosmo for a Black Bettie show and T-shirt quest for the Unmajestic.

Plus incidental music by busker Clayton on the Seabus.

Laughing Buddha, Chocomel and Belgian Hash - Choogle on #27

Slightly past 4:20, Uncle Weed and amigo Cousin Herb roll up fat doob of sticky Sativa in a Vancouver park and talk about Herb’s recent trip to Netherlands and Belgium.

Weed recounts a few of his exploits in the low-lands (as a backpacker in 1992, a Cannabis Cup judge in 2002 and passing through in 2005). They talk about Barney’s killer breakfast and award worthy ganja, fave coffee shops, the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frank house, bike rides plus anecdotes about hash-bearing friends in Brussels, great Thai food and addictive Chocomel.

Listen up to Choogle on with Uncle Weed Episode #27 (.mp3, 23:10)

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Music (in order of appearence):

• John Sinclair (wikipedia) “It’s All Good (Cannabis Cup)”
  From John Sinclair Show #100 on Radio Free Amsterdam (podcast feed)
• Marvel “Amsterdam” (MP3, 192kbps) from album Unleased!
  Released by Blue Pie Productions Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic
• David and the Citizens (from Sweden) “Graycoated Morning” (mp3)
  Found From KEXP SOTD podcast (feed, iTunes)
  • Buy at iTunes Music Store from “Until The Sadness Is Gone” by David & the Citizens on IODA Promonet on Friendly Fire Recordings

Special kind tokes to the Dope Fiend and Queer Ninja for inspiration and enthusiasm!

Transit Cops, Used Cars and more Poutine Lady - Choogle on #18

After ranting on about Skytrain cops, Uncle Weed offers a few used cars for sale (98 Volvo wagon and 74 VW bus) and serves up more Poutine lady hi-jinks.

Listen to Choogle on with Uncle Weed podcast #18

thanks to cousin marky in Logan, UT for pic

New Year’s Eve Pageantry on Pender - Choogle on #16

At a pagan-ish pageant on Pender Island, Uncle Weed views kayak ballet, dreadlocked Father Time and burning suns while enjoying microbrews, doobs, sparklers, and recalling O Shogotsu in Japan.

Listen up! Choogle on with Uncle Weed #16

pic by DaveO

Perogies and Poutine at the Cambie - Choogle on #15

Two stopovers at the Cambie Pub for unique vittles, local grog and curious, spontaneous conversation with a mystery guest.

Listen up! Choogle on with Uncle Weed #15

photo of Poutine by daveo’s phone

more pics of Cambie Inn by daveo (more on Flickr)

Goldendale Pub Stroll - Choogle on #12

Heading out on a late-night walk through Goldendale in search of repast, Uncle Weed encounters much of nothing, search lights, alarms and a bar full of Jagermeister.

Listen Up! Choogle on with Uncle Weed #12

pic by daveo’s phone (more goldendale on flickr)

Variety pack of Ganja, beer and photos - Choogle on #5

Uncle Weed heads downtown Vansterdam, taking photos and scoring sacks of Sweet-tooth, God-bud, Dy-no-mite, Hashplant and Durban Poison plus tasty munchies and local beer following.
Listen to Choogle on #5 Variety pack of Ganja, beer and photos