Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank - Choogle on #59

While prepping for an oil painting, Uncle Weed sparks a joint and talks about travel plans (Austin, Texas for SxSW and Mexico for chillaxin’), catches up with the Vancouver 3 extradition situation (and the grandstanding DEA and DoJ despots), then revisits a party at Vancouver Seed Bank (and Toker’s Lounge) with proprietor (and former editor of Cannabis Culture) Dana Larsen who tells about his political work (NDP Candidate for Sunshine Coast), and his new Hairy Pothead graphic novel.

Also, Uncle Weed pitches a speaking gig at Vancouver’s personal expression conference (and good time) Northern Voice, plus other podcasts series and upcoming shows, and finally an update on the Clayoquot art contest, and oh yeah, rumours about another Herby show.

Grab a sack and Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank - Choogle on #59 (.mp3, 28:08, 22MB)

Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes
Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos

More Podcast Goodness:

Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog

Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes

Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

Hairy Pothead by Dana Larsen

Travel advice to Olympia:
As for Olympia … 4th Ave is laden with interesting shops and establishments i used to frequent. Some faves are Last Word Books (ask to see the Uncle Weed collection with my old collection of weedy books - not too shabby unless the guy doesn’t know where it is in the back), the Eastside Club Tavern - a divey bar where i met my sweetie, first hooked up wi-fi and made their website also took High Times there when they visited (look for the Matt Groening original sketch on the wall) - if you love microbews and don’t mind a bunch of goofballs and dirtbags, this is the place. Like the Mos Eisley cantina of Oly.

Next door is the Clubside Cafe where i got my podcasting start on Clubsidebreakfasttime.com, had the pre-Vancouver going away party and many a tasty meal. They are omnivoires and can make most of their specialties a veggie way. Tell Kenny and Kathryn i sent ya and you may see my buddy Cosmo there or at Olympia Coffee Roasting’s Cherry street cafe (try the Big Truck).

Next to that is Le Voyeur - more of a scenesters eatery/drinkery/music venue, farther along is the 4th ave tav and even further the Brotherhood tavern - both decent. Also New Moon Cafe, Santosh Indian food and Quality Burrito serve decent grub (IIRC).

If you are feeling fancy, then Water St. Cafe or Gardner’s are the choices for the rich hippies. Geez, i just about forgot Billy and Lisa’s incredible new restaurant Cicada. Go there or any meal and be pleased - really.

Oh yeah, if you have a car, drive out to Evergreen (a bit of a roll), follow the signs to “F Lot”, follow the edge of the lot to the back until you see a sign to the beach (there will prob be a few cars parked there), hike down, enjoy the stroll, soak in the legends and toke a doob on the beach. Many other noteworthy folks have.

Stoney Streets of San Jose (with California Medicine) - Choogle on #41

After a pleasing smokedown of California medical marijuana, Uncle Weed wanders back to his luxury hotel - passing San Jose’s domed, modernist, fountain-laden City Hall - and rambling about New York City neighbourhoods, smells and pubcrawls plus grouses about stinky hotels, late flights, sleeplessness and democractic candidates while sneaking tokes as cops roll by in quiet Silicon Valley.

Stoney Streets of San Jose - Choogle on #41
(.mp3, 26MB, 19:00)

[album art by Bread the Producer, photo by UW - on Flickr]

Subscribe:
to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or in iTunes

Music:

Silverhawk - “Kalispell” (Sam Densmore and John C. Densmore) from Westward
(see also mastanmusic.com)

Unknown - “The Things You Can Think” (T. Geisel)

Clayton (the Seabus Busker) - “Tonight” (Ramones)

City Hall rotunda and Downtown skyline, November 12, 2005
by /\/\ichael Patric|{

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)

Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or in iTunes

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.

Catching Up with The Numbskulz - Choogle on #26

Uncle Weed catches up with his two-thirds of his fave rockin’ younglings, Seth and Nolan of The Numbskulz, in Pe Ell Washington. They lads discuss a recent big show at Olympia’s famous Capitol Theater, vomiting drummers, recording ideas, new songs and fave music. Plus three live Numbskulz tracks for your listening pleasure. Cheers from Numbskulz to Cosmo at Clubside Breakfast Time and John from Radio Zoom.

> Listen up to Choogle on Episode #26

Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or in iTunes

(Uncleweed with Seth and Nolan Johnson in Pe Ell, WA)
photo by Numbskulz’s pa, Jon Johnson

Progressive plotting at the Capitol dome - Choogle on #17

Uncle Weed and Cosmo head to Olympia’s legislative building for a forum on progressive blogging, creative media outreach and general mudrackery.

Listen to Choogle on with Uncle Weed #17

Check out Goldy’s Horse’s Ass, (a blog named after Tim Eyeman) for progressive mudrackery and also Olyblog for local insight to WA politics. Oh yeah, I have a brief DaveO blog at Olyblog too and so does the Unabonger.

photo from Flickr by Aster

Ranting on about Trains, Buses and Borders - Choogle on #10

Uncle Weed gets a rant on about train ineffiency, bus exploits, jarheads and borders hassles while recounting recent experiences.

Listen Up! Choogle on with Uncle Weed #10

pic by DaveO’s phone

Heading South to OlyWa - Choogle on #4

Dave rolls down south along Interstate 5 in a U-Haul with Anders and they talk about border hassles, Seattle sights and Tacoma smells.

Listen Up! Choogle on Uncle Weed #4 “Heading South to OlyWa”