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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 4, 2007 11:58:01 GMT -5
Melons. I hope this is the appropriate place to post this. I'm new. LOL I love that. I'm new. I'm 35 and I'm new. LOL! Loooooovin' it!
Listen, anyhoons, last year Tricia and I (Melonhead for those who may know her) tried to officialize the 4/20 Vigil thing a bit by naming it and getting more people to show.
Last year we had a pretty nice turnout and I hope this year will be even better! There was even a mini-Vigilstock last year which was nice I'm sure but I didn't go because I had the bird flu. But that's another story for another day . . . goes back to my many years back in the monastery.
Mark and I will be down there from about April 18 through that Sunday. Nobody needs to be there the 18th because I want Shannon all to myself. . . I joke. No really. No, I'm just kidding.
Anyhoons, who's coming? Anyone? Anyone?
If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me. I think you can e-mail me off of this thing somehow.
I don't know . . . I'm new. LOL!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOONIE!!!! I'M NEW!
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Post by Barbara on Jan 4, 2007 12:21:54 GMT -5
Hey I was just wondering about something the other day. Why 4/20? Why this date? And what if it doesn't come on a weekend? Is it a holiday there? Or am I missing an important date in Blind Melon/Shannon history?
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 4, 2007 12:25:33 GMT -5
Hey I was just wondering about something the other day. Why 4/20? Why this date? And what if it doesn't come on a weekend? Is it a holiday there? Or am I missing an important date in Blind Melon/Shannon history? Well angel, 4/20 is a HUGELY important date in the lives of so many . . . altho it has absolutely nothing to do with our Dear Dear Shannon so you're really not missing out on any important milestone in his life or anything. 4/20 and 4:20 is a special time for pot smokers. According to Wikipedia: For some people (particularly some of those within cannabis culture, but also more widely), the number 420 (pronounced four-twenty) relates to the consumption of cannabis as a drug, and elements of its associated culture. The exact origin of the term is unknown. Cannabis users gather on April 20 ("4/20" in the United States dating shorthand) every year to celebrate and consume cannabis. 4:20p.m. (or even a.m.) is also a popular time to consume cannabis.[1] "420 friendly" is seen on advertisements for roommates, indicating that the housemates are tolerant of smoking cannabis. AND: Origin The origin of the term "420" is the subject of some dispute and much speculation, and so no theory can be said conclusively to be correct, but the term seems to have been coined in North America in the early 1970s.[3] Commonly accepted origin Snopes.com, High Times magazine, The Marijuana-Logues, and The Straight Dope claim that in the early 1970s, a group of teenagers at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California, used to meet every day after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke cannabis at the Louis Pasteur statue. One piece of evidence supporting an origin of the term from the time 4:20 is the fact that the number is always said "four twenty". This theory is also the most cited and the most widely accepted. Wanted to make sure I had my facts straight . . . So yeah, it's kinda like a holiday for people like me, and I tell you Shannon loves it too.
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Post by Barbara on Jan 4, 2007 12:56:15 GMT -5
Ohhh coooool! I didn't know all that! Thanks for the info, nice to know about it I don't smoke weed anymore but I did TOO MUCH. Until it didn't do me good any more. I still smoke a little when I'm totally drunk cause I love the taste and I know I won't feel stoned cause I'm too drunk, lol. Anyways, cool date! #kos#
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 5, 2007 9:51:36 GMT -5
Ohhh coooool! I didn't know all that! Thanks for the info, nice to know about it I don't smoke weed anymore but I did TOO MUCH. Until it didn't do me good any more. I still smoke a little when I'm totally drunk cause I love the taste and I know I won't feel stoned cause I'm too drunk, lol. Anyways, cool date! #kos# "Too much of everything is just enough" ~ Jerry Garcia
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Post by Meredith on Jan 5, 2007 10:13:19 GMT -5
Lady Hoon, this is the perfect spot to make this post and I'm glad you did, I don't think there have been any posts about the mini vigil before!
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 5, 2007 12:42:58 GMT -5
Lady Hoon, this is the perfect spot to make this post and I'm glad you did, I don't think there have been any posts about the mini vigil before! Well HOT DAMN! I've made a contribution to the Forum. That ought to earn me some porcupine points! LOL
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Post by Brandy on Jan 5, 2007 14:54:10 GMT -5
Tonya I am so there ~I can't wait I'm counting the days I'm trying to learn "Change" on guitar before then but I have to tell ya.... shhhh don't tell anyone but I suck.lol still trying Much Melon Love
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Post by Barbara on Jan 5, 2007 15:53:15 GMT -5
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Post by Hoonaholic on Jan 5, 2007 15:53:38 GMT -5
Tonya has really bad habbits of not telling her friends what days and time shes coming early to the vigil, i dont like my melon friends being alone.....so anyone that does go early and needs a friend let me know what times and we can make it work, shes just mad that i out smoke her every year...
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 5, 2007 16:28:29 GMT -5
WTF? GABBEE!!!! GABBEE STOLE MY PORCUPINE POINTS!!!!
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 5, 2007 16:29:39 GMT -5
Tonya I am so there ~I can't wait I'm counting the days I'm trying to learn "Change" on guitar before then but I have to tell ya.... shhhh don't tell anyone but I suck.lol still trying Much Melon Love Brandy, I give you loads of credit for trying!! I can't wait to hear it.
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 5, 2007 16:30:27 GMT -5
Tonya I am so there ~I can't wait I'm counting the days I'm trying to learn "Change" on guitar before then but I have to tell ya.... shhhh don't tell anyone but I suck.lol still trying Much Melon Love OH OH! And also, wait until you hear our inferior singing. Cody can tell you. It's really awful. It's enough to wake the dead. LOL
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Post by hoon1234 on Jan 5, 2007 16:35:04 GMT -5
Tonya has really bad habbits of not telling her friends what days and time shes coming early to the vigil, i dont like my melon friends being alone.....so anyone that does go early and needs a friend let me know what times and we can make it work, shes just mad that i out smoke her every year... i'm going to smite thee. . . if i can figure out how . . . it may take me a few days but i'll do it!
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Post by Hoonaholic on Jan 5, 2007 16:50:44 GMT -5
Tonya I am so there ~I can't wait I'm counting the days I'm trying to learn "Change" on guitar before then but I have to tell ya.... shhhh don't tell anyone but I suck.lol still trying Much Melon Love Well if you dont know it by the time 4/20 comes along, ill teach you at Shannons, Its soo fun to jam to Melon, and hearing all the other Melons singing the songs, its a awesoem vibe. And smite me oh master smiter, Krama will always come back to get you~!
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