Nov 27 2008
Historical Weed Session:Thanksgiving Edition
Today’s special comment is simple. Be thankful for what you have. If we compare ourselves with the richest and most fortunate amongst us, we will always fall short. But if we compare ourselves with the poor and desolate, we will always feel fortunate. In Hip Hop, too many of our artists flaunt an excessive materialism in their image and lyrics. And I think it’s got the whole community acting crazy. We don’t appreciate the things we have, and no matter how much we have, it is never enough. So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I present a special historical weed session, full of people who have contributed in a significant way, to the betterment of humanity. And for that, I am thankful.
Ganja Durga Mata (Fancy little plant named for the Hindu mother goddess of purity and strength. Known for it’s long lasting effects, rolled into a mega joint)
Location Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Located in Colorado, this is a natural amphitheatre where the rocks create a near perfect amplification from the area where the stage is located. It’s also in the mile high city, fulfilling the need to smoke a spliff on a cliff)
Participants
Ben Franklin (He did so much, it would be an insult to try to wrap up his accomplishments in a format as limiting as parenthesis. So I’ll just give you three random best hits. Invented the lightning rod, founded the first library, lived to be 84, and had over 20,000 people at his funeral. He was a remarkable man)
Ray Dolby (Another inventor, he was raised in San Francisco and made his fortune working for Dolby Laboratories where he invented technologies such as audio compression, and early work on video recording. Basically, he figured out how to get rid of the hiss and make audio recordings sound crystal clear. Pot heads and music fans everywhere owe this guy a debt of gratitude.)
Beulah Henry (Memphis’ own, she held 49 patents and created at least 110 inventions. Like Franklin, her ideas were all over the place. Her inventions revolutionized several industries including sewing machine manufacturing, ice cream production, mass-mailing mechanisms, and toys. She was a phenomenal woman)
and since the spliff was so huge…. 
Kool Herc (Jamaica’s own, he was the inventor of Hip Hop. We couldn’t have all of these pioneers together with out including the genius behind the greatest art form of all time.)
