Choogle On with Uncle Weed

Uncleweed and Cosmo sit around the Fishbowl Tavern in Olympia, Washington and talk of political fortitude, Olympia garage rock, and play some groovy tunes, from SubPop and Reap and Sow Records. Ya Dig? Plus anecdotes form SXSW (Billy Bragg, Pasties) and plans for civil liberty edu-tainment.  Get yer own beer for: Clubside Breakfast Time Episode 61 … Continue reading Return of Uncleweed – Bonus Choogle On via Clubside Breakfast Time →

On a chirping bird Sunday after returning from Mexico with parasite in tow, a weakened Uncle Weed recounts artistic endeavors and medical clinic visits in Bucerias, leading to a personal slow down period of less chooglin’ and travelin’ and more writing and storytelling. You can help produce episodes via choogleon {at} uncleweed {dot} net – … Continue reading Springtime Replenishment on Mosquito Creek – Choogle On! #66 →

Uncle Weed wraps up SXSW trip by chatting with Austin local Pugz – and various random characters – while rolling out a vast variety of great music including: Liam Finn (New Zealand) Black Angels (Austin) Los Campesinos (Wales) The Constantines (Toronto?) Tiger Tiger (Atlanta) Sons and Daughters (Glasgow) Wedding Present (Dublin) The Pasties (Olympia, WA) … Continue reading SxSW Sixth Street Rock Walk Mop-up – Choogle On! #65 →

Wandering the streets of Austin with old pal Yaki Niku, Uncle Weed recounts a strange international steel ball tossing tournament in a remote Japanese village known for radioactive hot springs. The multi-national, dignitaries, dubbed the Genki Monkeys, represented eagerly through much drunkeness at the hands of mayor and his cohorts, followed by Born to be … Continue reading Drunken Japanese Petenque Storytime – Choogle On! #64 →

In a couple joint sessions on the balcony at SXSW, Uncle Weed recaps seeing (and meeting) folk-hero Billy Bragg at Cedar Street Courtyard documentary film about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson called Gonzo, plus seeing Athens rockers The Whigs at Stubbs, New Zealand experiential phenom Liam Finn at the Alehouse, and Canadian legends Blue Rodeo and … Continue reading Finding Faith in the Folk at SXSW – Choogle On! #63 →

At SxSW Music in Austin, Texas, Uncle Weed recaps the previous day’s activities and thoughts while enjoying a joint on the porch of the “Hillary Clinton Suite” at the Omni Hotel. Bands include the Jacob Jefferies Band, Sons and Daughters (Glasgow), Henry and Invisibles, Lemonheads, Tiger! Tiger! and more. Meanwhile at SXSW … Austin is … Continue reading Austin is Hazy, Austin is Weird – Choogle On! #62 →

Rolling along at SXSW, Uncle Weed rambles on from the lofty porch about the festival details, aesthetics, bands, parties, free beer, politics and logistics after a long night of partying with the proletariat at locations around Austin, TX and meets a few characters. Bring a sparker for Tokes at the Presidential Suite – Choogle on … Continue reading Tokes at the Presidential Suite – Choogle On! #61 →

Starting at the Seabus terminal, a busy Uncle Weed mentions some forthcoming trips and thoughts and then ends up in Austin, TX for a music, film and interactive fest complete with drinking, carousing and tokes on the Presidential suite porch. Yup, we’re SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on #60 (.mp3, 14:29, 12MB) Subscribe … Continue reading SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle On! #60 →

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 … Continue reading Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank – Choogle On! #59 →

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 … Continue reading Tracking Sasquatch on New Year’s Day – Choogle On! #58 →

Part One of the Tokes on the Dopecast – Field Trip to Herby’s Secret Garden in Special Service for Dopefiend.co.uk featuring Uncle Weed and Dopefiend on a North Vancouver stroll and a visit to Herby’s secret garden with candid anecdotes about growing and selling cannabis in Canada and myriad marijuana inspired hi-jinks.  Spark one up … Continue reading Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend – Choogle On! #57 →

Part two (see Dopefiend.co.uk for Tokes on the Dopecast: Field Trip to Herby’s Secret Garden) features another visit to Herby’s secret garden of Purple Kush, Magik and OG. Along with Dopefiend, Uncle Weed enjoys stories of roaches in Mexico, tips for cooking cannabis, tales from Wreck beach, and comedienne Watermelon’s bust plus lots of growing … Continue reading Tokes on the Porch Returns to Herby’s Garden – Choogle On! #56 →

In the third conversation with teenage rock savants from Pe Ell Washington, Uncle Weed catches up with brothers Nolan (vocals, bass), Seth (guitars, vocals), Graham (drums) and talk about recent gigs featuring vomiting drummers, hot days at flea markets, styling out on NYE, plus songwriting tactics, recording plans, staying dumb, police hassles and small town … Continue reading The Numbskulz Grow Up and Rock Out – Choogle On! #55 →

On Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, Uncle Weed and friends enjoy Absinthe from Barcelona, with carmelized with raw sugar and a magic mushroom tea infused nature stroll with a strawberry-grapefruit joint under the Trans Canada Highway where 2 people fell through the gaps.  Pour a glass of Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle on #54 … Continue reading Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle On! #54 →

Long weekend outing starting with a beer on Commercial Dr. and a fresh sack of stinky weed – with Herr Meister Funbov and Cousin Herb – before heading off to the Richmond Asian Night Market to sample okonomiyaki, bacon treats, bubble tea, cheap products, Chinese singing and discussing the uniting force of meat on sticks, … Continue reading Tasty Asian Night Market Joint – Choogle On! #53 →