heroes-of-the-keytar-jpgThere’s absolutely no way to NOT look like an asshole while playing a keytar. What the fuck is a keytar you ask? Well we’ll tell ya…it’s an instrument that’ll make you look like an asshole just by looking at it. It’s the lamest instrument of all time. It’s more lame than the oboe, the tuba and the fucking kazoo combined. It’s the worst invention ever to be conceived by humans, gods, and apes alike. In fact the keytar disgraces the human race, the guitar, and the piano all at the same time.

Stoners don’t like keytars, or players of keytars, and now that we think about it…nobody else likes keytars and keytarists either. With that being said, man, the keytar’s distant relative, the piano, is cool, however. Remember the Wild West and all those cowboys and spaghetti westerns and shit? Well, it seemed like every bar fight that ever took place in a wild west saloon happened near a guy playing the shit out of a piano. And, that pianist motherfucker didn’t even miss a single note during one of those brawls. There’d be bullets whizzing by and bottles breaking everywhere…the horribly traumatic sight of beer being wasted as it’s spilled all over the floor…Well, continuously playing the piano through that shit is punk rock, man. PUNK ROCK!

Mash some electronics into some plastic and you’ve got the keyboard–the closest relative to the keytar. Keyboards are lame, man. They’re the opposite of punk rock like Green Day or something. Case in point; Eddie Van Halen was once known as one of the greatest guitarist of his (very finite) time but as soon as that racist decided to ditch the geetar and crank up the keyboard everyone realized that watching Van Halen play “Jump” on the keyboard was like watching Michael Jordan strike out at baseball over and over and over. Because keyboards and any of their derivatives are meant for losers, man. Keyboards ain’t rock and roll, man, they’re something you’re cheap ass parents get you from the Radio Shack down the street right before it closes on Christmas Eve. Back to keytars, though, even Van Halen with his horrible taste in mullets and keyboard driven-rock was too cool for the keytar.

46 Submit To The KeytarTrue, only someone high as fuck could even conceive of marrying the tool of the gods with something barely a step above an accordion. Actually, the asshole who invented the keytar was probably on coke NOT weed because that keytar shit is a product of the 80’s. And, much like keytars, Reaganomics, fucked-up Cocateau Twins haircuts, and coke…NOTHING GOOD CAME OUT OF THE 80’s. So you know who that coked-up asshole who plagued the world with keytars actually was, don’t you? It was probably that dude who wrote the theme song to Miami Vice! Wasn’t Miami Vice all about coke and narcs and coked-up chicks without clothes and coked-up dudes without socks and shit? Well, all that stuff seems pretty inherently anti-weed if you ask us. So therefore Jan Hammer is anti-weed and anti-cool. So what if the dude played in the Mahavishnu Orchestra? Yeah, exactly, you’ve NEVER heard of ‘em have you? He glued a handle to a fucking keyboard so he could duck walk and show off his shoulder pads and glitter on stage while playing it. Other notable keytarist are: NOBODY. You can’t call someone notable if they play a keytar, man, so instead we’ll mention a few idionts who should have their asses kicked because they’ve been known to play one: Howard Jones, the members of the Moog Cookbook, Don Henley, that chick who played Penny on Good Times and flashed her fried egg-shaped boob during the Superbowl, some asshole named John Parr, and some other asshole who’s name rhymes with John Parr; Jean Michel Jarre, etc.

We could go on and on, but we just realized that keytars not only make you look like an asshole if you play ‘em or even if you stand next to ‘em or look at ‘em, but they make you look like an asshole even by blogging about them…so we’re done with this shit. And, fuck keytars.

Not all of us want a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas! If you’re expecting Santa to leave a new bong under your Christmas tree this year…you might be disappointed. And, it won’t be Saint Nick’s fault but rather the fault of buzzkilling customs officials at the Los Angeles Harbor who intercepted 316,000 bongs and pipes from China listed as “Christmas Presents”.

“They’re very colorful and big,” said the Grinch Cristina Gamez, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection whose heart is 2-sizes too small. “Some of them are like 2 feet tall.”

Gamez the Grinch went on saying the fuzz nabbed nearly 860 boxes of cargo worth about $2.6 million and said the investigation is still pending and no arrests have been made.

What’s going to happen to the precious cargo since it’s illegal to import, export, or sell “drug” paraphernalia in the USA? Of course it will all be happily destroyed.

Yet more proof that smoking a little weed from time to time will prevent you from doing anything productive with your life, 2008 Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Tim Lincecum just won the coveted title for the second time in a row! Oh, and he’s being forced to appear in court.

The low-level “district court” judge overseeing the case, Darvin Zimmerman–who’s probably a Dodgers fan– spends his spare time coaching and officiating in local youth sports leagues. He has ordered Lincecum to appear in a Vancouver, Washington court on December 22, 2009 for an autograph session arraignment on charges related to his October 30 traffic stop where he was nabbed with about 3.3 grams of weed and a pipe.

linsecum with weed“The judge wants to see him and talk to him,” prosecutor Grant Hansen said. “He’s going to make an appearance, and that’s all we know.”

Crucial in his effort to beef up the ol’ resume, land a cushy appellate gig, and make a name for himself, Zimmerman will seize his opportunity to have a Big League 2-time Cy Young winning pitcher kiss his Little League Umpire ass by telling the millionaire athlete–who’s expected to receive more than a tenfold raise from the $650,000 he made last season–to wise up and set a good example for the kiddies. “Okay, kids, let’s start with the basics. First, you want to remove the stems and seeds….”

We kid, Lincecum wouldn’t say that because he probably buys top-shelf weed without seeds or big stems. Anyhow, this morning the “Freak” (as he’s known by Giant fans) had this to say about his two misdemeanors during a national telephone conference call held after he won the Cy Young award:

“I made a mistake and I regret my actions earlier this month in Washington. I want to apologize to the Giants organization and the fans. I know as a pro athlete I have a responsibility to conduct myself appropriately on and off the field. I certainly learned a valuable lesson from all of this. I promise to do better in the future.”

He added he could not address the issue further because the plea deal is still pending and took no questions on the matter. If the judge (who’s probably never met anyone famous before) refuses to accept the plea deal, Lincecum’s two misdemeanor charges—for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use—each carry a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Although USA Swimming issued a three-month suspension to 8-time gold medalist Michael Phelps after a photo of him hitting a bong surfaced, Lincecum is NOT in danger of being punished by Major League Baseball because they realize even starting pitchers need something to do like smoke weed to sit through an entire boring baseball game.

The American Medical Association has reversed its position on marijuana! Yep, the largest group of doctors in the USA (which really only amounts to about 17% of all practicing docs) now SUPPORTS investigation and clinical research on weed for medicinal use. They also urged the feds to reassess weed’s Schedule I controlled substance categorization. As it stands now marijuana is lumped in with drugs like heroin, ecstasy and LSD. Being a Schedule I drug makes it tough to do any legal medical testing on weed since it can only be done with a permit from the federal government who historically HATES to kick them down. Currently, PCP, Meth, and Cocaine are classified as Schedule II narcotics, meaning that somehow they are less addictive and have more medical value than cannabis. Moving weed down to this notch might allow for more medical testing.

purple_kush-1Remember the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act of 1937 that required those who wanted weed to get a stamp, but you needed the stamp to get the weed? Well the feds have been playing the same game here with the AMA saying there isn’t enough evidence to support investigating weed’s medicinal value, so you can’t investigate. What’s funny is the DEA DOES recognize weed’s medical value since under their ‘Compassionate Use Protocol’ program, the DEA has been distributing weed to patients for two decades who are “deemed medically worthy to receive it.”

Anyhow, it’s not just the AMA that’s finally recognizing the medical value of weed, the American College of Physicians, the second-largest physician group, last year expressed similar support for increased research and reconsideration of medical marijuana. And, the California Medical Association also passed its own resolutions that called the criminalization of marijuana a “failed public health policy”.

When considered with other developments like Attorney General Erick Holder’s recent announcement that federal authorities would no longer prosecute users and dispensaries in states that allow medical marijuana, the AMA vote is news. But when the rescheduling occurs, and marijuana is removed from that list of drugs which can still get your ass locked up in prison for years THEN it’ll be real news.

Tim Lincecum is Stuff Stoners LikeTwelve-year-old lookin’ 2008 & 2009 (click here for an update) National League Cy Young Award winning pitcher and SF Giants starter Tim Lincecum is a stoner. How do we know, you ask? Well, the day before Halloween he was busted cruising up the Pacific Northwest in his Mercedes Benz (at around 74 mph) through the state of Washington when a motorcycle cop pulled him over.

When Lincecum, rolled down his window, the trooper smelled some weed and  asked him to hand it over. The pitcher reached into the dashboard console and pulled out a bag of weed and a pipe, Washington State Patrol trooper and spokesman Steve Schatzel said. So, uhm…that’s how we know he’s a stoner…

Lincecum, who’ll probably command $10 million annually starting next season  only had 3.3 grams of weed with him (about an 1/8th), Schatzel said, which, Luckily for Lincecum is considered only enough for personal use. Lincecum did not appear to be impaired behind the wheel and is not being charged with a felony crime, Schatzel said.

Lincecum “was cited and released,” said the trooper who didn’t even recognize the pitcher. The speeding citation was for $122. Lincecum, who grew up in Bellevue Washington, is expected to be arraigned at the end of the month. Recently the stoner was named Sporting News’ NL Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year. Who else wonders if being stoned helps you toss a baseball? David Wells claims he pitched his 1998 perfect game while hung-over and who can forget Dock Ellis who pitched a no hitter for the Pirates back in the 70’s while trippin’ on acid?

A cool li’l ski-town in Denver, called Breckenridge (population 2,408) voted to legalize marijuana yesterday by an overwhelming margin. Yep, Measure 2F which would allow adults over 21 to possess up to a full ounce of herb, passed by 72%.

The ordinance also removes criminal penalties for possession of weed paraphernalia. It’s still a state crime for people without medical clearance to have weed, however…so this measure is being touted as “symbolic” but it does send a definitive message to the local fuzz (and the world at large) to STOP BUSTING POT-SMOKERS!

Currently, there are four bills circulating out here in CA that have one goal in mind: legalizing marijuana. Legalizing weed sure sounds like a great idea right, especially when all the politicians are preaching about how we can save our economy by taxing and regulating it. Sure adults might gain the right to buy and possess weed, but what rights will they lose?

If you stop and think about it for a second…do you really want to hand the absolute control of marijuana to the very people who are currently harassing and jailing and terrifying us over it? It doesn’t seem right to give the same people fighting to keep marijuana AWAY from us the exclusive right to SELL it…let alone reap tons of tax revenue to do it!

cannabis_sativaThere was a point in time in our country when it was perfectly legal to grow and possess as much weed as you wanted. So what we all really want is to RE-LEGALIZE  marijuana. And, we want it without any taxation or regulation! Why shouldn’t everyone on planet earth be able to grow as much marijuana as they’d like without any intervention?

It’s not like the government isn’t going to be reaping financial rewards if weed were to be RE-LEGALIZED. So the financial reasons to legalize weed are still valid. Imagine the money that could be saved if  weed didn’t need to be policed. Seems like Obama and Eric Holder have already seen the GREEN light as they’re (again) telling the DEA to back off from busting, harassing, jailing, terrifying legal marijuana sellers and buyers.

crazy-blue-budSo who else wants to legalize weed MORE than those who enjoy consuming it? Cannabusinesses! You see, they don’t care how the government regulates marijuana…as long as they can sell it to you! And, if they’re the ONLY ones able to sell it to ya…well, even better. Legalizing weed is great for cannabusinesses because it expands their marketplace to  EVERYBODY not just patients. And, to make sure everybody keeps coming back, there are laws being written right now that are limiting your rights to grow your own. Some of those laws will even completely prohibit growing your own if you live within a certain proximity to a dispensary.

As we move closer to legalization it’s quickly becoming KEY to stay informed and to know exactly what you’re saying with each and every vote you cast so legalizing marijuana doesn’t ruin everything. It’s important to pass new laws that make marijuana laws better for STONERS not those who are profiting from it already!

twitterProfilePhoto krisrivera: @stoner_stuff don’t forget Cheetos!

logoMan, if u want us to pick up some Cheetos for you (again) your gonna have to say please.

twitterProfilePhotokrisrivera @stoner_stuff pretty please with cherry icee on top.

logoeh, we’re gonna let Jules take this one…

logoActually, man…we’re probably not gonna be gettin’ you no Cheetohs because we’re stoned and our fave episode of Mama’s Family is on…

MarijuanaIn early February national media attention exploded around statements from a White House spokesperson and from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, telling the press that DEA raids would no longer continue, and that an end to such raids, according to Holder, was “now U.S. policy.”

Today, US Attorney General, Eric Holder, repeated himself by publicly ordering authorities not to arrest or charge any users and suppliers of medical cannabis who conform to state laws. Apparently this “Official Announcement” puts “into writing” (read the memo here) what’s already been said; we’ve reversed bad Bush administration policy that ordered authorities to continue to enforce federal drug laws even in states that have passed medical marijuana laws.

The reason for the redundant announcements? Patients need medicine and marijuana is a not only a great treatment for the ailments associated with cancer, MS, autism, etc. it’s safe, effective, 100% all-natural, completely sustainable…no we’re only kidding. The guidelines issued today are purely for financial rewards. Officials at president Barack Obama’s justice department said that prosecutions of individuals who are clearly using or supplying marijuana for medical purposes are “unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources” if the targets otherwise comply with state and federal laws. You see America needs money and the feds can save a TON by NOT arresting law-abiding citizens as outlined in their job description. So really this “announcement” is just a reminder.

Hopefully the DEA will get the memo this time, because right after that last announcement was made…the DEA raided more law-abiding CA dispensaries in Venice, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey and South Lake Tahoe.

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Seriously, do we even have to fucking explain?

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