Wednesday, May 7, 2014

"Colorado Symphony Marijuana Concerts Pass With Regulars"

"One of the more surprising things about the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s recently announced “Classically Cannabis” concerts is just how easily the concept seems to be going down with its long-time supporters."

"The CSO’s frontline fans tend to be older, 60-plus, even 80-plus, and they’re as traditional as fine arts fans come. They dress up for concerts and follow a code of conduct that includes guidelines for everything from the unwrapping of hard candies to the appropriate moments for applause."

"But they’re not so strict when it comes to introducing marijuana into the experience for some concert goers, especially when it might bring in badly needed revenues for their beloved orchestra." (read more)

2 comments:

Chip Ahoy said...

In drama class at Camp Drake, 6th grade, two dudes were instructed to pantomime carrying a wooden board. They bent the corner like that as they moved on stage and the instructor stopped them. "Stay aligned. You look like you're carrying boards from a rubber tree." Which set me off on giggling fit from which there was simply no recovering. I was hopelessly lost to laughter for the rest of the season.

The Dude said...

Hevea brasiliensis produces nice diffuse-porous blocks of wood suitable for carving. I have used a lot of it, but I don't care for how it smells when it is sanded.