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| Josh & Megan @ Slightly Stoopid Jan 2013 |
It was a sold out show! The Crystal
Ballroom had a solid line up: Sindicate followed by Marlon Asher aka the Ganja
Farmer to get the crowd pumped up for the main attraction. And they did a damn
good job. Normally I
hate crowded places, but if I had to be shoulder to shoulder in a crowd, and get
real close and personal with some strangers, I couldn't have hand-picked better
people. The ballroom buzzed with feel good vibes from the stage to the balcony
to the sidewalks of Burnside.
The Sindicate, local to Vancouver Wa,
were stoked to be kicking off the night. Lead singer, Dominic got a good
reaction from the crowd when he puff puff passed his joint into the crowd. Of
course, in Oregon our good friend maryjane is still illegal so it was eventually
confiscated. ;) The
Ganja Farmer kept the momentum going. The Crystal Ballroom has what is referred
to as a "floating floor" and I LOVE it. For me to be able to actually feeeel the
music, no psychedelics required, is so cool to me. When Slightly Stoopid took the stage, it
was on! They started it off with songs from their new album "On top of the
World" and of course had to throw in some of the older favorites. By this time,
you could see the steady glow of a burning joint being passed along the crowd.
At one point, I was getting them from both sides. 8D .
Fearing the end, "Encore" was chanted
until they returned to the stage. Sightly Stoopid thrives on their live shows,
and they didn't let us down with a multiple song encore finish. But like all
good things, the night had to come to an end and we left the smoke filled
Crystal Ballroom.
I do have to admit that I'm a little
bummed that they didn't play "Mellow Mood", but I can't complain. It was a
killer show! I learned that I could jam out to a saxophone all day long, met
some awesome people, and got to see some BEAUTIFUL dreads. This was my first
time seeing them live, but I know it will surely not be my
last.
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| Thanks to everyone psyched to get Smokin Js freebies and say hello;) |
