Getting Stoned

Photos: The people, dogs and joints of 4/20 in Civic Center

By Show and Tell Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 10:55 AM
Categories: Getting Stoned, Holidaze, Photos

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All photos by Brandon Marshall.
This weekend's 4/20 celebration, which was marked by a shooting that left three people injured, gathered tens of thousands of marijuana enthusiasts together in Civic Center Park. Before the two-day party in the park was cut down to one this year, photographer Brandon Marshall captured these scenes of Coloradans participating in the highest of holidays. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full slide show for more photos.

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- Slide show: The People of 4/20
- Slide show: Shots fired at 4/20
- 4/20 shooting at Civic Center Park: What I saw and heard


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Comedy

Pot roast: Best zingers at Comedy Works

By Byron Graham Fri., Mar. 1 2013 at 3:49 PM
Categories: Comedy, Getting Stoned, Marijuana, Performance

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Charles C. Pang
Comedy Works South threw a pot roast Wednesday evening, luring in over 300 hungry patrons for a feast of second-hand smoke and light-hearted mockery. Hosted by the affable Chuck Roy, the lineup included Comedy Works owner Wende Curtis; such club veterans as Roger Rittenhouse, George McLure and Steve Mudflap McGrew, local heroes including Nora Lynch, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald (carrying his suspiciously mellow chihuahua Yoda) and Josh Blue; and relative newcomers Jodee Champion, Derrick Rush and Sam Tallent.

McLure and McGrew brought the wizened perspectives of recovering addicts to their performances, coaxing delayed laughs from an audience so thoroughly blazed that many of them needed a few extra seconds to absorb a punchline. The generational clash between the roasters on the dais contributed to the kind of comic tension that only kind can relieve.

Here are some of the best zingers from the pot roast. Mind you, these are not strictly verbatim, as memories of the evening are appropriately hazy.

See also:
- Chuck Roy on POTroast and his favorite public places to get high
- Kind of Blue: Josh Blue takes center stage.
- Driving-while-stoned videos help fuel momentum of THC driving bill


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Marijuana

Getting stoned with comedian/musician Chella Negro

By Josiah M. Hesse Wed., Dec. 26 2012 at 11:59 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Comedy, Getting Stoned, Hipsters, Marijuana

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After years of performing her soul-folk songs around the Denver music scene, Chella Negro hooked up with this town's blossoming comedy community when she joined the all-female sketch group LadyFace.

Proudly public about her affection for ganja, Negro was the ideal candidate for our Getting Stoned With series, in which we sit down with our favorite entertainers to get lit and ask some strange questions.

See also:
- Kristin Rand, of the all-female comedy group Ladyface, talks standup versus sketch
- LadyFace's Chella Negro: Dick jokes are dead, but sketch comedy is alive and kicking
- Laugh your face off
- Getting stoned with comedian Chris Charpentier

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Marijuana

Getting stoned with comedian Chris Charpentier

By Josiah M. Hesse Tue., Dec. 18 2012 at 7:05 AM
Categories: Getting Stoned, Marijuana

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Chris Charpentier of the stand-up comedy team Fine Gentleman's Club
Few conversations reach the caliber of weirdness as ones that involve marijuana, entertainers and a tape recorder. And now that Amendment 64 has turned the ritual of pot-smoking into as normal a social custom as Sunday afternoon football, we at Westword have begun spending time with our favorite Denver musicians and comedians in various states of red-eyed giggliness.

Chris Charpentier of Fine Gentleman's Club has one of the greatest appreciations for cannabis in the Denver comedy scene. While many standups are having children and only smoking on the weekends as a post-performance come-down, Charpentier remains a 24-hour party person, enjoying the mind-zapping creative rush of being truly blitzed while standing before a crowd of expectant faces.

See also:
- Getting stoned with Benjamin King Anders
- Getting stoned with Wheelchair Sports Camp
- Fine Gentleman's Club to record album at Comedy Works on Halloween


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Fashion

Getting stoned with Benjamin King Anders

By Britt Chester Mon., Dec. 3 2012 at 12:15 PM
Categories: Fashion, Getting Stoned, Interviews, Marijuana

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Britt Chester
Last month Colorado made history by becoming the first state where residents voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion -- and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds -- Backbeat, our music blog, decided to catch up with various members of the music community, the known imbibers, to get their thoughts on the issue. And now Show and Tell has decided to get in on the act. To kick things off, we're featuring local jeweler/glass collector Benjamin King Anders, who's shared his thoughts on Amendment 64 and how the new law will affect the community at large.

See also:
- Getting stoned with Mr. Midas
- Getting stoned with Kruza Kid
- Getting stoned with Two Fresh
- Getting stoned with Wheelchair Sports Camp

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