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CLASSIC UNDERGROUND ROCK N' ROLL, All the great hippie bands you loved , but may have forgotten . The bands you used to listen to on your FM radio .All right here on this website.Listen to them, buy the cd's, get mp3's, LP vinyl records. Go back in time. The Troggs, Keef Hartley, Blues Magoos, Goose Creek Symphony, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Free John Sinclair concert video (55 minutes) and more . Flash back to the 60's and 70's ,Woodstock, Ozark Music Festival, hippies , music , pot , love & peace , flowers , and more music . More than a band discography site.
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There seems to be a general misconception that all hippies eat Tofu and soy milk ( did you know in addition to all the nutrients and protein, soy contains a natural chemical that mimics estrogen, the female hormone. Some studies in animals show that this chemical can alter sexual development. And in fact, 2 glasses of soy milk/day, over the course of one month, contain enough of the chemical to change the timing of a woman’s menstrual cycle?) see HERE

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1 - bag chocolate chips 1 - bag butterscotch chips 1 c. peanut butter (smooth or crunchy) 1 bag sm. marshmallows (colored if ya can find them, makes it look trippy)

Put a small amount of butter on the bottom of a 9"x13" pan. Melt the chips and peanut butter. Stir in marshmallows. Pour into pan and let cool !
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Mass Actions on the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War -- March 21, 2009
Bring All the Troops Home Now -- End All Colonial Occupations!
Fund People's Needs, Not Militarism & Bank Bailouts!

Marking the sixth anniversary of the criminal invasion of Iraq, thousands will take to the streets of Washington D.C. and other cities across the U.S. and around the world in March 2009 to say, “Bring the Troops Home NOW!” We will also demand “End Colonial Occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine and Everywhere,” and “Fund Peoples’ Needs Not Militarism and Bank Bailouts.” We also insist on an end to the war threats and economic sanctions against Iran.  

The ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) is organizing for unified mass marches and rallies in Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami and other cities on Saturday, March 21, 2009. Months ago we obtained permits for sixth anniversary demonstrations. ANSWER has been actively involved with other coalitions, organizations, and networks to organize unified anti-war demonstrations in the spring of 2009. ANSWER participated in the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations that was held in Cleveland, Ohio on June 28th-29th and attended by 450 people, including many national and local anti-war coalitions. The National Assembly gathering agreed to promote national, unified anti-war demonstrations in the Spring of 2009.

The war in Iraq has killed, wounded or displaced nearly a third of Iraq’s 26 million people. Thousands of U.S. soldiers have been killed and hundreds of thousands more have suffered severe physical and psychological wounds. The cost of the war is now running at $700 million dollars per day, over $7,000 per second. The U.S. leaders who have initiated and conducted this criminal war should be tried and jailed for war crimes.  

The war in Afghanistan is expanding, and both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates and Congressional leaders have promised to send in more troops. Both have promised to increase the size of the U. S. military. Both have promised to increase military aid to Israel to continue its oppression of the Palestinian people, including the denial of the right of return.  

While millions of families are losing their homes, jobs and healthcare, the real military budget next year will top one trillion dollars, $1,000,000,000,000. If used to meet people’s needs, that amount could create 10 million new jobs at $60,000 per year, provide healthcare for everyone who does not have it now, rebuild New Orleans and repair much of the damage done in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Federal bailouts of the biggest banks and investors many of whom have also made billions in profits from militarism, are already up to an astounding $2.5 trillion this year. None of that money is earmarked for keeping millions of foreclosed and evicted families in their homes.

Coming just two months after the inauguration of the new president, Barack Obama, March 21, 2009 will be a critical opportunity to let the new administration in Washington hear the voice of the people demanding justice.

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Politicians kill funding for 

The Woodstock Museum

Oct 30 2008

Lawrenceville, NJ – U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer’s “Waste of the Week” campaign this week highlights how Senator Frank Lautenberg chose to spend $1,000,000 on a hippie museum rather than support a prenatal and child healthcare program.  

The Museum at Bethel Woods is commonly referred to as the Woodstock hippie museum since it examines the experience of the Woodstock festival and the legacy of the Sixties. 

    Senator Lautenberg voted against a specific amendment that would have shifted $1,000,000 in federal funds from the Woodstock hippie museum to the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program which provides prenatal and children’s healthcare. (Senate vote 377, October 18, 2007, S. Amdt. 3321 to HR 3043, FL voted yes on motion to kill amendment) 

During yesterday’s U.S. Senate radio debate on New Jersey 101.5 FM, Senator Lautenberg said that he voted for the hippie museum because “it looked like something that was vital in terms of American history and the movement of our society.” However, the museum was considered absurd even by Democrats who crossed party lines to kill it. 

  Zimmer issued the following statement:   “Apparently, Senator Lautenberg feels that preserving go-go boots and tie-dyed t-shirts is more ‘vital’ to society than the health of our nation’s children.    “Wasteful spending must be stopped so our economy can get back on track.  As Senator, I will eliminate wasteful spending and make the interests of the taxpayers my top priority.”

  Zimmer’s “Waste of the Week” campaign is designed to highlight Senator Frank Lautenberg’s record of supporting wasteful spending and pork-barrel politics at the expense of New Jersey taxpayers.  Previous Wastes of the Week were the $300 billion Farm Bill, the $389 million Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska, a $225,000 pamphlet on beaver damage, various Monuments to Me spending projects, the Teapot Museum in North Carolina, the Joplin, Missouri interchange, Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, renovations for the Scottish Rite Theatre in Collingswood, New Jersey, the EarthPark indoor rainforest in Iowa, the Frank R. Lautenberg Train Station, the Camden-Philadelphia aerial tram, the wood uses research and the Hippie museum.
 

Jim Croce and Maury Muahleisen, 35 long years later

Jim CroceMaury Muahleisen

Jim Croce delivered his songs with such sincerity that you believed him. With ballads and love songs, Jim would let his music speak for itself. But with his "story" songs, Jim was a natural stand-up-comic; his wit and charm exaggerated his heroes, making legends of "everyman" from fighter to lover, stockcar boy to Roller Derby Queen. - Ingrid Croce


....it was 35 years ago, September 20th that Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen, two of the most uniquely gifted folk musicians America ever produced, were killed in a Louisiana plane crash. Croce was a great storyteller, and not merely in musical terms; the audio file here has Jim introducing a couple of his songs ( with a quick bit of Muary Muehleisen's voice just under halfway through) ... Listen to the King Daevid PODCAST HERE


OBAMA WAFFLES
Obama waffles

We all know how much Barack Obama loves his waffles. A couple of guys from Tennessee came up with a novel way to make money on Obama's favorite breakfast food. And make fun of politics in general.

 This is the story of how Obama Waffles was born as told on Mark Whitlock and Bob Demoss's official Obama Waffles website :

 Our journey to create Obama Waffles was an improbable one. Our founders, Bob and Mark, were minding their own business while eating a late night pizza at Brothers’ Pizza in Franklin, Tennessee. That’s when the inspiration for Obama Waffles struck Bob like a spatula to the side of his head.

Maybe it was the mushrooms . . . might have been the Hawaiian pineapple. They’re still not sure. But the fog of politics lifted long enough for a vision of golden, hot, fresh waffles to materialize before their eyes–just as someone in the adjacent booth was talking about Senator Obama’s latest flip flop.

A sign? Indeed. They knew they had to get cooking.

From that humble beginning, West Wing Waffles, LLC was born. Our first product–Obama Waffles–is proudly made in the U.S.A.. And, if the initial public reaction is any indication, Obama Waffles are selling like, well, like hot cakes!

  The pair then rushed to a conservative political forum, the Values Voter Summit and rented a booth and began selling their waffle mix for $10 a box.

  David Nammo, executive director of the lobbying group FRC Action (Family Research Council), said summit organizers were told the boxes were a parody of Obama's policy positions but had not examined them closely.

  While Obama Waffles takes aim at Obama's politics by poking fun at his public remarks and positions on issues, it also plays off the old image of the pancake-mix icon Aunt Jemima, which has been widely criticized as a demeaning stereotype. Obama is portrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares at a plate of waffles and smiles broadly.

Placing Obama in Arab-like headdress recalls the false rumor that he is a follower of Islam, though he is actually a Christian.

On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for "Open Border Fiesta Waffles" that says it can serve "4 or more illegal aliens." The recipe includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"

The novelty item also takes shots at 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, Obama's wife, Michelle, and Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

  Wearing white chef's aprons, Whitlock and DeMoss were doing a brisk business at noon Saturday selling the waffle mix to people crowded around their booth. Two pyramids of waffle mix boxes stood several feet high on the booth's table.

"It's the ultimate political souvenir," DeMoss told a customer.

Asked if he considered the pictures of Obama on the box to be racial stereotypes, Whitlock said: "We had some people mention that to us, but you think of Newman's Own or Emeril's — there are tons and tons of personality-branded food products on the market. So we've taken that model and, using political satire, have highlighted his policies, his position changes."

  Values Voter Summit organizers cut off sales of Obama Waffles boxes on Saturday, saying they had not realized the boxes displayed "offensive material." The summit and the exhibit hall where the boxes were sold had been open since Thursday afternoon.

The Obama campaign declined to comment.
Ol' Hippie : I think this product is hilarious and anything but racist, but I understand some so called liberals (American Atheists) raised all kinds of hell with the FRC at the summit and this is the reason the organizers shut down Mark and Tom's booth. Come on, if you are a liberal you should believe in freedom. Doesn't that include freedom to be funny and poke fun ? I don't know what Senator Obama thought about this, but I would sure hope he has a sense of humor.  at the summit upwards of 1/3 of those who bought the Obama Waffles were Asian, African Americans, Hispanics, or from other ethic groups - the last person to buy was an African-American woman who purchased three boxes of Obama Waffles.read more about this on the Obama Waffles blog


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Rock and Roll Art School

Oct 12, 2008 – Rock n Roll Artist Scott Allen Denis is in the working stages of creating the Worlds first Rock and Roll Art School and Gallery in Toledo Ohio. The gallery is an impressive collection of 50 autographed canvases by famous rock bands like ZZ Top, BB King, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton,  Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who, The Allman Brothers Band, Traffic, Joan Jett, RTZ, Don Henley and many more.  Custom designed guitars such as classic Fender"s, Gibson's, Gretsch and more. You will not want to miss the grand opening set for some time in 2009.  You can go to the temporary site at www.RockandRollArtSchool.com and keep up on opening dates.
Scott Allen Denis
Scott Allen Denis is America's Rock and Roll Artist.  Originally from Toledo, Ohio and curently living in South Carolina, Scott has been creating artwork for people in the music busines and for people who simply love Rock and Roll for 17 years now, creating some of the best realism and abstract art in the Country.   Scott has had shows all over the World and is in the planning stages of creating America's first S. A. Denis Rock and Roll Art School.
       Either abstract or realism, all of Artist Scott Denis's painting are created from the love of Classic Rock and Roll music.  Scott curently teaches art in South Carolina and is available for commission's.
      Artist Scott Denis loves to design concert posters, album covers, guitar designs,
murals and of course paint on canvas.
 
      " I look forward to starting my new Rock and Roll Art School next year
     after I sell a few more paintings, If you would like to be part of it or have      
     some cool idea's contact me. Thank you."

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Cheech and Chong Together Again

Smokin' Again After 25 Years, The Feud Ends!

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(AP) — Now that their feud is up in smoke, Cheech and Chong are high on plans to reunite for their first comedy tour in more than 25 years.

  Cheech Marin told AP Radio that he and Tommy Chong "looked at each other going, `If we're ever going to do something it has to be now because you're not getting any younger and neither am I.'"

  They tossed around some ideas and figured a comedy tour would be "the most fun" and "the least hassle," the 62-year-old Marin said.

  Marin and Chong, who broke up amid creative differences, have tried to reunite before, but have always fought too much. Marin laughed and said: "It takes about 3 minutes for that to happen. There's this veiled hatred." But he added: "We've kind of resolved that."

  "We've gotten to the age where we don't feel like fighting anymore because the end is a lot closer than the beginning," he said.

  Marin said he thinks dope humor can be as funny today as it was back in the '70s.

  "I think it's time for a revival of dope jokes. It's a much bigger audience now, it's much more widespread and institutionalized," he said in an interview earlier this month.

  Details of the "Hey, What's That Smell?" tour were to be announced Wednesday at a news conference in West Hollywood, Calif., according to concert promoter Live Nation.

  During their original run, Marin and Chong released nine comedy albums between 1972 and 1985, were nominated for four Grammy Awards and won one. They also starred in eight feature films, almost always portraying a pair of comical stoners stumbling through life.

  While Chong has continued to do standup, Marin has concentrated on films and TV appearances.

  "I guess Cheech forgot how tough standup is," Chong joked last month after Marin said they were considering reuniting.

  "But he's got the incentive and the enthusiasm and he's ready," he said of his former partner. "My boy is back."

Cheech & Chong: Light Up America Tour Will Be Theatrical

Successful beyond their wildest dreams, the iconic comedy duo Cheech & Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture, no-holds-barred comedy routines. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's phenomenal success began on the stand up comedy circuit which led to 9 hit comedy albums and 8 hit films, breaking box office records, shattering comedy album sales, garnering multiple Grammy nominations and mesmerizing fans for more than a decade. Today, from the world famous Troubadour where they were initially discovered, Cheech & Chong announced their first tour in over 25 years, an epic cross country U.S. trek with over 22 dates confirmed; additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks. Cheech & Chong: Light Up America ... tickets go on sale nationally at 4:20 PM on August 8th and are available at http://www.livenation.com/.

The Live Nation produced tour will kick off on September 12th at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia. Other highlights include Los Angeles, Washington DC, Detroit, Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Austin, Seattle, Boston, San Diego and Denver to name a few. Chong's wife and comedy partner, Shelby Chong, will open all dates on the tour.

With nine albums released from 1972 through 1985, the duo was nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album with their third album, Los Cochinos, released in 1973. Big Bambu, their second album, was the biggest selling comedy record of all time in 1972 and remained so for many years. Their stunningly successful comedy streak transitioned to film in 1978 with their first movie, "Up In Smoke," the highest grossing comedy of 1978, topping $100 million at the box office. Cheech and Chong co-wrote and starred in a total of eight feature films together, all directed by Chong. The comedy duo was initially discovered at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.
Cheech & Chong Live 2008 Tour Dates

September 12 Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA September 13 Warner Theatre Washington, DC September 19 Murat Center Indianapolis, IN September 20 Fillmore State Detroit, MI September 26 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA September 27 Fillmore Jackie Gleason Miami, FL October 24 Westbury Theatre Westbury, NY October 25 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN October 31 Verizon Wireless Houston, TX November 1 Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX November 7 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT November 8 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL November 14 Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ November 15 Austin Music Hall Austin, TX November 21 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA November 22 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkley, CA November 28 Copley Symphony Hall San Diego, CA November 29 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA November 30 San Jose PAC San Jose, CA December 6 Gibson Amphitheater Los Angeles, CA December 12 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA December 13 Borgata Music Box Atlantic City, NJ December 19 Silver Legacy Casino Reno, NV December 20 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO

Associated Press Writer John Rogers in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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LP's ARE MAKING A COMEBACK

And why not, they sound so much better

This spring, an employee for the Fred Meyer retail chain, intending to order a special CD-DVD edition of R.E.M.'s latest release "Accelerate" inadvertently entered the "LP" code instead. Soon boxes of the big, vinyl discs showed up at several stores.

Some sent them back. But a handful put them on
the shelves, and 20 LPs sold the first day.

The Portland-based company, owned by The Kroger Co., realized the error might not be so bad after all. Fred Meyer is now testing vinyl sales at 60 of its stores in Oregon, California, Washington and Alaska.

The best-seller so far at Fred Meyer is The Beatles "Abbey Road" album. But musicians from the White Stripes and the Foo Fighters to Metallica and Pink Floyd are selling well, the company says...

... : In May 2008 the best selling ITEM on this website was "Vanilla Fudge" when we sold 3 LP's. We are still trying to figure out why May was such a good month for Vanilla Fudge ! And we are upgrading our site to include more LP's, if you have a favorite album you want let us know because we CAN find the LP for ya !

...The Portland-based company, owned by The Kroger Co., realized the error might not be so bad after all. Fred Meyer is now testing vinyl sales at 60 of its stores in Oregon, California, Washington and Alaska.

"It's not just a nostalgia thing," said Melinda Merrill, spokeswoman for Fred Meyer. "The response from customers has just been that they like it, they feel like it has a better sound."

The resurgence of vinyl centers on a long-standing debate over analog versus digital sound. Digital recordings capture samples of sound and place them very close together as a complete package that sounds nearly identical to continuous sound.

Analog recordings on most LPs are continuous, which produces a truer sound - though, paradoxically, some new LP releases are being recorded and mixed digitally but delivered analog.

Some purists also argue that the compression required to allow loudness in some digital formats weakens the quality as well.

But it's not just about the sound. Audiophiles say they also want the format's overall experience - the sensory experience of putting the needle on the record, the feeling of side A and side B and the joy of lingering over the liner notes.

The interest seems to be catching on. Turntable sales are picking up and the few remaining record pressers say business is booming.

Many major artists - Elvis Costello, the Raconteurs and others - are issuing LPs and encouraging fans to check out their albums on vinyl. On Amazon.com, one of the best-selling LPs is Madonna's latest album, "Hard Candy".

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, manufacturers' shipments of LPs jumped more than 36 percent from 2006 to 2007 to more than 1.3 million. Shipments of CDs dropped more than 17 percent during the same period to 511 million, as they lost some ground to digital formats.

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RECORD STORE OWNER CASHS OUT ON eBAY FOR $3MILLION
Pa. record store owner sells nearly 3 million vinyl albums, singles and CDs for $3M on eBayRoss Township, Pa. (AP) - A man says he can now retire because someone bought his massive record collection on eBay for the asking price - $3 milA buyer from Ireland agreed to shell out $3,002,150 for the collection of nearly 3 million vinyl albums, singles and CDs, owner Paul Mawhinney said.The winning bidder has already deposited $300,000, and a bank has confirmed that he has enough money to buy the collection, Mawhinney said.The price tag is one of the highest recorded for eBay Inc., said Karen Bard, a spokeswoman for the online auctioneer. A Gulfstream II jet once sold for $4.9 million she said.The 68 year old Mawhinney closed Record Rama, which opened in 1968. He said he wants to spend time with his wife, three children and five grandchildren. "I am legally blind. I had a couple of strokes a few years ago...and it's time at my age to think about doing something else with my life,"he said.The collection includes more than 1 million albums, 1.5 million singles and 300,000 CDs.

ANY OLD HIPPIES CAN SELL THEIR COLLECTIONS
Many old hippies have very large old record collections . I have seen some that numbers in the thousandsand are worth thousands of dollars ! I will be the first to admit that in my younger teen years ,I did not take very good care of my music albums. By the time I was 18 or 19 years old I found that when I wanted to listen to some of my older tunes like ,"T.REX", "MANFRED MANN's EARTHBAND", or some old ROLLING STONES, they would skip and jump and sound like crap. If I could have kicked my own ass I would have. About that time I started to keep better care of my albums . Soon after vinyl records became obsolete , I would search for them because I still had not got a cd player . I found out that vinyl records were quickly becoming scarce . I began buying up some that I could still find . I realized that if I invested then , that they would become even more valuable later . They are now worth several times what I paid for them . We would like to hear about your collection , how large it is , how much you think it is worth , do you want to sell ,trade , or buy more. We will list it on these pages just contact us about your collection on the form below. If you would like to see what some of your albums are selling fornow , or if you would like to invest in your collection , then Records By Mail has over one million old albums for sale (where did they get em' all) They also buy albums. Check them out here.


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NEWS FROM CANADA

Hamilton Spectator article April 25, 2008

  Reverend Michael Baldasaro received two years in a Federal Penitentiary and Reverend Tucker one year in Hamilton jail

  A Hamilton judge has hammered Church of the Universe founders Reverend Brother Walter Tucker and Reverend Brother Michael Baldasaro, sentencing them to hefty jail terms and ordering the seizure of their east-Hamilton headquarters. In a strongly worded decision, Superior Court Justice John Cavarzan said, "544 Barton Street East is a marijuana convenience store that operates for profit like a prohibition-era speakeasy, but disguised as a church." Cavarzan sentenced Baldasaro, 58, to two years in a federal penitentiary on two counts of marijuana trafficking, involving about 2.5 grams worth $30. He handed Tucker, 75, a 12-month jail sentence for three counts of trafficking, involving $40 worth of pot.

  The spiritual leaders of a rag-tag group of followers were convicted by a jury in November after selling small quantities of marijuana to an undercover police officer. Church members call marijuana the Tree of Life and smoke it as a sacrament. The female officer took out a $25 membership in the church and bought the sacrament five times from May 2003 to February 2004.

  Cavarzan ordered their church headquarters forfeited to the Crown as "offence-related property" under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The jailed pair have 30 days to remove their personal effects from the building, comprising a storefront and four upper-floor apartments. Tucker and Baldasaro established the Church of the Universe in 1969 at a former quarry in Puslinch, which they called Clearwater Abbey. Since that time, they have ceaselessly advocated for the legalization and recognition of marijuana as a socially beneficial and and health-giving herb. But Cavarzan stressed this was not a case of simple possession, but of drug trafficking, which the Supreme Court of Canada has stated is a serious offence. He noted that the pair ran a commercial enterprise that had attracted violent crime in the past, including the attempted robbery of Tucker by two armed men looking for his cache.

  Tucker, who is hard of hearing, told the judge he was disappointed at being sent to a provincial jail while Baldasaro would be serving federal time. Placing his arm around his longtime friend, Tuckers asked, "Why don’t you sentence me to the same time as Reverend Baldasaro? Because if he deserves two years, then I deserve it too."





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YIPPIE RELEASED ON BOND FROM COLES COUNTY ILLINOIS JAIL
Dana Beal

New York marijuana activist Dana Beal is free on bail. He paid $7,500 and was released after today's hearing in Coles County Court in Charleston, IL. Beal was being held on $750,000 bail for money laundering. The charge was reduced to obstruction of justice.

Beal was traveling through Illinois with two women and another man last week when an argument between the women at a restuarant alerted the police. Beal's attempt to intervene and the fact that he was carrying $150,000 in cash resulted in his arrest. He may be charged with money laundering at a later date. A preliminary hearing was set for Aug. 4.

The money was reportedly for Ibogaine clinics to be opened in the U.S. Ibogaine is derived from the African iboga plant and is used as an addiction therapy. A major supporter of Ibogaine therapy, Beal also runs the annual Global Marijuana March from the YIPPIE headquarters at 9 Bleecker St. in New York. --see the original story HERE

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A CURE FOR ADDICTIONS ?



  From the rainforest of western Africa, Iboga with it's white and pink flowers and orange elongated fruit, may hold the cure for many addictions.

  Iboga's yellowish roots produce ibogaine. Taken in small doses, the bitter root material causes an anaesthetic sensation in the mouth and numbness to the skin and stimulates the central nervous system and in larger doses induces visions.

  In June 2000 the Republic of Gabon declared Tabernanthe iboga to be a national treasure. The Iboga tree is the central pillar of the Bwiti religion practiced in West-Central Africa, mainly Gabon, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo, Iboga is taken in massive doses by initiates when entering the religion, and on a more regular basis is eaten in smaller doses in connection with rituals and tribal dances, which is usually performed at night time.

Iboga is outlawed or restricted in the U.S. and several other countries.

  Iboga has come to be used as a (non-addictive) recreational drug by a small number of people in Europe and North America. This experimentation, while frequently illegal, has led to interest in iboga by drug addiction researchers. Iboga reportedly has the effect of ending cravings for addictive substances, both illegal (such as heroin) and legal (such as nicotine). Patents on this kind of use for iboga stretch back to 1985 (US 4,499,096).

  In the United States where iboga is listed as one of the most illegal narcotics, there are treatment centers which illicitly use iboga to cure heroin addicts and other drug users of their addiction. Clearly, there is growing interest in the apparently miraculous ability of iboga to cure some drug addictions. Iboga is gaining scientific respectability and may, in short order, become a hot pharmaceutical property.

When Dana Beal was arrested in Mattoon Illinois and charged with money laundering ( the charges were later dropped) it was alleged that he was traveling with the cash because he intended to finance a clinic to study"ibogaine".

add this to the list of prohibited plants that need to be better understood, and legalized, we NEED it !
most of this information came from Wikapedia, but check out this link for much more info
:http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ibogaine/ibogaine.shtml
HAS A CURE FOR ADDICTION BEEN SUPPRESSED SINCE THE 60's ?

Since the overt suppression of research on "psychedelic" (mind-manifesting) drugs, few animal studies - and far fewer human studies (almost none) - have been authorized by the FDA. This book clearly emphasizes the importance of on-going research based in these important chemicals.

by Paul De Rienzo (Author), Dana Beal (Author), Project Members (Editor)
The Ibogaine Story: Report on the Staten Island Project

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OBAMA
DOES HE OR DOESN'T HE ?

  As a candidate for the U.S. Senate four years ago, Mr. Obama told Illinois college students that he supported eliminating criminal penalties for marijuana use or possession, according to a videotape of a little noticed debate that was obtained by The Washington Times.

  Last fall during a nationally televised presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama hesitantly raised his hand and joined with most of his Democratic rivals to declare that he opposed decriminalizing marijuana.

  Asked about the two different answers, Mr. Obama's presidential campaign said he in fact has "always" supported decriminalizing marijuana as he answered in 2004, meaning the candidate mistakenly raised his hand during the presidential debate last fall.


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DECRIMINALIZATION or LEGALIZATION, What's the difference ?
In fact, these are terms that do not have precise definitions – especially in the context of marijuana prohibition.

"Decriminalization" usually means the absence of criminal -- but not civil -- penalties for possession of a small amount of marijuana for "personal use." That is usually an ounce, but not always.

"Decriminalization" also necessarily means leaving production and sales in the black market, which is a disastrous social policy. That is a point that we have to make at every opportunity.

"Legalization" usually means some form of "regulated" sales. In fact, "legalization" generally implies something like the alcohol and tobacco models.