40til5 #82: channel Green

In this weeks episode we gather around the microphone to consume weed and discuss shit. We get all "stoner deep" on topics such as the end of the world and the legalization of our beloved plant in two states this past November, before we go off on typical "stoner tangents" that threaten to run the episode off the rails. Then in segment two we get down and nerdy... Among the things that came up are The League, Days of Future Past, Chronicle, The Walking Dead: The Game, Waking Mars, and lots of other stuff. Please to enjoy as you usually do. Now, legally in two states.

Music in Order of Appearance:
"Breezeblocks" by Alt-J
"Ruby '81" by Aesop Rock
"Thinkin' Bout You" by Frank Ocean

40til5 @ Cannabis Cup 2012

Hash is my favorite part about this trip. We just dont get the types of handmade hash they get here, at least enough for most people to see them. Biggest reason I would recommend Amsterdam as far as coffeeshops goes.
Been doing most of the of juding today. After thoroughly testing 16 strains and 12 hashes im fuckin' BLAZED, STONED ERRLD, all that shit! Lots of pictures coming up tonight. Who else is feelin' it like I am tonight? Cup ENDS TOMORROW!

Girl Scout Cookies-from The Funky Munky
Damn, the 'Cookies' are fire! Keep your eyes out for these, I have a feeling they're going to be big.
OGxDurban Poision X Cherry KushxOG
Along with the taste of a good OG, you'll catch flavors of cherry, vanilla, mint, and citrus. Geekin over this weed right now. Sometimes with the bud I have been smoking on, different hits will have stronger bits of one flavor than the next one and so on. I had one that started with a really strong cherry flavor and then had more of a citrus and then it moved through some layers of kush/og/afghani flavors. This is the type of stuff thats good enough to get someone in trouble because they A)buy it so frequently they forget where they put a bud or B)Start to imagine themselves getting away with bringing some home. After the way they bent me over the last time I came home, I wouldn't try it. Maybe with seeds or a tiny bit of hash i guess. But with what we have at home, its at least close enough its not worth it.
I think this is the winner. 95% im going to vote for this one. Look for it as the centerfold of this months high times and one of their top ten strains of the year. good luck finding any though. cuts are going for several thousand and lbs are wholesaleing around 5k in san fran according to HT.

Starbuds Sister from Coffeeshop Voyagers
 So far best i've found in the 'dam. When you smell it, you get a mix of diesel and headband IMO. Tastes like it smells. The best part? Voyagers happens to be the closest coffeeshop to my hotel. Win!

S-5 Haze from Homegrown Fantasy

S-5 Haze.
This is one of my favorite strains in Amsterdam that I don't see in the U.S.

Shoreline-from Devils Harvest Seeds 
Bought this at Greenplace (NOT Green House), they were selling devils harvests stuff. They also had a good Og #18 they were calling MOG, and some pretty decent full melt/mostly full melt. I dont have a very good full melt set up so I probably wont be able to get any shots of any of the domes.

White Widow from Homegrown Fantasy

Casey Jones-Stones Cafe
Loved this stuff. Probably my second favorite cup entry so far.

Lemon Haze-Cafe New Times

Kali Mist-Coffeeshop Keteltje

Big Buddha Cheese-Russland

AMG Haze-Prix D'Ami

Pineapple Haze-Amsterdam Coffee (Dampkring's sister shop) All of their stuff had great flavors.

420 Haze-from 420 Cafe
About to test this out right now. The last one I have to test right now (I still have 6 or 7 shops to go to for the cup and a few more seed entries. Plus there are a few things I want to buy a little more of (The Cookies and Starbuds Sister and Casey Jones for now)
Tasted like straight haze or maybe SSH.

OG #18 from Bluebird

Some of the green dust on some AMG Kush I picked up at Prix D'Ami.
This ROOR was rented at the ROOR shop in Amsterdam, when I found out they rented it was an easy decision. A lot of the shops do have pipes but not all, I usually smoke hash or other extracts or concentrates out of a bong, I think thats pretty common through the US but in Europe it seems more common to smoke dry extracts or hash in joints. For me a bong was pretty necessary with all the hash we need to tear through and the ROOR shop is pretty dope itself. Had an interesting chat with the guys working there about how Concentrates are technically illegal in Holland so Oil, Wax, etc are not sold in most coffeeshops although some do and sell them as import hash. Word on the streets is there is some around the cup though....

Some kief/dry extract from Homegrown Fantasy. I think it was called Green Dust. Its ok, but it was only 15 Euro so not a bad price (most 'cannabis' is 12-15 Euro)

Some hash from Dampkring, super pliable and sticky. Bubbled like mad, but I can't figure out what kind of extract it is. Put the bag there so you could see the battle wound it left on it.

Sharkberry Creme-Green House
Creme is a type of charas hash. Handmade by rubbing colas in your hands. Made in India and Pakistan. Creme usually come from the Manala region of the Himalayas. They say a farmer making good charas (creme) can make 1 to 2 grams a day. Thats two. Its all a matter of perspective I guess. If you saw how he lived you might be pretty jealous.

Grey Crystal-Grey Area Coffeeshop
Dry Sift Hash. Grey Area is a small but awesome Coffeeshop. Its Star Trek themed and the only coffeshop in Amsterdam thats owned by an American to my knowledge. It gets pretty busy during the cup though so thats too bad.

Dutch Moonshine-Dampkring
Love this stuff. I bought a half gram and smoked it the first night and had to go back and get a gram the next day. The first batch was more dry and easier to melt but I didnt get a picture before It was gondola (similar to '09 when i came to the cup). About to roll a giant snake of this into a spliff of cookies and get lifted.

Twizzla Hash from Green Place

MOG water hash from Green Place

STUFF! The Cannabis Cup is like a weed carshow, everybody wants to give you stuff with their name on it,
and other things to make you want to be their friend.

40til5 #81: The Election Special

In this episode we talk about the election, like a lot, but since it is election day that makes sense. What else would we talk about? We talk about the Presidential vote, as well as the Minnesota amendments on the ballot, all as the results are being tallied. In the second segment we also talk about Once Upon a Time and the Star Wars news the internet has exploded over. Election tangents pop up here and there throughout the second segment. We finished recording before the results were in, so let us say here: Four More Years!

Music in Order of Appearance:
"Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Letter to My Countrymen" by Brother Ali
"Black President" by Nas

40til5 #80: That's inACURAte!

In this episode we talk. A lot. It starts with a little story time, then we talk politics again, and again don't bring up legalization. We do still smoke though; those aren't fake coughs. Then in the nerd segment we talk about Bastion on iPad, PSone on Vita, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and Game of Thrones among other tangents. Please to enjoy!

Music in Order of Appearance:
"Mouthful of Diamonds" by Phantogram
"Bad Cartridge" (E-Pro remix) by Beck, remix by Paza
"Madness" by Muse

40til5 #79: Lesbian Sourfruit

In this episode we smoke weed and talk politics, all while hardly even bring up legalization at all. But first, it's story time with Bubbles... Then, in segment two, we discuss varied pop culture touchstones such as Eastbound and Down, The West Wing, The New Avengers, Red Hulk, Deadpool, State of Decay, DayZ, the iOS Jurassic Park game, and the iOS gem Gasketball. With all that content, you may be surprised to see that the show came in under two hours. Which is funny... because it didn't. Please to Enjoy!

Music in Order of Appearance:
"Your Own Supply" by OnCue
"Not Your Fault" by AWOLnation
"Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair

40til5 #78: Cloning It In...

In this episode the crew gathers after the unannounced summer hiatus, and one failed attempt to record, to talk and smoke like the days of yore. Along the way we stop to take a closer look at such topics as the Justin Timberlake feature, In Time, as well as some Batman and Xmans comic book tales. We also discuss the new Dawnguard DLC, Bike Race on IOS, and the ever elusive Train Simulator 2012 before we close out the show rasta style with the Snoop Lion transformation and tipping. Not the "cow" kind, although that came up as well. Although it has been awhile, do Please to Enjoy!

Music in Order of Appearance:

"This Head I Hold" by Electric Guest

"Feel Tall" by OnCue

40til5 #77: Incoming

In this episode we three gather to get baked and record ourselves talking to each other. This week we talk about Company of Heroes, Borderlands, the latest Deus Ex, and several other games in the first segment. Then we dig into the Once Upon a Time and Community finale's before rambling on about a few other shows we've been watching. Please to enjoy!

Music in Order of Appearance:
"Ballerina" by Bhi Bhiman
"On Tuesday" by the4onthefloor
"Not a Day Goes By" by Brother Ali

40til5 #76: I Forgot to Think of a Title

In this episode we pay homage to the Beastie Boys fallen star, MCA, by smoking copious amounts of marijuana in front of a microphone. Topics include the new Avengers movie, Weeds, Botanicula, Dead Island, and Buddhism. Please to enjoy!

Music in Order of Appearance:
"Fight For Your Right" by the Beastie Boys
"Body Movin'" by the Beastie Boys (w/ Fatboy Slim remix)
"Sure Shot" by the Beastie Boys
"Paul Revere" by the Beastie Boy

40til5: The 4:20 on 4/20 2012 Special

In this episode we're a couple minutes late, but since it's only 4/22, we'll still smoke with you. It seems to first bit of this road recording is lost to the iPhone ether where all the best material goes, but what remains is our 4:20 on 4/20 2012 smoke session. This year was just a joint, and only Bubbles and I were there, but we decided to share it anyway. Hope everyone had a high holiday weekend! Happy 4/20!

Music in Order of Appearance:
"I Think God Smokes Weed" by Echo Movement
"Young, Wild, and Free" by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

40til5 #75: Tale of Two Segments

In this episode we basically record two separate episodes on the same night, and smush them into one. Along the way we talk about things like Paul's Playstation Vita and the racism of Avatar. Please to enjoy!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Exile" by the 4onthefloor
"Pretty Polly" by The Boys N' the Barrels
"Workin' Man Zombie" the 4onthefloor

40til5 #74: Brush with Fame

In this episode we gather after a week off to talk and smoke. Or smoke and talk as the case often may be... but I digress. We cover a broad range of topics from the latest mobile hotness, Draw Something, to our old stand by, Once Upon a Time on ABC. Then in the second segment we explain how the show got in a Twitter war with a porn star. Please to enjoy!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Hitchin' a Ride" by Green Day
"Sail" by AWOLNATION
"First of the Year (Equinox)" by Skrillex

40til5 #73: Google Facts

In this episode, as with the preceding 72 episodes, we gather to smoke marijuana and talk about some stuff. This week we go off script, which means there's no way I'm remembering what was talked about. I remember Once Upon a Time came up. I think someone said something Batman related. There was some other stuff too. Promise.



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Bicycle Race" by Queen
"Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" by Father John Misty
"Freaks and Geeks" by Childish Gambino

40til5 #72: The Outtakes Episode

In this episode we gather up some audio clips that have been recorded before the regularly recorded show. Sometimes we say funnier things when we don't know the mic is on. And so, without further ado, The 40 til 5 Show presents to you internet, The Outtakes Episode. Hyperbole complete. Please to enjoy....

40til5 #71: The Underpants Gnome

In this episode we gather to talk about some games, some tv shows, and some movies among whatever else comes to mind whilst we get lifted. Then we talk about the new ipad and this Kony guy everybody has been talking about, as well as the people who are talking about him. Please to enjoy!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Going Back to Cali" by The Notorious B.I.G.
"Big Poppa" by Biggie Smalls
"Juicy" by Christopher Wallace

40til5 #70: We're Baitin'

In this episode we talk about some things and some stuff. We also smoke a lot of pot, which may or may not be why I don't quite remember what topics came up. Either way, Please to enjoy!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Kiss" by Prince
"Band Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Nancy Sinatra
"Trigger Happy Jack" by Poe

40til5 #69: The Other(s) Lost Episode

In this episode we are again down to three. Never-the-less we gather to smoke and bullshit. This week's topics include Tarah's time with Uncharted 3, Once Upon a Time, and Bill O' Riley. Finally, Tarah watched Lost, and so we must discuss. Did she like it? Was it a complete waste of her time? Tune in to find out...



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Novocaine" by the Eels
"Your Karma Hit My Dharma" by Michael Giacchino
"Guttersnipe" by Bhi Bhiman

40til5 #68: Put Your Weed In It

In this episode we we do what we usually do; Get baked and talk about some stuff. On the menu this week is an iOS game blowout, including the new Beat Hazard Ultra and Grand Theft Auto III. Then Bubbles rants about Star Wars before we get into a bunch of movies we're looking forward to in 2012. Please to enjoy.



Music in Order of Appearance:
"La La La La" by Mac Miller
"Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja" by Lost Prophets
"Heads Will Roll" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

40til5 #67: The Lockness Monsher

In this episode we talk about the soon to be released Vita, the newly released Puzzle juice, and the released some time ago Microsoft Flight Simulator. We also discuss the latest Humble Indie Bundle, and of course Once Upon a Time. Then in the second segment we talk about some of the 2012 games we missed last week. Please to enjoy?



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Na Na Nothing" by Mike Doughty
"Beer For Breakfast" by The Replacements
"Who I'll Never Be" & "My Notes" by Atmosphere

40til5 #66: Master Roach

In this episode we're down to three, and a good time was had by all. Along the way we discussed such games as Modern Warfare 3 and TV shows Such as Once Upon a Time, both of which are regular topics. We also discuss the Megaupload shenanigans before moving on to some of the games we're looking forward to in 2012 in the second segment. Enjoy, please!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"My Monkey" by Marilyn Manson
"When I'm Small" by Phantogram
"Caterpillar March" & "Allen's Wrench" by Kyuss

40til5 #65: The Bucky Returneth

In this episode Bucky returns after over 20 episodes to grace your ears with his dulcet tones. In the first segment we talk about the games we've been playing lately, including a lengthy discussion on racing games in particular. Then in segment two we talk about a shit-ton of TV, including Once Upon a Time, Torchwood, and Alcatraz before we talk about Monster Jam and Bubbles' brush with a large part of his past. And of course we smoke lots of pot throughout, except for Bucky, but nobody really cares dude. Please to enjoy!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Video Games" by Lana Del Rey
"Wastin' My Time" by Eagles of Death Metal
"High as Fuck" by John Lajoie

40til5 - The Bonusode 3: The Revenge: Now It's Personal

In this special episode the microphone gets turned on to capture some after hours conversation that took place after episode 65 was recorded. Since that episode won't be out til Friday, we offer up The Bonusode 3: The Revenge: Now It's Personal for your listening pleasures. Prease to enjoy radies and ferra's!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Show me Your Genitals" by John Lajoie
"Show me Your Genitals 2 (e=MC Vagina)" by John Lajoie

40til5 #64: putabirdonit

In this episode we hit the double bubbler and chit-chat about the Red Bull Crashed Ice thing, as well as Supernatural, Portlandia, and some old Sega Genesis games. Then in the second segment we take a look back at the year that was and talk about some of our favorite happenings. Please to enjoy!



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Don't Tread On Me" by Metallica
"Hoes in My Room" by Ludacris
"Space Lord" by Monster Magnet

40til5 #63: The Return

In this episode we gather once again to pay tribute to the blunt, and also to Skyrim. We also talk briefly about Uncharted 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Half Life 2, Mirror's Edge on Ipad, and Final Fantasy 13. Then in the second segment we talk about Red Bull Crashed Ice, some recent marijuana studies, and Snoop Dogg's recent arrest. After a few weeks off it felt good to get baked with friends again. Come smoke with us....



Music in Order of Appearance:
"Let it Be" by Dyme Def
"Freeway Time in L.A. County Jail" by Sublime
"Writer's Block" by Brother Ali