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The Compton Chronicles is a new feature on the R&RRH scene. It is a chronicle of back in
the day Compton and all of the exploits and foibles that can be remembered and shared. Enjoy!
Compton Chronicles
Mission Statement Something’s
happening here… and what it is is an attempt by those who came straight outa the Compton of the ‘60s to document
in written, graphic, photographic, and recorded form the essence of those heady times. Although it was a culture
and a scene influenced by literature, philosophy, spare change, crash pads, oatmeal, brown rice, consciousness expansion,
spirituality, and outlandish humor, it was the music from both the times and the town itself that most defined the continuum.
The process of gathering testimony as to the anecdotal behaviors in question will, no doubt, initially tax the collective
recall of those participating in the journey. But as submissions begin to arrive and the repository becomes available
technologically to all involved, memories will jog and muses will take seats at the table. It will be as a flower unfolding…
a dream in a constant state of becoming. It should also prove quite hilarious!
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Friday, June 1, 2007
Compton Chronicles
Who remembers the tale about these
2 dudes and 2 chicks going down to Mazatlan to score some dope? Their
plan was, get this- to take a couple of surfboards down there and stuff them with dope and bring them back across, no questions
asked. So long story short they score a huge gunny sack full of weed and it’s
bigger than they can carry in their VDubb. As the story goes, they actually tied
it to their bumper. Turns out their plan was to stop somewhere on a deserted
beach and stuff the dope in the board. So, they ended up in a no name 2 room
hotel on the beach. They spent the night sampling the assorted uppers and downers
that they purchased at every drug store along the route down there. Morning came
to find the job done but stems and seeds and all manner of weed hung out of the stoned cutting and fiber-glassing job. Needless to say they persevered. On down
to San Blas, a weeks’ stay in the Casino Cologne and some boss surfing. First
morning out the only gringos there were some surfer dudes that got up early to get their boards from the patio of the Hotel. So, these stoned out dudes and chicks came down to the patio to check out what all
the laughter was… only to find the gringo surfers standing around pointing and laughing at their “grass board” cracking their
asses up! They all wanted a board like that!
11:37 am pdt
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