To all - especially Neville, Kangativa, Dr Purpur (sp?) & so many others here,
I *think* this is my first post here.
I can tell you that what brought me here was the Grail quest - seeing Nev back on the net and talking was fantastic - no, he doesn't know me, I'm a nobody. But I've sure heard of him, and for many years, as well as a few select others who actually do true breeding, and who I must thank for many a pleasant smoke.
To a guy like me, an average pothead who has grown a fair bit, done just a dash of seed making (I won't call it breeding), a number of you here seem like - well, for lack of a better term - a pot head's "rock stars," and it's been absolutely wonderful to read posts from the very people I've read about in so many cultivation books, articles, etc.
That has been a real treat - and frankly, a privilege, and I wonder if some perhaps do not understand just what a privilege it really is to have these types of people here in a place of common interests??
I really only want to say a few brief things:
First, and foremost - I truly wish that Nev & Kanga see my post, if for no other reason then just to get a sense of how much of a positive impression they have made - on *many* of us. How I dearly miss their posts, Kanga's excellently detailed updates (I hang on every word), Nev's own posts (and I wish Nev all the best that .life has to offer, what a way to live life - thanks Nev!), etc. There really aren't words to describe how it makes this old pothead, who is well-traveled on this planet, feel to "see" those people here, in this thread, and watch them speaking to the world - absolutely incredible, and I thank them/you so very much. I only wish I could reciprocate.
Second - not to say I am any angel, not by any means - but still, SHAME on every one of you who have been posting any type of negative personal posts - whether they be actual attacks or defenses from attacks (all of which are utter nonsense to me, I don't care who did what, who said what, it's all shameful) etc., etc., etc here. WTF is wrong with you people? Do you not understand what a privilege it is to be here among some of the world's more dedicated & serious breeders (and some darn fine growers too), and to be able to "converse" with them? Do you not see what an honor & fun thing that is, and how we ALL greatly benefit from that?? Sheesh!
I understand this is not moderated, and free speech reigns - and that's fine, *except* when it runs off the very people this thread was created by, is primarily about, and when it's for *all* of us - those who are actually in search of the grail, and those who are trying to contribute towards this in any way, and along the way, end up "creating" some fine strains/phenos that, once again, we all get to benefit from in some way, large or small.
I grew up an Army brat in Europe - back when there was no pot, there was only 50 cents (U.S.) a gram hashish, the finest you'd want (red Lebanese, otherwise known as "throat wreck," the blond hash, the good & the bad green hashes, etc., etc.) readily available in downtown Stuttgart, W.Germany (and so many other places). We could only get pot back in the 60's in those areas from exactly one guy, who drove one of those crazy-leaning Citroen 2CV's ( you know, with the gearshift coming straight out of the dash), and sold what was then called "black African trip weed" for $10 (U.S.) for a matchbox full - mind you, this was in the time of 50-cents-a-gram hashish, to give you some perspective on how expensive that so-called "black African trip weed" was. It is the *only* pot I have ever smoked that actually did give me visual distortions, and, like many of you, I have had the pleasure of smoking a lot of fine weed. I can't imagine what me and my many friends from those days in Europe would give to once again taste that "black African trip weed" or any of the many different fine hashish "flavors" we had access to in those days!
So I grew up in a scary *and* wonderful time - seeing the first nuclear minuteman missiles enter the European theater, finding the best Italian food of my entire life in Fulda, W. Germany of all places - experiencing the world's best hashish's & making many fantastic friends. Incredible beyond words, what an experience my wonderful life has been! But MOST of all - growing up with the perspective that few Americans I run into and hang out with today seem to have - a more "worldly" perspective that eschews the typical short-term vision of self-interest to which I certainly plead guilty, and instead, being lucky enough to learn how some of the rest of the world lives, and sees, and deals with so many things, great and small.
Well folks - I found another place and time that reminds me of my youth and has brought me much pleasure - THIS place - and this place is one of those "greater" things - at least, to *me* it is, and it's been an honor to read most of the posts here.
I wish every one of you well - the very best that life has to offer. And please - let's try to remember why we're here - this thread, I HAVE to believe, can be restored to one in which we can, perhaps, once again see Neville, Kanga, and a few others post in once again.
Personally, I can't wait, and I *am* hopeful.
And very thankful - - what a life!!![]()
