#27. Au Revoir a Un Ami de Beuh // Roaring In Leo SZN Toast With The Butter // New Amsterdam Spend Trend Report // Make-A-Wish Granola
Volume #27
Astromotional World Update: Au Revoir a un Amis de Beuh
Leo Szn Coming 4 U
St. Marks Spend Trend Report
New Amsterdam
Make A Wish Granola
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In French, the word for “weed” is de beuh. If you know any French, it is to be said with something of an air of indifference in its tonality— which is not how I would describe Frenchy Cannoli, the grand master of hashish.
While I never had the opportunity to interview Frenchy, who passed unexpectedly due to complications with surgery this past week, it was The Dank Duchess who first spoke his praises last year as a divine mentee, while entangled in a game of pandemic phone tag. Until then, I typically saw hashish is some college age thing you do while visiting your friends who go to McGill in Montreal—the Bohemia of French-Canada.
No, Frenchy was a master of the resin. He spoke of it lovingly like a vintner in trying to explain their love Sauternes to people who only drink bubbles. Some people just won’t get it. Hash isn’t top-shelf flower. It’s niche. But he was a canasseur and a beautiful humanist.
From his wife, Kimberly:
Dear Friends,
It's with profound, heartbreaking grief that I share with you that due to complications from surgery on Saturday, Frenchy left us for the great beyond yesterday, Sunday, July 18th.
Frenchy often shared that there were 3 main periods in his life - first, the 18-year timeframe from when he left home in Southern France to travel, wandering the world, enamored of new cultures and experiences, then the period of fatherhood from his mid-30s to early 50s, and then finally the period of becoming the teacher that followed when he came to the states in the 2000s. I cannot begin to express how much meaning and joy his interactions with all of you brought him. He truly cherished this unexpected evolution of the latter part of his life.
South France was pretty inspiring to me as I wrote about last year on the terpenes and terroir, traveling back in time in a little Citron, careening through the Southern French countryside because you can actually do that and it doesn’t have to be a fantasy. (No, really. People do this as a special occasion thing for weddings or are having a midlife crisis because they feel like it all the time).
I love cannabis, but ultimately I love the people as much as the plant. Frenchy was a good dude deserving of homage. Benzinga has a loving tribute here. In his honor, learn how to make some hash with this wonderful human. This is a pretty enjoyable watch even if you don’t partake in hashish simply because he makes the process look so precise as a craft.
Rolling In Leo SZN Beurrunch Toast With The Butter
On a lighter note, I have been slacking on the playlists, but you can watch using this beurre/unch mix of sweet and savory hits. I am currently vibing very hard with 23-year-old Blu DeTiger, whose song ‘Toast With The Butter” has me regretting chopping all my hair off and also making me want to “take a lovah, dahling.”
We are entering Leo season, after all, which means it’s time to LEGO THOSE EGOS. Leo is a confident and sexy lion babe with a mighty roar. Leos are loyal AF (as well as jealous AF), charismatic, charming, generous, and, on occasion, scarily possessive. But they are your true Ride or Die friends and lovers. May this new playlist with Felix da Housecat, Coco & Breezy, Amon Düül II, Lio, Flatbush Zombies, Danielle Dax and Princess Nokia continue to inspire and confuse you, while also making you want to not care because you’re stoned anyway.
St. Marks Trend Spend Report
This is the part of your trip where you see purple desert mountains of majesty introduced by guys doing the slow running man because Factory Records and then realize every other sk8r kid in St. Marks looks like this all over again for the umpteenth time. I digress: light those intentions hunty! It’s Leo SZN in St. Marks and this is what the scene looks like.
The park is a microcosm of ghosts, ghouls, anime characters, punks, college students, finance bros, and the homeless. Intend to shoot higher than a guy with a bad haircut who bathes infrequently never calling you back again. You will see this guy well into his 50s so don’t think you’ve escaped this by some “age.” Everything else are the confluence of good and bad that just exist within the daily life of The Village, even without its voice. The voice being my own, shouting over from the West Village. HelloooooOOOoooOoOoOooo. God this is embarrassing. Anyway.
Go spend all of your money on St. Marks. I love the Furious Vulva truffle at Confectionary, the new outpost of Lagusta’s Lucious in New Paltz (which you can read about in my book). Also swing by The Butterfly Club, which is a cool concept shop off 9th Street a few doors down. Obviously Jell & Chill for jelly drinks with a choking hazard.
There are also SO MANY METAPHYSICAL SHOPS over in the East Village. The West Village has a deficit, though we have a surplus of psychics. Get your shopping at Stick, Stone and Bone, or just go to Chinatown or Dual Specialty in the Village or Williamsburg.
New Amsterdam
NBC has a new show out with this name and this is not what I expected. I was definitely envisioning a nightlife district and embracing my studio-artist loft. According to the New York Post and AP Wire, New York is considering a 24-Hour Party District, and with all of these outdoor restaurant shutting down streets, I’m guessing it will be the East Village. This seems like a fun initiative and also a terrible job. Especially based on who I have seen smoking weed in the West Village lately, and 80% of the time it’s always someone I never want to do this with.
Make-A-Wish Granola
Social justice isn’t something that ends, even when you count all of your lucky stars and shoot for the moon. We live in a globalized economy, so there are a lot of causes to care about? What about our microcosms bridging our communities across the US? What about our hopes and dreams? We’re also still living in a pandemic. So, what do you do?
But first: granola! “If wishes and buts were clusters of nuts we’d all have a bowl of granola.” - Strangers with Candy
Medical marijuana patients are getting screwed over on legal market prices. While I realize it’s an uncool topic to discuss chronic illness instead of just The Chronic, it’s worth noting that album is nearly 30 years old now—just near the point of developing the wear and tear of aging and settling into orthopedic support shoes. What is it about this plant? Meanwhile, so many brands are bleeding out. Where is the money going? You think you don’t care just like COVID until it impacts you. Go ask Gia Gunn.
Clearly Make-A-Wish Foundation is where we need to be putting our money. The wish should be Medicare for all! The one where medical expenses aren’t so expensive and we invest in fresh food?
If you’re reading this newsletter as a vampire, ghost, mummy, swamp witch, werewolf, mutant, alien or mystic, you’re a freak like me. Probably a freak on a leash, like that Korn song. Point being is that we’re all dopers! Jabs for joints. I’m just kidding. This is a real problem, just like those who are dependent on pharmaceutical medication.
Until then, this is an affordable granola recipe that is mostly healthy and appeases your munchies as well as your friends desire to have cluster of nuts that make wishes and buts come true! Mine are currently going on vacation, taking this granola on the go with me, which can be infused with the power of cannabutter!
Make-A-Wish Granola
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts, your choice (I used pecans
1/2 cup dried fruit, your choice (I used cranberries)
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons melted coconut oil (infused if you want to make it *special*)
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
Combine throughly and spread onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350F, intermittently breaking up clusters to bake evenly for a solid crunch. Serve with house made milk of your choice! Feel free to add coconut flakes, dried mango, or whatever else is seasonally available and gives you good vibes.
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