I am not asking about current illegal drug use at all. A friend and I were talking about music from the past (when we used to smoke pot) and Bob Marley came up as the perfect smoke music. Another friend jumped in and mentioned anything by the Doors as the perfect smoking music.
The subject turned to TV and movies while smoking. It has been over 12 years since I have smoked weed, so I don’t recall even watching TV while smoking at all. But they all said they would watch cartoons.
So, if you have ever smoked pot:
What is your favorite CD/song/artist to listen to while you are high?
IMHO, nothing beats Floyd for a good smokeup. Radiohead is great too, especially their weirder post-OKC stuff.
As for TV, I like watching Adult Swim cartoons – particularly The Brak Show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Sealab 2021. They have exactly the right kind of humour for my state of mind, and being only 10 minutes apiece and usually having no actual plotline, they don’t require intense concentration.
…well, that’s what I’ve heard from stoners, anyway.
Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix (obviously), and wierdly Lauryn Hill.
I really enjoy South Park, for some reason the jokes are so much more clear to me. Actually any adult cartoon is fun. America’s Funniest Home Videos is surprisingly entertaining. I dont think the content matters too much. My boyfriend and I have spent 2 hours watching a dog show. Generally they enhance movie viewing, although one caveat…you will not remember Anything that happened! Ive always heard Fantasia (the original) is excellent, but Ive liked that movie since I was a little kid.
And I seem to remember an afternoon where the Flintstones were the funniest things ever! Of course, we used to think Sat morning cartoons were a good excuse for recreating…
I remember listening to Radiohead’s The Bends and being amazed at the lyrical content.
With regard to cartoons, don’t underestimate how freaked out The Magic Roundabout can make you. I got in from the nightclub at around 2-30 am one morning and watched an episode while enjoying a particularly potent ‘jazz’ cigarette. Freaked me out for a good hour trying to figure out what was going on.
This book is very funny. It rates movies for stoners. It tells you what are can’t miss and what movies should be avoided at all costs. I think it was the entry for Wizard of Oz that convinced me to buy the book.
Back in the day when I did smoke or possibly do other illegal drugs, these were a few of my favorite things:
What is your favorite CD/song/artist to listen to while you are high?
Meddle, Echoes, Pink Floyd. Really all of Pink Floyd was great however with a second place going to Frank Zappa and the Mothers.
What is the best TV show/movie/cartoon?
TV Show: None
Movie: The Wall, Live at Pompeii and Airplane
Cartoon: Yellow Submarine with a close second to Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland.
I’ve never had the chance to actually test the theory, but recollections from my smokier days give me cause to believe that Green Carnation’s “Light of Day, Day of Darkness,” and any of In the Woods… post-black albums would be just fantastic in the right state of mind. I know from experience that they’re pretty damn fantastic when you’re buzzed on alcohol…
My favorite music to listen to was Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here album with all the scratches and pops that the record got from straining our stash through it.
Favorite movie–I am with the cartoon people, but the original Heavy Metal was one of my favorites. (Am I showing my age with these two comments.)
Back in highschool when my friends and I indulged in this particular habit, we didn’t watch or listen to much. Whatever was on was background noise. We usually played Uno or Lunch Money. If we did watch something, it was usually a funny movie or stand up comedy. It was more of a social activity like drinking for us.