If you like an idea how Cannastock is. Here is a review by The Louisville Music News from last years Cannastock ,-) pPp Aihoooooo First Annual Cannastock Review: Wow. Anticipation was, um... high for this event! Ever since I heard about this unique Cannabis Awareness event in Berea, Kentucky, I have been a supporter. Not only was the guy who created it, Arthur Vanwinkle, a member of Kentuckians For Cannabis Reform, a super cool guy, but he has some really good points about every topic he brought up regarding the legalization of hemp and cannabis. States out West have pretty much made it legal, so how much longer will our uptight Bible Belt thumping leaders hold out on us? To the north, Canada is a weed haven, from what I hear. Mexicans have always had it going on. Queen Elizabeth used to smoke green to ease her monthly pains. Heck, even good ole George Washington used to smoke a bowl a day! How can you argue with George Washington? Lets put it this way. How many people do violent acts while high on marijuana? As opposed to being drunk or high on things like cocaine or meth? Very little. The worst you could expect would be someone running out of the Circle K with a few bags of twinkies! Something like 30 bands were to play this event located in a privately owned farm near Berea, Ky. The farm location was perfect. It was in a valley between some mountains. Very pretty. The day started out crappy in Louisville, it was raining and dreary looking with a grim forecast. But I had let bad weather forecasts ruin plans of mine for a few times in a row when it turned out to be nice, so we braved the storms and went anyway. At Lexington, the storms ceased and the sun came out! We had heard that state police were having Road Blocks and I.D checks on the way there and everything, so we were fully prepared for whatever. We encountered no police at all on the way there or back. It was all good. In fact, I heard the State Police were pretty cool about the whole thing. So props to those guys for making sure everything was safe for all involved, and basically just doing their job. We arrived and were glad we came, because it instantly looked like fun. There were hundreds of people, good people, having fun and just being themselves. It was private property, so anything was acceptable! There were hippies, rappers, country folk, city folk, smokers, tokers, drinkers, thinkers, potheads, people with illnesses that only marijuana can help, like people with cancer and glaucoma. It was a neat little gathering of people. Pipes, bongs and doobies. The smell of marijuana was all over, and people freely toked, smoked, puffed and passed. The stage was cool, too. They had a pretty nice little set up. The weather cleared up nicely so we partied a bit; later on, it started to sprinkle a bit, right before my band was to play, so that kinda put a damper on things a bit, but we still played and had a great time. The PA System cut out on us twice, which sucked. I dont think they were ready for the wall of sound that my band issues forth. We use pretty powerful music gear. Up until we played, the bands werent so loud and heavy. I think maybe people were too stoned/messed up or bummed by the rain to get into us as I had hoped. Some great people liked us and that is good enough. We had a blast regardless. Some bands never showed up, probably because of the police scare or rain predictions, which is rude and inconsiderate in the extreme. So they added a band or two at the last minute. They had a pretty diverse lineup with rock, country, rap, metal & acoustic acts. Heavens Gate Gospel Revival, The Whiskey Riders and RustNbones were on the bill, so I was glad about having some friends bands on the bill as well. Im not a big cover band fan at all, but I did like the cover band Kung Fu Grip from Lexington or Richmond, I forget which. They were great guys and sounded fantastic. They play an eclectic mix of cool funky rock tunes. That bassist was off the hook. These guys need to play Louisville soon! Channel 36 News from Lexington was there and was covering the event, and even filmed my band in the background, which was cool. I watched that news segment several times. Ha. The rain had bummed us out a bit, (I was soaked) so we packed up and headed home with a smile on our faces. Great people, great location, great cause! Not only did it educate people about the good that hemp and cannabis legalization could do for our failing economy, but it brought people from all races together peacefully (it was beautiful) and showcased regional musicians all at the same time. How can you argue with that? I cannot wait for Cannastock 2014. Great job, Arthur Vanwinkle, and the wonderful staff at Cannastock. Next year will be epic! You have my support louisvillemusicnews.net/webmanager/index.php?WEB_CAT_ID=50&storyid=8557
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:41:53 +0000
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