Due to the strength of the Canadian dollar, I have been perusing eBay for vintage PBOs and came across this:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Charles-Willeford-UBIQUITOUS-ROACH-CLIP-1st-Edition-/380220359386
The Ubiquitous Roach Clip by Charles Willeford
"Wherein Is Set Down Briefly the Whole Matter of Its History, Utility
and Beauty As Art Form and Artifact. Santa Barbara: Pride of Tacoma
Press, 2003. First Edition. A finely printed and wonderfully designed
pamphlet limited to 150 numbered copies (the entire edition) signed by
its graphic designer Michael Kellner. The first printing anywhere of
Charles Willeford’s essay on the roach clip which is the device used
for smoking marijuana. As new in the matching specially printed
envelope. “...There is a common, jointly-held belief (whether it is
true or not is immaterial) that the shorter the hand-rolled stick
becomes the better it gets. The shorter the cigarette, you see, the
more packed the residue - in tars, resins, ashes, bits of seeds, and
essence cannabis. Therefore the last and final drag, all residue darkly
presents us surely the greatest toke of the entire cigarette. Besides
Mary Jane is an expensive broad, and it is certainly Un-American not to
get one’s money’s worth....”"
Has anyone read this? Sounds fascinating.
Michael
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