Fred Gardner

Still from the opening scene of Michelangelo Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point. (Fred Gardner was one of the screenwriters.) I’m always encouraged when Democratic Socialist candidates advance at the polls. I never had a negative thought about the party itself, until a friend forwarded this document, which helped me picture a membership meeting (as noted in italics). DSA Guidelines for Respectful Discussion Meetings are more productive — and more fun — when the conversation includes everyone.

Ten years ago I was invited to an “Eve-of-420” event It was at a club in San Rafael called Terrapin Crossroads, launched by Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame. There was valet parking, a rare treat for my 1986 Volvo. I told the attendant, “It’s not a jalopy, it’s a classic.” As I approached the entrance a tall, longhaired man named Tree offered up a thin square of chocolate laced with way more cannabis oil than I wanted to ingest then and there. Marin County, indeed.

Marijuana grow operation, Northern California. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ten years ago I was invited to an “Eve-of-420” event  It was at a club in San Rafael called Terrapin Crossroads, launched by Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame. There was valet parking, a rare treat for my 1986 Volvo.