Cannabis and cameras
I dont do either.
Cannabis either makes me panic, forgetful or fall asleep, so a total waste of time, last done in the early 90s.
Is also acutely camera shy, have been known to run into oncoming traffic to avoid some bunch of camera weilding and sound boom thingy whatsits bearing down on me.
And if they catch me like a rabbit in the headlights I usually garble something unintelligable that I hope wont be broadcast.
Until people ring me and say I just saw you on the news :(
So one day there Iam wandering home with my shopping, minding my own business, when suddenly there they are, right in my face.
The pavement is full, there is nowhere to go.
"Can we ask you, what are your views on cannabis?"
me, "er er " goes red and looks flustered.
"Have you heard of this man? "
www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1528.html
"Er yes"
Well we are standing a few feet away from his shop!
Reporters face lights up.
Can you tell us anything about him?
This was about the time he was going to court.
Me, "well no not really, have only sort of met once, although that was quite funny"
Me and my big mouth
They wouldnt let me go until I told them.
How we were both at an awards ceremony where we got trophies for *coughs* flower displays.
The eponimous Town in Bloom event.
We were posing for pics and giving our details to the local reporter.
He gave his name and some haughty council official snorted derisively and barked
"Give your real name"
And Rob Free Cannabis with a smile said "That is my real name"
You could see the angst on the councilors faces that , that was going to appear in the local newspaper alongside the other trophy winners.

I never saw that story on any local news for which Iam glad and no-one rang me to tell me they had seen it.

I have a new tactic now thanks to something posted on here.
If I'm mown down by a hit a run camera crew I'm going to tell them
"Sorry I have to go look at a van with no windows, cant stop"
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 1:27, 2 replies)

Strange..

I'm quite disturbed by the fact that I think I know where your 'new tactic' came from.. was it Smash Monkey's post about stalkers? I think I remember her saying she said 'I like vans without the windows' or something...

Anyways, good story!
(Lythium deals in lead, my friend., Tue 16 Jun 2009, 12:26, closed)

aha!
Thanks, yes was Smashmonkey.
that stuck in my head as a great way of getting away ;)
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:10, closed)