Ode to Batman
Ode to Batman Many people walk past history everyday not skipping a step at once was. Down a historic street like Fillmore in San Francisco, I’m guessing the Starbucks at 2222 Fillmore seldom gets a second glance. Once home Read More …
Tag: smoking
Wake and Bake at Dawn, 1869-1872
The grand tradition of the wake and bake. Something magical occurs breathing in the sweet lingering smoke with the light drizzling into the cracks while still comprehending the day ahead. While I’m not sure if anyone can trace the origins Read More …
Hash Marks, 1918
From “The Log of the Columbia Naval Unit”, 1918
Charas Officer, 1929
Why post this guys picture you ask? In 1929 this guy had an amazing job even by today’s standards. His Job title? “Charas-Officer”, Quality control if you will, for the charas (hashish) imported to India from Badakhshan and Kashmir. Growing Read More …
Ottoman Woman -hookah- (nargilé). c 1870
Ottoman Woman with hookah (nargilé), Photographed by J. Pascal Sebah 1870
Artificial Paradises
“You are sitting and smoking; you believe that you are sitting in your pipe, and that your pipe is smoking you; you are exhaling yourself in bluish clouds. You feel just fine in this position, and only one thing gives Read More …