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In 1974, my parents went to the spring arts show on the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights. My artsy mother bought a few things, including two silk-screened T-shirts. One shirt was for me, she said, and had a repeating pattern across the chest and back of nude male and female silhouettes. Very cool.
Being the ultimate gardener, The Duchess picked up what she called a "botanical" T-shirt for herself.
"A beautiful leaf pattern," she said as she showed it to me.
I smiled. "Mom, that's pot."
"It's what?" she asked.
"Pot," I repeated. "Marijuana."
"What's another word for that?"
"Cannabis?"
"Oh!" she blurted. "When I went to pay, the artist was really pleased and said, 'Oh, you're buying the cannabis shirt.'
"I had no idea what she was talking about, so I just smiled and said, 'Yes, I love it."
She thought a moment and then said, "Well, now I can't wear this. Here, you take it."
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| 1974 NEW YORK: WITH MY NIECE ERICKA AND THE DOWAGER DUCHESS'S MARIJUANA SHIRT. |
Love this story! Then you had two! And your mom's t-shirt fit you!? Oh right, I remember the style back then when everything was tight tight tight!!!
ReplyDeleteIs weed legal in Spain? Or was that shelf of supplies for hemp plants.
Jim:
DeleteIn 1974, I weighed all of 130 pounds. The T-shirt was snug but it fit. Spain's cannabis laws can be very confusing but it's legal to grow your own for personal use in your own home.
Wonderful story!
ReplyDeleteMichael:
DeleteMy mother still feels "stupid" about it. I loved it then and I love it now. Nothing stupid about it. AND... I got TWO shirts.
Wearing your mother's T-Shirt in style!
ReplyDeleteMy Mom's closes were just too pearls and kitten sweaters!
LOL
Ron:
DeleteIt's not something I did very often... well, that was the only time. My mother didn't have kitten sweaters, but still.
Please excuse typos here Mitch ~ meant to put a smile on your face!
DeleteWhat a sweet thing for you to do!
ReplyDeleteMs. Sparrow:
DeleteHow great to see you HERE! Yes, I'm a very sweet guy (uff!)
Too funny! LOL!!!!
ReplyDeleteLaurent:
DeleteOh, the secrets I share at the expense of others. So fortunate that I myself have so rarely done anything embarrassing.
Oh, that is hilarious *LOL*. Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteDitto Jim's question... is pot legal in Spain??
Judy:
DeleteAnd ditto what I told Jim... It's legal to grow your own in private for your own private use. You can't sell it. And there are a whole bunch of other restrictions, but it's many steps in the right direction (although the last time I had any was when I still had a full head of hair)!
How funny that she thought it would be appropriate for you to wear it but not her! I think my Mom would have burned the shirt ...
ReplyDeleteWilma:
DeleteMy mother didn't approve but she was adjusting to her hippie son. Besides, she couldn't possibly burn a perfectly good (and not cheap) shirt.
that is a fun tale
ReplyDeleteThe MJ products on the shelf look like 'jokes'
Spo:
DeleteKind of like the SNL song from the '70s "Look for the union label" (when you are buying a joint, lid or pound)... the American Dope Growers Association.
I can picture my mother doing the same thing! too funny!
ReplyDeleteBob:
DeleteI wish I still had that shirt... only in a larger size.
My nephew has just accepted a position as a general manager of a medical marijuana plant in Illinois. Times change!
ReplyDeleteLinda:
DeleteI wonder if that artist is still making those shirts. It could be the uniform!
You look fantastic in 1974
ReplyDeleteGosia:
DeleteThanks. I don't know if I'd say fantastic, but I did look "young."
My own mother wouldn't recognize pot either. Funny story.
ReplyDeleteStephen:
DeleteAnd I'm sure they're both very proud of that fact.
Chiming in so late on this one, but I have to. 1974 was a great year for me--I was born in it! Oh, how I wish I had that shirt! I was so square (and religious) in my younger days, and have never imbibed. Maybe someday! At least I'm a little gone on Vodka as I type this...oh, so carefully. Love the song!
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