OFF: hash bash

[Ian R Fines]

Hey, i was there...and it was definately a good time for all.  There
really wasn't that much rain at all.  Ann Arbor would be a great place
for Hawkwind to play anytime, Hash Bash or not.  The newly renovated
Michigan Theatre might be an ideal stop for the Hawks come their supposed
tour later this year.

On Mon, 7 Apr 1997 18:54:18 -0400 Ken Alexander <kalex at EECS.UMICH.EDU>
writes:
>Can't you just imagine Hawkwind playing at this event?
>Anyone want to try to convince them for next year?  :-)
>
>========== fwd:
>
>        ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 5 (UPI) -- Marijuana advocates were
>back on
>the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor (Saturday) for the 26th
>annual
>``Hash Bash'' rally, but rain extinguished some of the enthusiasm this
>year.
>        The event drew a crowd of about 2,000 people, ranging from
>pro-hemp
>activists to curious passers-by. Last year's gathering, held under
>sunnier skies, drew about 5,000.
>        A noontime speaker addressed a crowd on a campus quad for
>about an
>hour. Later in the afternoon, other activists called for legalizing
>marijuana
>and promoting the use of hemp from the balcony of an off-campus bar.
>        Campus security officers made at least 38 drug-related arrests
>on the
>day, while Ann Arbor police ticketed more than 100 people for
>marijuana use.
>        The City of Ann Arbor takes a relatively tolerant attitude
>toward pot
>smokers, issuing $25 citations to those caught using marijuana on city
>property.
>[...]
>