Yay For J Day All Over Aotearoa 2013!

J Day 2013

Yay For J Day All Over Aotearoa 2013!

Wellington Was Exceptional-The Weather Was Not Too Bad-The Reputation As The Windy City Was Confirmed For A Few Hours But It Was A Bloody Nice Day-Especially When The Wind Dropped As We Packed Up With The Sun Leaving Town.

When I Met Up With Phil,He Was waiting For The Bollard Keys That He Left On The Kitchen Table At Home;To Arrive By Special Delivery(Thank You)!

Then It Took A While For Phil To Work Out That The Bollards Went Down Instead Of Up!
Anyway The Team Got Stuck In Getting Set Up And We Only Started 8 Minutes Late!

The First Act Up Was Blackberry-A Really Cool Trio With A Different Style Of Funk,Then Lurch(George) Who Did An Amazing Solo Stint-Especially His Rendition Of "Summertime" From The Black Opera Porgy And Bess!

D.J. Jazz Was Up On His Board Doing Some Real Cool Dub,Reggae And Hip Hop-Especially Enjoyable Was His Compilation Of Marijuana Songs.

Evil Mule-A Gangsta Rap Trio Got Their Message Accross And Did It In A Real Good Style That Was Neat To Listen Too-They Changed The Style Of The Audience During The Set As Some Left And Even More Came-I Wandered Round The Harbour Walk Behind The Venue And Their Sound Was Perfect-Not Too Loud To Offend The Nearby Traders, But They Certainly Drew People In With Their Show.

D.J.Jazz Did Another Set And He Is Keen To Come Back For Next Year-He's Invited For Sure!

The Last Act Up Was The No Problemo-A Bunch Of Guys From Kapiti Who Certainly Performed Exceptionaly Well, With Their Unique Original Material And Marijuana Activism-They Finished Their Set Before Expected And Because They Were So Good They Were Asked To Do An Encore(We Had Plenty Of Time) But The Sound Men Had Beaten Us Too It And Had Pulled Out All the Important Leads, So The Guys Couldn't Respond To The Audience Request To Hear More!

Check Out Their Facebook Page-The No Problemo-You Will Hear More Of Them, Even Though They Were Missing Their Lead Singer, Who Is In Aussie At The Mo!
 
There Were People From All Over Aotearoa-Including Three Who Came Up Especially From Blenheim And The Sister From The Far North Who Was In The Capital On A Two Week Course.

A Welcome Visiter Was "Steve"-A Long Ago Marijuana Activist Who Has Been Away Form The Country For 17 Years-He Spent The Last Five Years In Spain Smoking The Herb Legally -He Even Showed Us His Little  Spanish Government Marijuana Approval Card.
 
BIG  THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:

The Sound Man-Cost 400 Hundred Dollars-Very Reasonable And Great Gear , Sound And Good To Work With, Even If A Bit Keen To Pack Up-He Should Have Breathed The Air And Chilled Out-Not A Criticism Though!

Wellington City Council For The Free Use Of The Venue And Providing The Power.

Phil Saxby For Putting It All Together And Norml Board Member And A.L.C.P. Mana Candidate Richard Goode For All His Efforts And Help.

They Both Addressed The Audience  During The Event, On The Issue Of Legalization Etc.

The Brothers Who Put The Alcohol Away When Asked And With No Fuss, Even Though Some Of Them Were Obviously In a State Of Enebriation Etc.

All The People That Donated To "The Captain's Hat"When It Was Carried Around-Over 100 Dollars Was Donated To The Cause.

All The People That Helped By Doing Things, During What Turned Out To Be A Really Top; Cruisy Day.

Phil Sold A Few T Shirts And Gave Away A Lot Of Information And Talked To A Shitload Of People.

Well Done For Your Efforts Phil-Especially After 30 Plus Years Of Banging Your Head Against The Wall-But The Cracks Are Appearing-Keep At It.
 
For Next Year The Event Must Be Streamed Live-Maybe We Could Do It Nationwide And Show It On A Big Screen!

Of Note Was The Phamphlet/Posters Advertising The Event-I Didn't Get Any, Prior To The Event And There Was Others In The Same Boat-Better Distribution Is Needed And I Also Did Not See Any Electronic Copy That Could Have Been Passed On,On Our "E"Networks-Don't Rely On People Visiting Websites-Some Of Us Are Still On Dial Up And Don't Have The Time To Regularly Scan The Various Websites Dealing With The Issue-What Is The Word-Marijuana-It Was Great To Hear Everyone Call It Out Three Times Around Frank Kitts Park!

I Wonder Who The M.C. Was?
 
Sure Enough When We Went To Leave, The Bollards Fought Phil Back-Nothing Like A Bit Of Humour Watching "Frank Spencer" Doing His Thing!

At One Stage He Left His Car Keys Sitting Alone In The Door Lock After Being So Security Conscious And Locking The Car Up All The Time-It Took Him Hours To Notice That The Passenger Window Was Down And
It Made It Easy To Access My Own Gear!
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Keep An Eye Out For White Flag Meetings Held Monthly At Parliament-They Will Be Advertised On The Various Sites Won't They Richard?
 
Also Keep An Eye Out For Armistice Day November 11th-We Hope To Bring The March To Parliament Back This Year And Make It An Annual Event-Keep Yours Eyes And Ears Open Folks And Spread The Word.
 
The By Election For Ikaroa-Rawhiti Will Be Contested By The Aotearoa Legalize Cannabis Party-Watch This Space And Lend A Hand With Electioneering Efforts-It Will Be A Short Sharp Campaign!
Rally Round Brothers And Sisters And Put Your Nose To The Grindstone-Don't Leave It To The Hard Working Few!
Check Out Your Local Library On The Ikaroa-Rawhiti Electoral Role And You Will Find A Map On The Back Showing Just How Big The Electorate Is-Or Your Can Check It Out On The Electoral Commission Website.
 
Another Plus From J Day Is Two Ladies Who Have indicated That They Are Considering Standing For The A.L.C.P.As Candidates-Hutt South And Kaikoura-Who Haven't Had A.L.C.P.Candidates Stand In These Electorates Previously-Great News-Welcome Aboard The Waka.

My Interesting Journey With J day 2013 Began With A Visit From A.L.C.P.Leader Michael Appleby,Who Told Me Of His Plans To Fly To Christchurch Then Take A Car To Dunedin To Catch 4.20.I told Him I Intended To Attend J Day Wellington To Represent A.L.C.P.And To Help Phil.

I Got A Call At 7.15am Saturday Morning "I'm At The Airport Can You Stand In For Me At J Day So I Conformed Caught The Part Time Otaki Suburban Bus Service To Waikanae And Travelled In To Town In A New "Matangi"They Are A Good Comfortable Ride.I Walked Around The Waterfront And Got Some Good Pics Of Some Interesting Vessells Moored Around The Harbour-Then I Found A "Locked Out" Phil!
 
The Journey Home Began With A Ride From Phil,Down To The Railway Station,Amongst All The Gear In The Car And With A Willing  Helper On Board As Well. That Was Richard Goode, So We Caught The Train Together As Far As His Stop At Mana. When I Got To Waikanae,I Had To Hitch As There Is No Public Transport Further North At This Time.  I Eventually Got A Ride With A Guy That Had Tossed His Job In Down In Christchurch And Was Moving Back To Auckland With His Whole Life In The Back Of His Ute.
He Had Travelled Via Upper Hutt And G.P.S.'D.His Way Over The Akatarawas Following A Visit To A Friend In Upper Hutt.

I Offered Him A Coffee And He Was Filling His Instrument With Primo When He Got A Call To Say He Left His Wallett Back In Upper Hutt-He Was Gone In Seconds Flat Without Even Saying What He Was Doing-Bit Strange-I Hope He Had A Safe Journey Back To Auckland In His Extra 90 Kilowatt "Chipped" 2005 Falcon Ute.

At Least It Was A FORD!
I Got Home At 7.15pm,Satisfyed With Enjoying An Excellent Day Out,Meeting New People And Making New Friends And Contacts.

There's Your Written Report Phil-Even "The Captain Had A Bloody Good Time-Roll On J Day 2014!
Fred. Macdonald
A.L.C.P.Candidate 2011 Otaki Electorate,Party List Number Nine.

P.S.A Report On Ratana Is Coming-Watch This Space!

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