Those wacky, winding alleys.

So at some point in the not-too distant past, I was wandering around… Umm… Marrakesh. Yeah. Marrakesh. Boy, lemme tell ya. That three hour train ride from Casablanca is a doozy. Go ahead and grab that ticket in advance. Next time you find yourself headed to Marrakesh.

That is a very suitable amount of backstory to justify the existence of this acquisition. To supplement this backstory, I will contrive to tell you that… Let’s see… The Jemaa el-Fnaa is particularly lively after the sun goes down. There’s a lovely riad not too far down the east-bound street on the southern side (very tranquil), though if you dare to head up to the north end? Make sure to have an extra 100 dirham or so so you can bribe a kid to lead you the way out. (200 for them to show you the nearest bar, because who do you need to flash to find an absurdly overpriced shot of JW Red in this town?! JR, you’ll have your criticisms, but believe me, the nearest drop off KY is farther away than you’d think!)

You barter. You wander, and you barter. It’s hardly savage. Places never are when you all know just the way things are expected to be. And everyone likes to have fun. Except for the people who hate having fun. We laugh at those people behind their backs.

And, I like bartering. It’s one of my favorite things, in a culture where bartering is expected. Playing the game. “For special friends of Rick? 100 francs!”

So yes, that’s the story I have created to explain this delightful urn, which I aquired. The purpose of it is to contain spices. That is what I was told, and I am certain that is what I will use it for.

My absurd spice canister. Reasonably priced, as i am only apoor corrupt official.

My long-winded fabrication. Gin-joints, towns, worlds, we’ll get drunk, drive all night (in that order).

My Dune. (I went there for the waters! Ah, well. I was misinformed.)

…Or maybe, just my local headshop. They do fine work; they’ll have to do the thinking for the both of us. Time to fire up… the microphone. Looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

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PS: Let me know how you might feel if I were to round up the usual suspects, and if you would like to be in the lineup…

#teaser #thafukkapodcast!? #maybe #goingfulltime