OPEN/Lights Out (2)

"Hello all! After reading this blog for quite sometime, I am making my first submissions. These stamps come from my neighborhood in southwest Harlem. a.k.a. Morningside Heights in the 212."

Stamp: OPEN

Copped In: Harlem

Date: Feb. 2014. Currently in circulation.

Count: 5

Rush: 4

Legs: 5

"The first stamp "Open" has been floating around uptown just recently and is from a mill in The Bronx. The stamp is in red ink with the word "Open". The same as you'd find on a neon Open sign in the storefront of your local corner bodega. Although nothing fancy in font or design, and printed in faded red ink, I have to say it's a clever stamp. Open for what? The dopeman is now open for business? Or...'open the bag'? You choose!

The dope in "Open" is a nice light tan color. It mixes up to a darkish but clear tea color with zero cut or residue left behind in the cooker. Count is a 5 not being fat or skimpy but pretty consistent at weight coming in right on the money at a point.

Rush comes in at a 4 with an immediate warmth and taste, but not too intense and short lasting. Nod was also slim to none. I used to sniff in my early days as well and can assume that the rush probably comes on very similar: Not too intense and short lasting. Legs are a 5 for this one. It might hold you for a solid 8 hours before getting sick or having to do another hit.

"Open" gets average marks and will do fine as a second choice or an alternative go to."

Stamp: LIGHTS OUT

Copped In: Harlem

Date: Feb 2014. Currently in circulation.

Count: 7

Rush: 7

Legs: 7

"The second stamp is "Lights Out". Another clever stamp from uptown.  Also very new and currently in circulation uptown in Harlem. These boys had the same stamp last year which was absolute fire! And this year, it's the same case.

The dope in "Lights Out" is a greyish color. It mixes up to a darkish but clear tea color with zero cut or residue left in the cooker. Count comes in at a 7 never skimpy and very consistent at weight. Rush comes in at a 7 with immediate intense warmth and awesome taste. Very nice nod with this one. Legs are a 7 as well. 7's across the board for "Lights Out".

Very solid, decent, reliable dope and currently my daily first choice and primary go to. Cheers and Be Safe!"

--reader submission from Tae in Harlem, Thanks!!

POPCORN

 

This one is called [pop corn] and is stamped in red. I got it on  St. Nicholas (in Washington Heights..)

Rush 6 

Count 5 

Legs 8

--reader submission from Manhattan (thanks Laz)

NICKELODEON ("Do do you have it..GUTS!"/"Double Dare") / WARHORSE

"Been enjoying these little guys for a little while- so I thought I would send a review."

"Picked up in Manhattan- they have been through a few incarnations.  First a couple of Nickelodeon stamps: "Do do do do you have it... GUTS!" and "Double Dare 2000" in white and blue glassines, but mainly plain blue (pictured above).  Powder is very light tan, flaky and pebbly with a few crystals- breaks up fluffy."

"Nice and easy on the schnozz, and a mellow, energizing high with a nice nod after settling down when work is done.  Hangs around for a while and lets me back down easy.  Bags are kind of light but the price is definitely right.  These are my favorite go-to at the moment."

Rush- N/A

Count- 5

Legs- 8

 **Big thanks to reader "S" for submitting a RED warhorse! --Jynxie 1/17/13

"Also picked up some white bags in Brooklyn with a green stamp of a horse labeled "WAR HORSE".  Powder light tan and a tad grainy."

"Pretty pricey with fair-sized bags but still a little light.  First one I tried made me sick (headache, nauseated)  so I shelved them, but hauled them out later without the same effect.  Burn like heck when snorted. Fairly sedating.

Whatever these are cut with is a little caustic and unpleasant.  

Overall these didn't treat me all that well--but may be the cat's pajamas for someone else--who knows?" 

Rush- N/A

Count- 5

Legs- 4

***REMINDER FROM JYNXIE: 
Please use caution if you encounter this stamp--especially IV users!///

---reader submission from NYC (thanks Jane!) 

DREAM WIZARD

"Picked up in the 212. Has a nice high and long legs."

rush - 5

count-7

legs-7

--reader submission (thanks -P!)

Post-Sandy Sundries..Pain-in-Ass or Business-as-Usual?

Greetings dear readers,
I hope you are all safe and sound from the terrible storm last week. I lead a pretty quiet life far away out here in the crimson shadow of a "red" state.. I haven't the company of a boob tube for some time so I'm pretty poor at paying attention to the news. When I finally looked up "Sandy" images online I was SHOCKED to say the least. I lived in the East Village during 9/11..watched it all happen from my roof. New Yorkers pulled together pretty miraculously back then..Looking back it was rather inspirational and made me pretty proud to be there and a part of that community.

But this storm is a whole different kind of mess, eh?
The city as a whole was a very different place in 2001.
There were still real people living in the neighborhoods..folks with nowhere else to go.

CASINO (fail..)

"Every couple of weeks I visit my Lower East Side connect in the hopes that she has something decent.  Unfortunately that is never the case.  I picked up these Casino stamped bags on October 25th, 2012. They are garbage.  They are pure white with no taste.  
I'm not going to bother giving it a review score because they're just terrible."

Reader submission--Manhattan (thanks Alfred! Sorry about the crummy score..)