We’ve been back nearly 4 days and I’m only now starting to recover from the Stony Awards. It was a great experience for 420 Science and all our friends who we brought along with us. We were able to connect with some major celebrities and even smoke out with a few of them. We handed out over 200 gift bags and various other schwag from Gravitron and Holy Waters. We also printed out a banner to have celebs stand in front of with our giant 420 Jar. Unfortunately the bouncer in the VIP room was under strict orders and no photography was allowed. (I guess famous people don’t want pictures of them smoking pot floating around) I did manage to squeeze out a few decent photos. The most notable being some of Weeds star Guillermo Díaz posing with the giant 420 Jar.
Other notable meetings included James Franco from Pineapple Express, Madeline Zima from Californication (showtime), the Sprint Guy from the Alltel commercials, a group of actors from Battlestar Galactica (weird), a transvestite, the O-face guy from Office Space and…the list could go on. I recognized a lot of people, but wasn’t sure from where. TV I’m guessing. 
It was crazy back in the VIP room. Once we started handing out gift bags we could hardly set them out fast enough. Not to mention we were demoing the new Helix pipe from Gravitron. (I haven’t shown you that yet, though you have seen the logo) The gift bag included a 420 Jar and various 420 Science propaganda. We also gave away 4 Gravitrons, 200 Tasters, 420 Scopes and a bunch Holy Waters Tshirts. High Times was also giving out gifts bags that included some pretty cool stuff. (We’re planning on giving a few away during the holidays)
By 8:30 it was all over. I couldn’t even tell you who won what, but we definitely made some great connections back in the VIP room. Everyone in our party was toasted (some more than others) and it was time to head back to the hotel. This, unfortunately is where the story turns a little sour. In all the chaos of the evening Matt misplaced the keys for my truck, locking us out, and sending me into panic. We spent about an hour looking through all our possessions with no luck. We decided that none of us were in the right frame of mind to continue the search and headed back to the hotel for some Volcano love and the after party.
I wish I had some crazy after party stories to tell, but to be honest, we’re old. I had been up since 5AM and we were all pretty wiped out from the experience. A few of us did venture into some other rooms with special rice crispy treats that I had concocted. Those were gone instantly. It’s amazing how trusting people are. Who knows what I could have put in them. Maybe next time I’ll just make regular ones and hand them out. It’s not like anyone would know. They’re already wasted right? We stayed up a few more hours smoking, drinking and mocking Sarah Palin. By midnight the hotel was quiet and we called it a night.
The next morning I woke up early and made some calls in order to get into my truck so we could all go home. I now own a $325 key for my truck. Maybe I should paint it gold… Anyway, we made it out of Malibu at a reasonable time and back to Phoenix safely. The Stonys were a great experience for us and we look forward to see what comes of our trip in the coming months. Hopefully some product placements and celebrity endorsements.
I’ve posted some of the photos on 420 Science MySpace page already. More to come.