The Plug (formerly Utopia)

[DRA]

Coffeeshop Utopia

Thursday, 12 April 2012:

In the afternoon on the day before I was scheduled to fly back to the USA, I attended a pre-planned Toke-and-Talk session at Coffeeshop Utopia located at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 132, just a few steps away from the local Police station and the Church of Scientology.

The video opens with exterior shots and street scenes from the sidewalk in front of the shop. Entering the bright and cheerful lounge and gallery, I pause to take a look at the house rules as they are posted at the entrance. Since the shop is also an art gallery, you'll see some examples of the art on display and for sale. You'll also get a look at the members of our little group of T&T participants as we enjoy the ambiance.

Moving to the dealer's booth and service counter at the back of the shop you'll get a view of the length of the shop and through the large front window as cars, bikes and trams pass by on the busy Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. After looking at the menu, the budtender, Ingi, lets me have a good look at some of the better quality products as I am granted unprecedented access to document the shop as it appeared in the spring of 2012. Finally, you'll get to watch as my order is weighed out on digital scales.

The original music is performed by Kevin MacLeod and it is provided royalty free from http://www.incompetech.com/

Read more about Coffeeshop Utopia here: http://tinyurl.com/cbk7ppy

This video was stabilized and edited with Vegas 11. The credits were created with Windows XP Movie Maker.



Thank you for viewing.


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[TwoCanucks]

wow, nice video DRA...some familiar faces there, really liked this one. gives a great feel for Utopia.

@nel z bub, gotta say you have done some nice things with Utopia since my last visit in Feb this year. Congrats, the place really looks top shelf, from the herb to the art, very nice.

[DRA]

wow, nice video DRA...some familiar faces there, really liked this one. gives a great feel for Utopia.

Thank you for your kind words, I certainly do appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[Roccy Tittzenbeer]

Nice one DRA, some tasty stuff on the Utopia list around 4/20 when I was there and thankfully sampled myself a selection of nice gear for sure.
Good to hear plenty of real live coughing in the background with those 'killer' hits no free downloads of those to be sure.
Keep up the good work fella.
Compliments from RTnB - (and to Utopia crew too)

[nel z bub]

@DRA- That's a great video, cheers mate!

[treetop]

Really enjoyed the Nepal last week. This week going to try the grand cru.

[DRA]

@DRA- That's a great video, cheers mate!

@nel z bub: Thank you! I am happy you're pleased with the final product. I regret that it has taken so long to get the raw footage edited and put together. I certainly was happy to have the permission to shoot video inside the shop and Ingi's warmly welcoming hospitality was greatly appreciated when shooting the scenes from the dealer's booth.

I am looking forward to a return visit in the not-too-distant future.

This is a classy shop and deserves more recognition.

Thanks again!

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[BigRigRob]

Well done DRA, kudos.

[treetop]

Nice Video DRA. Very cool. Would love to see these on a regular basis. Would be so cool if they let coffeeshops advertise. I'd imagine an ad to be just like that.

[DRA]

@Roccy Tittzenbeer, @BigRigRob, @treetop: Thank you all for your kind words, I am glad you liked the video. I have several others posted, be sure to check them out also.

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[ftcarer]

Cool vid mate good friends sat there

[Quazer]

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[DRA]

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I don't really know why!

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[TwoCanucks]

This video has been age-restricted based on YouTube's Community Guidelines. This means that you will have to log in to your YouTube account and verify your age before viewing...



I don't really know why!

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just another case of "the man" trying to hold us back

[DRA]

just another case of "the man" trying to hold us back

I have posted several videos from my various trips to Amsterdam over the years and most of them wind up being age restricted. It's very frustrating.

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