Toledo Window Box
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The name Toledo Window Box refers to a report George Carlin read stating that the chief of police of Toledo, Ohio had gone to see a viewing of Reefer Madness and a training session by the FBI. Afterwards he made the statement that "You can grow enough marijuana in an average window box to drive the entire population of Toledo stark, raving mad". Mr. Carlin then stated that he wanted one of those Toledo Window Boxes.Toledo Window Box is the fifth album released by comedian George Carlin
, and the fourth on the Little David label. It was recorded on July 20, 1974 at the Paramount Theater
in Oakland, California
, and released in November of that year. It was also included as part of the 1999 The Little David Years
box set.
Toledo Window Box is a type of marijuana that Carlin said that a man once offered him - an antithesis to pot names like "Acapulco Gold" and "Colombian Red". This was Carlin's fourth and final gold album.
The front cover features Carlin wearing a white t-shirt with a planter growing marijuana plants, pointing his thumbs back at it, while the back cover shows Carlin wearing almost the same shirt but with the plants gone, while standing there red-eyed and looking "high". The version of the album in The Little David Years
boxset includes a slip to put the CD in, which shows a picture of a burning joint. The sleeve could also pass as a rolling paper.
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
, and the fourth on the Little David label. It was recorded on July 20, 1974 at the Paramount Theater
Paramount Theater (Oakland, California)
The Paramount Theatre is a massive Art Deco movie theater located in downtown Oakland, California, USA. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast, seating 3476 Today, the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet, it...
in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, and released in November of that year. It was also included as part of the 1999 The Little David Years
The Little David Years (1971-1977)
The Little David Years is a box set by American comedian George Carlin. It consists of his six solo albums for the Little David record label, with an additional CD of previously unreleased bonus material...
box set.
Toledo Window Box is a type of marijuana that Carlin said that a man once offered him - an antithesis to pot names like "Acapulco Gold" and "Colombian Red". This was Carlin's fourth and final gold album.
The front cover features Carlin wearing a white t-shirt with a planter growing marijuana plants, pointing his thumbs back at it, while the back cover shows Carlin wearing almost the same shirt but with the plants gone, while standing there red-eyed and looking "high". The version of the album in The Little David Years
The Little David Years (1971-1977)
The Little David Years is a box set by American comedian George Carlin. It consists of his six solo albums for the Little David record label, with an additional CD of previously unreleased bonus material...
boxset includes a slip to put the CD in, which shows a picture of a burning joint. The sleeve could also pass as a rolling paper.
Track listing
- "Goofy Shit" – 3:59
- "Toledo Window Box" – 4:56
- "Nursery Rhymes" – 4:15
- "Some Werds" – 7:57
- "Water Sez" – 1:05
- "The Metric System" – 2:09
- "God" – 6:43
- "Gay Lib" – 2:06
- "Snot, the Original Rubber Cement" – 2:54
- "Urinals are 50 Percent Universal" – 2:27
- "A Few More Farts" – 5:55