Nyob rau ib hnub ib txwm, Chris "Special K" Uhlhorn, tseem hu ua Bongfather, tuaj yeem pom ntawm IGTV hnav Seattle Seahawks ib pab tub rog, tshuab iav nrog tus pas nrig, tswj nws nrog ntau yam cuab yeej, thiab tig nws hauv qhov cub kub.Feem ntau ua ib qho bong yog qhov nyuaj thiab xav tau kev pab ntawm ob lossis peb tus neeg.
Uhlhorn pib nws lub lag luam tshwj xeeb K iav hauv Seattle hauv xyoo 1998 tab sis rov qab mus rau nws lub nroog Eugene hauv xyoo 2005 los tsa ob tug menyuam yaus.Nws tau txais kev ntseeg raws li ob peb lub xyoo dhau los rau nws cov iav tshiab hnub nyoog tshiab, uas tuaj yeem pom hauv cov khw muag luam yeeb thiab cov yeeb nkab thoob plaws hauv Oregon, nrog rau hauv Special K lub vev xaib.
Nws hais tias, "Peb lub tsho T-shirt tom ntej yuav hais tias 'Kuv thawj lub kaus mom yog qhov tshwj xeeb K", "vim peb hnov txhua lub sijhawm thiab kuv nyiam nws."
Ua ntej COVID, Ullhorn tau nquag nquag hauv kev tshaj xov xwm tab sis tseem tsis tau muag online.Tam sim no nrog kev muag khoom online thiab tuaj tos, txhua yam tau hloov pauv.Uhlhorn hais rau kuv tias "Lawv khaws cov khoom los ntawm peb lub tsev khaws khoom,""Qhov no tsis tau tshwm sim ua ntej."
Tsis zoo li cov teeb meem nyiaj txiag uas muaj kev sib kis tau tshwm sim rau cov lag luam me ntawm txhua yam, cannabis dispensaries thiab lub taub hau tau pom tias yog qhov tseem ceeb.Rau Tshwj Xeeb K: "Qhov no yog lub sijhawm hloov pauv tshaj plaws hauv kuv txoj kev lag luam hauv 21 xyoo," hais tias Uhlhorn, uas nws cov lag luam wholesale tau tawm txij thaum muaj kev sib kis."Txhua tus neeg haus luam yeeb hauv tsev, thiab qhov no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau cov neeg uas raug yuam kom nyob hauv tsev rau lub caij ntuj sov thiab xav tau kev noj qab haus huv."
Uhlhorn hais ntxiv tias ntau lub tshuab tshuab raj tau ntsib tib yam kev lag luam loj hlob."Lawv tsuas yog neeg coob coob."Tom qab ntawd tuaj txog 4/20 thiab thawj qhov kev ntsuam xyuas kev txhawb nqa, uas nws hais tias pab cov lag luam mus txog $ 300 ib hnub hauv kev muag online mus txog $ 1,000 ib hnub yuav luag tag hmo.
Hauv Portland, tej zaum koj yuav pom Tshwj xeeb K nyob qhov twg cov kav dej thiab cov bongs raug muag, tab sis Mary Jane's House of Glass thiab Nomad Hla (4526 SE Hawthorne) muaj kev xaiv zoo tshwj xeeb.
Uhlhorn tam sim no nyob hauv South Eugene, ze rau University of Oregon lub tsev kawm ntawv thiab ob peb lub tsev ntawm nws lub tsev thaum yau.“Nws tau hloov me ntsis txij li xyoo 1991… Kuv nyob hauv tsev kawm ntawv theem siab thiab tau yuav kuv thawj cov yeeb nkab iav los ntawm me me kiosk hu ua Clay Babies ntawm Oregon Fair.Nws yog lub tog raj kheej.cov khoom uas pib tag nrho niaj hnub loj iav txav, ua los ntawm Snodgrass, tus vajtswv poj niam ntawm iav. "
Ib qho ntawm Eugene qhov tseem ceeb yog Bob Snodgrass, uas tau pib ua haujlwm ntawm nws cov txheej txheem thaum mus ncig nrog Grateful Dead nyob rau xyoo 1970 thiab 80s, thiab tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm kev tsim cov iav raj tshuab siv thoob ntiaj teb niaj hnub no.Ntxiv rau Bob Snodgrass, Uhlhorn kuj tau kawm txog kev tshuab raj los ntawm nws tus phooj ywg tsev kawm ntawv theem siab Sky, uas Uhlhorn hu ua "super OG glassblower".Cov phooj ywg pib ua cov kav dej thiab ib lub bong hauv Skye lub tiaj nraum qaum tsev."Kuv paub tam sim ntawd kuv yuav xaus nrog qhov no," Uhlhorn hais.
Xyoo 1998, thaum nyob hauv Eastlake, Seattle, Uhlhorn tau tshawb pom lub zej zog muaj tswv yim, qhov chaw uas nws tau pib lub iav raj thiab bong tshuab ua lag luam.Uhlhorn piav qhia tias "Seattle yog Amelikas qhov chaw tseem ceeb rau cov iav mos," piav qhia Uhlhorn.“Cov tub ntxhais hluas tiag tiag ua haujlwm rau [Asmeskas iav sculptor] Dale Chihuly.Peb tau qhib lub rooj cob qhia iav me me hla ntawm Dale Chihuly's, ”Uhlhorn hais.Chihuly paub txog nws ntau qhov kev kos duab thoob ntiaj teb thiab tau ua txoj hauv kev rau ntau tus kws ua yeeb yam hauv Seattle cheeb tsam.
Uhlhorn hais tias, "Cov tub hluas uas ua haujlwm nyob ntawd yuav tuaj rau ntawm peb lub khw thiab peb yuav ua bongs," Uhlhorn hais.“Kuv muaj hnub nyoog 25-26 xyoo.Hais ncaj ncees, kuv tau ua txhua hnub txij thaum ntawd los. "
Niaj hnub no, koj tuaj yeem paub cov khoom tshwj xeeb K tau yooj yim los ntawm lawv cov kos npe kauv caj dab qhwv, nkhaus tes thiab cov ntsiab lus nkhaus.
Uhlhorn hais tias "Lub wrapper yog ib feem ntawm kuv kos npe style," Uhlhorn hais txog qhov zoo nkauj Venetian-inspired tsim.“Nws kuj muaj qhov ua haujlwm zoo heev.Cov neeg yeej nyiam qhov kov.Lub qhwv tso cai rau peb ua lub caj dab thiab lean rov qab me ntsis. "
Thaum tsis yog txhua yam khoom tuaj nrog lub khob kauv kov, txhua qhov tshwj xeeb K hookahs muaj cov xim zoo nkauj sib xyaw nrog cov xim sib txawv (xws li qee qhov ci ntsa iab hauv qhov tsaus ntuj) thiab ntau yam epic duab;tsis muaj ob lub mos txwv, tsom iav, tswb, cones, goblets lossis qe zoo ib yam nkaus.
"[Cov neeg siv khoom] nyiam tus cwj pwm no.Ntau tus poj niam txheeb xyuas lawv tus kheej los ntawm cov xim ntawm lawv cov plaub hau lossis rau tes.Yog vim li cas ntshav liab thiaj li nrov heev."Lawv kuj nyiam muab lawv lub npe," Uhlhorn hais ntxiv."Kuv tau hnov qee lub khw hais rau kuv tias, 'Chris, koj yuav tsum muaj lub npe nrov tshaj plaws vim tias txhua tus neeg yuav nws rov qab los qhia peb tias nws hu li cas.''”
Txog 99% ntawm cov khoom siv raw uas tshwj xeeb K siv (tsis suav cov xim lawv yuav) yog cov khoom siv rov qab siv dua tshiab.Uhlhorn tsim cov tes tuav nrog tweezers, txhuam thiab txiab thiab ntxiv cov ntsiab lus tsim rau txhua daim thaum nws kub.Nws tau hais tias "Txhua qhov kev kov me me no yeej pab kuv sib txawv ntawm kuv tus kheej los ntawm Suav teb," nws hais.
Txawm hais tias Uhlhorn txaus siab rau cov neeg siv khoom ntawm txhua lub hnub nyoog, nws lees paub tias "ntau cov tub ntxhais hluas pom tseeb pib nrog kuv txoj haujlwm.Lawv muaj peev xwm them taus.Kuv xav tias qhov ntawd yog ib feem loj ntawm txoj kev vam meej. "
Tshwj xeeb K hais tias nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws los siv pob zeb ntsev thiab cov dej cawv los ntxuav, ces yaug nrog dej txias."Peb pom zoo kom koj tsis txhob siv dej kub," Uhlhorn hais.“Nws tsuas yog tsis tas yuav ntxuav.Nws tuaj yeem tawg ua tej daim.Koj kawm tau tias txoj kev nyuaj. "Tab sis yog tias ib qho me me, xws li lub tais los yog hauv qab qia, puas, nws yooj yim los hloov.
Nws hais tias "Kuv cov khoom nyiam yog cov uas kuv tau ua hnub ua ntej," nws hais."Thiab kuv cog lus tias yuav muaj ib qho hauv qhov cub txhua hnub uas kuv sim qee yam tshiab lossis ua ib yam dab tsi txawv ... tab sis ib txwm muaj kev tawg.Thaum muaj kev tawg thiab koj tsim ib yam dab tsi tshiab, qhov ntawd yog qhov txaus siab tshaj plaws ".”
Thaum nug yog tias nws nyiam haus yeeb tshuaj xas nrog bongs, Uhlhorn hais tias yog.
"Peb ua haujlwm txhua hnub," Uhlhorn hais.“Nyob hauv tsev, kuv yuav tsum mus rau lub chaw nres tsheb, qhov chaw uas muaj cov kav dej me me.Kuv tab tom sim ua kom ntse, tab sis tsis ntseeg tias muaj cov neeg haus luam yeeb hauv peb lub khw.Nws zoo nkauj heev. "
Post lub sij hawm: Dec-13-2022