Posts by Hebe
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
back when Robert Smith's
hairdresser was everywhereHair was easier then. You just put your finger in the light socket and went out. Or not.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Russell Brown,
And could you, or someone knowledgeable, please explain what the frack is fracking, and will it indeed be problematic.
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@Ian Dalziel: One of my all-time favourites
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Tim Buckley! The in-head jukebox is on. Now I have to find Greetings from LA among the earthquake carnage.
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Russell Brand on Amy Winehouse: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/24/russell-brand-amy-winehouse-woman
He says it good. My last post on that; back to the snow and the adoration of the woodburner.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Russell Brown,
Eeurk. Sorry for the prompt; smells really can remain in the nostrils for years awaiting reactivation. What a traumatic event in every way for you and the sister. Thing is with addicts and drunks is that their actions (or lack of actions in some cases) usually affect at least 10 other people in a significant way.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Russell Brown,
Bipolar does not cause addiction; they are just two varieties of (mental) illnesses which can be concurrent problems. Some bipolars drink and drug a lot to self-medicate the bipolar symptoms, but they are not addicts. Other bipolar sufferers are addicts as well. As you note, that's a minefield for the person, the mental health sytem and the addiction treatment system.
For what it's worth, junkies often OD after they've been clean on and off for a while rather than staying consistently wasted. That's because their tolerance goes with a bit of clean time, they relapse back into using the same amount and because their tolerance is gone, they OD. But rich junkies either seem to die quickly or go on for a thousand years like old Bill Burroughs, just slowly dessicating.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Bugger. I agree with every word Craig. And I was getting ready to get a good disliking up...Wish I could figure out why some get up and some break.
My favourite dead addict musician is Gram Parsons: "Drug Store Trucking Man", "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down".
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Islander,
I agree on both counts. I used to laugh then weep when she sang "I don't want to go to rehab, no no no". Of course she didn't want to. I had hoped her body would last out long enough for her to get clean. Too many of my friends have gone the same way, and around late 20s seems to be a common time. A physiological fact: women are twice as susceptible to drugs and alcohol's worst effects as men.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to giovanni tiso,
Yes, arch does not always translate well in print. I'm trying lose that habit too but sometimes my nasty mouth... Edit is a wonderful thing, don't you think?