--- In [email protected], tedadams108 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > I remember when Jimi Hendrix died, also in London, also at age 27, > that it was automatically attributed to drugs. Apparently the case > has been made that he was murdered by the forced introduction of > alcohol which caused him to choke. In Jimi's case it was not > drugs that caused his demise as is widely thought.
Someone's been watching too much "This Is Spinal Tap," not realizing it was a mockumentary. Like the part where one of their drummers choked to death on vomit, "But it was someone else's vomit." [When asked what happened to their first drummer] David St. Hubbins: He died in a bizarre gardening accident... Nigel Tufnel: Authorities said... best leave it... unsolved. Marty DiBergi: Now, during the Flower People period, who was your drummer? David St. Hubbins: Stumpy's replacement, Peter James Bond. He also died in mysterious circumstances. We were playing a, uh... Nigel Tufnel: ...Festival. David St. Hubbins: Jazz blues festival. Where was that? Nigel Tufnel: Blues jazz, really. Derek Smalls: Blues jazz festival. Misnamed. Nigel Tufnel: It was in the Isle of, uh... David St. Hubbins: Isle of Lucy. The Isle of Lucy jazz and blues festival. Nigel Tufnel: And, uh, it was tragic, really. He exploded on stage. Derek Smalls: Just like that. David St. Hubbins: He just went up. Nigel Tufnel: He just was like a flash of green light... And that was it. Nothing was left. David St. Hubbins: Look at his face. Nigel Tufnel: Well, there was... David St. Hubbins: It's true, this really did happen. Nigel Tufnel: It's true. There was a little green globule on his drum seat. David St. Hubbins: Like a stain, really. Nigel Tufnel: It was more of a stain than a globule, actually. David St. Hubbins: You know, several, you know, dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It's just not really widely reported. > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > The sad but predictable demise of Amy Winehouse and the inevitable > > discussion of drugs, combined with other even more predictable topics > > that arose like clockwork overnight on FFL got me to thinking about > > drugs, and their relationship to obsession. I think a case can be made > > for obsession being a form of drug addiction. Those who obsess on > > another human being, especially for long periods of time, seem to share > > a lot of traits with long-term drug addicts. > > > > So, naturally, my warped mind being what it is, I started to amuse > > myself by trying to figure out *which* drugs certain FFL posters were > > most like, given the behavior of the folks who obsess on them. Be > > warned. :-) > > > > I tried to imagine a die-hard FDA or DEA agent stumbling onto Fairfield > > Life, noticing the prevalence of obsessive behavior, and assuming that > > drugs were involved. Which drugs would such an agent "map" to which > > posters? Would the posters who consistently provoked the most responses > > from other posters be Schedule I drugs (addictive, no real medical > > benefits) or Schedule II drugs (some medical benefits, yet still very > > addictive and with nasty side effects). Would the posters who rarely get > > replied to -- especially in a consistently obsessive way -- be > > categorized as non-drugs, or as fairly benevolent recreational > > chemicals? Here's my shot at it: > > > > I'm thinking that Agent Smith would probably categorize MZ (Robin) as > > Ecstasy, laced with a little ketamine, and swilled down with an energy > > drink like Red Bull. Not everybody's cuppa tea, but if you're the kinda > > user who wants to dance all night to essentially the same song, > > infinitely repeated with only minor variations like Techno music, this > > is the drug of choice for you. > > > > Curtis would be a good Moroccan hash. NOT that downer hash from India or > > the Himalayas that leaves you not only flat on your back unable to move > > but kinda depressed and not enjoying it very much. No, Curtis hash > > produces a high buzz, often accompanied by great clarity, and even more > > often accompanied by laughter. The Curtis drug is non-addicting, so > > those who enjoy it do so when it's around, but don't miss it overmuch > > when it's not. On the other hand, Just Say No zealots who don't like the > > sight of other people laughing often crave it desperately, and hope that > > a new batch of Curtis hits the streets soon, just so they can rag on it. > > > > Vaj would probably be classified by Agent Smith as heroin, or possibly > > PCP, the latter because a little taste of it seems to make some users > > bat-shit crazy, and violent. One of the things that would lead to Vaj > > being mapped to heroin is the attempt by those who obsess on him to > > portray folks who either like his posts or fail to condemn them as > > low-life junkies shooting up in some darkened alley. > > > > Barry is clearly cocaine. Some users seem to enjoy the momentary buzz, > > but neither crave it nor obsess on it. For others, however, it's very > > addictive, and very much like the olde one-liner: "A little snort of > > cocaine makes you feel like a new man; the only trouble is that the > > first thing the new man wants is a little snort of cocaine." Those who > > obsess on the Barry drug -- especially negatively -- seem to crave it > > desperately, and even see it where it really isn't. It's like coke heads > > I've known who would compulsively assume that any white powder they see > > spilled on a table or kitchen counter was cocaine, and thus end up > > grabbing a straw and snorting up vast quantities of white flour or > > powdered sugar. And the amazing thing is that the ones who do this seem > > to get just as bent behind their imaginary cocaine as they would the > > real thing. Real Barry-coke or placebo Barry-coke, it doesn't matter; > > all it takes is a snort of something that reminds them of Barry and they > > start acting like Andy Garcia's character in the film "8 Million Ways To > > Die" or Al Pacino's character in "Scarface." > > > > :-) > > >
