[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another good piece in the LAT (you probably need to register for free): http://tinyurl.com/3tqkld Thanks Bob, this article had the bit of the story I love: But testing in experimental animals showed no

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After breathing the solvents he had used produced no effect, Hofmann suspected that the synthetic drug was the source. LSD spoke to me, he said. He came to me and said, 'You must find me.' He told me, 'Don't give me

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an interesting piece of American celebrity lore that I always found interesting. Picture Cary Grant, right? The quintessence of outgoing charm, poise, elegance, and savoir faire, even though he started life as

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo richardhughes103@ wrote: After breathing the solvents he had used produced no effect, Hofmann suspected that the synthetic drug was the source. LSD spoke to me,

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I agree with Curtis and with others who said that the trouble with LSD was the recreationalization of the drug. It was a sacrament, and used as one,

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread mainstream20016
The most significant period of my life occurred at age 19, in late September, '73, during a two-week stretch of a several week road trip with a high school buddy, the itinerary of which included nightly camping under the stars near flowing streams, and a daily drive of several hours between

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bob wrote: Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the compound lysergic acid... Well, Bob, now we know that there at least eight, including yourself, drug addled clowns posting here! LOL! Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental From: Bob Brigante Date: Wed, Jul 2 2003 1:45 pm Subject: Re:

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread ispiritkin
I'm addled enough without it. ~ S --- Richard J. Williams wrote: Well, Bob, now we know that there at least eight, including yourself, drug addled clowns posting here! LOL!

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread mainstream20016
The world is as you are, Willy. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob wrote: Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the compound lysergic acid... Well, Bob, now we know that there at least eight, including yourself, drug addled clowns

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread Richard J. Williams
mainstream wrote: The world is as you are, Willy. It's here now, wasn't it? Bob wrote: Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the compound lysergic acid... Well, Bob, now we know that there at least eight, including yourself, drug addled clowns posting here! LOL!

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread mainstream20016
What, the image of the clown in your mirror ? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mainstream wrote: The world is as you are, Willy. It's here now, wasn't it? Bob wrote: Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the compound lysergic acid...

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-05-01 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo richardhughes103@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I agree with Curtis and with others who said that the trouble with

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bob Brigante wrote: LSD chemist dies at 102 Yes, but did you enjoy? The trouble with relying on a drug-addled clown like Bob for one's meditation instruction is that this approach is as full of holes as Bob's brain after a lifetime of drug use. Apparently Bob has more potions in his

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the compound lysergic acid diethylamide in 1938 but did not discover its psychopharmacological effects until five years later, when he accidentally ingested the substance that became

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread curtisdeltablues
I was going to call my autobiography: Albert Hofmann - His part in my downfall But I wasn't sure how many would've got the joke. I've never had a negative experience from his work. But I have gained much insight during periods in my life when changing my mind to the core was valuable.

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread yifuxero
--CNN report on Salvia Divinorum, a legal psychotropic plant, available in some cities and on the internet: from Wiki...: Salvia divinorum Epling J¨¢tiva[1] Salvia divinorum, also known as Diviner¡¯s Sage,[2] ska Mar¨ªa Pastora, [3] Sage of the Seers, or simply by the genus name, Salvia, is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --CNN report on Salvia Divinorum, a legal psychotropic plant, available in some cities and on the internet: from Wiki...: I vote this the most obnoxious drug ever. There is no experiential comparison between its effects

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote: --CNN report on Salvia Divinorum, a legal psychotropic plant, available in some cities and on the internet: from Wiki...: I vote this the most

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the compound lysergic acid diethylamide in 1938 but did not discover its psychopharmacological effects until

[FairfieldLife] Re: LSD chemist dies at 102

2008-04-30 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good old Albert, Rest in Peace dude. That's a really good obit, with lots I didn't know, like the epiphany he had as a child. And the bicycle day celebration among acid-heads, wouldn't fancy riding a bike under the