Drugs: Better Than Monopoly

(i like lou's banter in this interview... you can view the full interview online... but i feel the best snippets are within these two minutes.)

the past few nights i've ended up in conversations about drugs. whether it was with friends, other comics, or family members... just been talking about drugs.

a close friend of mine once told me "dude, i was addicted to heroin and i never wrote a novel, had a hit album, or was famous. fuck, i did it wrong."

that quote always stuck with me. it always works it's way back into my conscience's rotation.

today i've spent a lot of time thinking about intelligent, talented people and their destruction. breaks your heart a little bit. i think a lot about johnny thunders. i think a lot about friends i've known throughout the years and their downfall. i've unfortunately seen too many people fall to drugs, too many for a kid from the suburbs to ever have to see. i'm not from a big city, why have so many people i've known fell for big city drugs?

alas... last night i had a conversation about drugs and how they piss me off. they do. i understand the temptation. i understand the appeal, the glamour, the desire to live like our shitty heroes have, but still...

just makes me wonder. i am not straight edge nor will i ever judge someone on the choices they make... not my nature. i enjoy a good party and binge night myself. i think i just dont want to see anyone else die.

not so much to ask right?

hey, have a good friday night. be safe.