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mbman
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Pretty crazy...we're talking about a plant that's simply dried then smoked
There are a lot of folks who make tons of money by keeping marijauna illegal. 
Martin
Pretty crazy...we're talking about a plant that's simply dried then smoked
There are a lot of folks who make tons of money by keeping marijauna illegal. Martin
degenaro
Well-known member
on a forum that idolizes the 80s guys that snorted more blow that George W we worry if old school Rock'n'Roll behavior gets main stream approval...funny.
Ventura
Well-known member
I'm not high brow on this scene at all Ed... As per the OPs post, they stated no booze or drugs. In this case, don't bring it to the sesh or the jam - do it on yer own time. Apparently this new guitarist is having a hard time abiding by this regimen, and consequently, is already screwing up some of their flow. So it goes.degenaro":2b390m9c said:
I agree that almost ALL of my fave music was created and orchestrated by people seriously under the influence - hell yeah man, it's art baby!! Anything goes. But I kinda dig the approach Zappa took, you know?? Like, do WTF you want after hours and after the gig, but when you're paid to play, come ready and able. I'm the last guy to frown upon drug use - hell I advocate people blaze phatties before they get smashed on booze and this coming from a reformee
The ad said NBD, this guy came in, and the BD side wasn't abided by. Sayonara, simple as that. Am I against drugs, not really - I think LSD is probably one of the finest tools out there, as is MDMA and DMT and THC and the list goes on... I think it allows peeps to tap into areas otherwise hindered by daily conformity. Badda bing...
ejecta
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degenaro":k33hzcm4 said:
Many on this forum have also seen the Behind The Music's, read the autobiographies, ets of a lot of these guys and see it leads to the deaths of many a career and actual people.
So yeah call it a "knitting circle" if you want but it seems more common sense to me.
degenaro
Well-known member
Yeah it's common sense but that has nothing to do with the tangents here.
Lets get this out of the way first, I work with lots of folks that smoke weed, I don't. And as long as they function I certainly don't care what they do.
I've had my share of substance abuse when I was young, dumb and full of cum and know very well what drugs can and will do. But that does not change the fact that I find it funny when my peers all of a sudden act like they're ready for the retirement home.
Lets get this out of the way first, I work with lots of folks that smoke weed, I don't. And as long as they function I certainly don't care what they do.
I've had my share of substance abuse when I was young, dumb and full of cum and know very well what drugs can and will do. But that does not change the fact that I find it funny when my peers all of a sudden act like they're ready for the retirement home.
ejecta
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degenaro":30gz8typ said:Yeah it's common sense but that has nothing to do with the tangents here.
Lets get this out of the way first, I work with lots of folks that smoke weed, I don't. And as long as they function I certainly don't care what they do.
I've had my share of substance abuse when I was young, dumb and full of cum and know very well what drugs can and will do. But that does not change the fact that I find it funny when my peers all of a sudden act like they're ready for the retirement home.
I smoked my fair share of weed, drank, took lsd, ate shrooms, tried some pills but never did coke, heroin, meth but what I did do...... all lead nowhere. I don't see guys who don't want a drug addict in their band and people on this forum agreeing with that idea as being a " knitting circle or "being ready for the retirement home" just because at one time they either did the same or idolized guys who did and now see it as a detriment.
People grow and move on.... plain and simple.
YMMV
degenaro
Well-known member
I have no issues with folks not wanting that. Comments like "if the military finds it illegal its illegal" type rhetoric is what amuses me.
Badronald
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cujo":82v1zgvt said:Well got a great guitarist n just to find out he's a fucking druggy. Hard drugs. Found out he was on warped tour w his band n blew a huge show. I am so fucking sick of dealing with these fucking people.Liars! Ad says no drugs no alcoholics no drama guess that isn't clear enough. Maybe should do drug testing on ppl lol. He is a fantastic player but not worth baggage. Band ain't called southwest n baggage don't hang free!
Based on what you know, it likely will not end well.
I'd call it a day and move on.
I've passed on musicians for less.
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polaris20
Member
I love how people refer to drug addition as a "disease". I suppose it can by definition be one, it's just that the last time I looked, no one purposely chose to get cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc. Something that's self-inflicted really shouldn't be termed the same as something that's most definitely not.
daver101
Active member
I don't idolize the lifestyle. I like the music. Big difference. Never did drugs, never will. Don't want my family around that, so I choose carefully those who I let through my door.
smdb
Moderator
Dump him... It's just a matter of time before he screws you over. Gear will come up missing, he will owe you money.
I was setting up to play a show over the weekend and about 10 minutes before we began the cops rolled in and took my singer away. He's gone till I don't know when. I just had to cancel about 20 shows due to his stupid heroin addiction. That just cost me a few grand! and he owes me around $400!
He's the best singer I have EVER played with.
I was setting up to play a show over the weekend and about 10 minutes before we began the cops rolled in and took my singer away. He's gone till I don't know when. I just had to cancel about 20 shows due to his stupid heroin addiction. That just cost me a few grand! and he owes me around $400!
He's the best singer I have EVER played with.
Ventura
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It's all relative man... I can't say I've seen weed really screw up any of my guys that I used to jam/play with, it was a break time thing, a spliff here and there, I was in as well... This ain't hard drugs, as per the OPs concern. Weed is almost benign to me (LET'S leave that alone please...), and I've never met 'someone addicted to acid' (christ, could you imagine??degenaro":26ld3bgy said:Yeah it's common sense but that has nothing to do with the tangents here.
Lets get this out of the way first, I work with lots of folks that smoke weed, I don't. And as long as they function I certainly don't care what they do.
I've had my share of substance abuse when I was young, dumb and full of cum and know very well what drugs can and will do. But that does not change the fact that I find it funny when my peers all of a sudden act like they're ready for the retirement home.
NUTHIN' would get done!!), but the OP states "hard drugs", I'm guessing blow or H. I've had both of those regularly for breakfast and dinner respectively, and it did not end pleasantly. Do what ya wanna do on yer own time and dime - but if this cat's in the sesh already altered and not abiding by some simple rules, oust him.For the record - weed should have never been made illegal IMHO... Alcohol, OTOH is atrocious. But that's another thread altogether.
We're not a bunch of conservative cognac sniffing sholastically inclined IB/Ivy schooled striped shirt ponces who think sex is dirty and foreign sportscars and Italian woven shirts are mandatory while jacking off to one's image in the mirror is considered "a balanced self serving narcissistic treat" over lunch break from the windowed highrise corner office's bevy of 'important conference calls'... No, we're musicians. If you don't want someone high on your band's time - boot the fucker out.
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Shiny_Surface
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degenaro":tfn7g45a said:
From 80's rocker kids to middle aged teetotaler hobbyists...an evolution.
redrol
Active member
hahah
great quote "That's my take do whatever the fuck you want as long as it doesn't fuck up the gig. I am though surprised to see such a senior citizen knitting circle around here..."
Trust me, you only see the tip of the iceberg.
great quote "That's my take do whatever the fuck you want as long as it doesn't fuck up the gig. I am though surprised to see such a senior citizen knitting circle around here..."
Trust me, you only see the tip of the iceberg.
spawnofthesith
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Ventura":39cirjzi said:
Pro Tip: MDMA while playing guitar is not a successful mix
Ventura
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No, agreed. But the musical influx sure is good.spawnofthesith":2f40dzh1 said:Ventura":2f40dzh1 said:
Pro Tip: MDMA while playing guitar is not a successful mix
Hell, I'd probably end up just going apeshit on my Les Paul's flame top and wanting to give it a massage or something...
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Anonymous
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polaris20":ayt50vfo said:
this, and/or, from birth, (yes, hypothetically) put you on an island with no access to these chemicals, and well, you're going to ...you guessed it, NOT be addicted to anything. but you still might get cancer, parkinsons, etc.
"i have a disease".
NO, you have a self control problem, and a discipline problem.
tired of the excuses!!!!!!!