Here's a link to AA, because you just find trouble at Narcotics Anonymous. We were burned out on the Sunset Strip. We’d been through Reagan and most of the first Bush. The Berlin Wall was down, we’d Just Said No, then we said fuck it. The 90210 fantasy didn’t belong to us. We hated the … Continue reading All Apologies
Category: Addiction
Mission 1.0
I found this meme on Instagram today that said something like: Mental wellness is not Fight Club. We can talk about it. (I don't remember the precise words, and I couldn't find it again because I'm still pretty lost on that platform. Signed, I'm 43) It made me think of this album of selfies I … Continue reading Mission 1.0
The People That Can Find Whatever You May Need
There are a lot of photographs of Guns n’ Roses out there, a lot of promotional shots and video stills, and while I always liked those slicked up images, I prefer the one above. It appears impromptu, unpolished. Post-gig sweaty. Duff McKagan looks like he was just nose-first in a mountain of cocaine, and he … Continue reading The People That Can Find Whatever You May Need
Purge
I have a terrible habit of checking my social media pages before I even get out of bed. It's become part of the ritual, the "easing back into consciousness" as I like to call it. Every so often, this pays off. I find some article or statistic that gets my mind going for the day, … Continue reading Purge