[Mb-hair] Re: weed - it's good for the brain!

Sun Oct 16 16:05:05 PDT 2005

absolutely
and again jim thank you for sharing your very poignant story
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Butler" <michael at michaelbutler.com>
To: "HAIR List" <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Re: weed - it's good for the brain!


> So cool, nothing more important than the kids.
> Peace and Love, Michael
>
> > Thanks Barbara..
> > There were four of us.. I am the oldest and We all walked away from that
> > experience knowing that Our lives were not going to mirror our
childhoods.
> > That's what kills me about people who blame their lives today on
happenings of
> > their childhoods.. I know everyone is different... but how can a person
who
> > was beaten as a child grow up to beat their child? I think you've got to
look
> > at circumstances and realize how distructive they are and vow that
things will
> > be different.. better.. for your child.
> > Parenting is extremely important to me,, So much so that for the last 10
years
> > my kids have lived with me. (My wife and I split 10 years ago) Though we
are
> > still good friends, She wanted her freedom and I wanted to be a good
father.
> > I guess it's all in prioritizing.
> >
> > Anyway.. Thanks for the nice pat on the back.. JIM
> >
> > Barbara Siomos <barbarasiomos38 at msn.com> wrote:
> > Wow Jim..... Thank you for sharing, I know you did not do it for this
reason
> > but hell you had a crazy child/teen hood and turned out to be an awesome
> > strong Guy who worries about his children as we all do. I am so sorry
about
> > your Dad and your Grand pop, they were dealt a poor poor hand in life...
your
> > Male role models had it tough which in turn gave you strength
> >
> > You have to take control as a parent... They do not need us as friends
they
> > need guidance from a parent, we can be both and should be both.... Hope
that
> > makes sense.
> >
> > peace and love... I am proud to know you.
> >
> > barbara
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Pappaconstantine
> > Sent: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:51:21 -0700
> > To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
> > Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Re: weed - it's good for the brain!
> >
> >
> > My weed story... a brief background of JIM
> >
> >
> >
> > It's long.. it's crazy... it's sad... but it all turns out well in the
end..
> >
> >
> >
> > Growing up, My father had MS. It began to take its toll when I was maybe
5 or
> > 6, and quickly over powered the man who used to stand tall as my Dad My
Mom
> > divorced him when I was maybe 8 or 9 and he was sent to City Hospital to
live
> > the rest of his days. (City Hospital was an awful place, the smells of
> > industrial cleanser reeked in the hallways.) We would go visit my Dad,
every
> > week for the first few years.. then every month... till I was about 15
or 16,
> > then friends and other stuff became more important.. least I thought so
then.
> > (And I guess in all fairness to myself.. I used to leave there in tears,
as he
> > would look at me with these vacant eyes, and was basically a vegetable.
> > drooling, unable to move.. It was more than a kid of 15, hell more than
I
> > could take today..) Anyway.. when my Mom divorced him.. I was pissed
off... I
> > grew up believing the better or worst, richer or poorer, sickness and in
> > health.. (Looking at it from an adults perspective.. My Mom was all of
22 and
> > had
> > four kids and a terribly sick husband..I'm not angry with her anymore.
My Dad
> > was just dealt a shitty hand.. hell, my family was.) Anyway.. After the
> > divorce my Mom started bringing guys home from her work and from
wherever..
> > and there were parties and dates and all that stuff.. This really
bothered me,
> > so I moved out and in with my grandparents.. (Mom's side.) From 1974
through
> > sometime in 1976, I lived with them.. My grandmother died in 1975 of a
> > misdiagnosed case of Tuberculosis (Sorry bout the spellings) My
grandfather
> > followed her a year later.. Alcohol induced heart attack.. brought on
from a
> > broken heart. I had to move back home.. My Mom had since married.. Gene,
was a
> > biker, drug dealer and mean drunk, but my Mom saw something in him..
Many
> > nights I would come home to the house upturned from one of his drunken
rages..
> > Many a night I would listen to him hit my Mom.. It wasn't a good place
to be.
> > My younger brother smoked.. All of our friends smoked.. but I who was
und
> > er the
> > shelter of my Grandparents for the past few years was not tainted... YET
I got
> > my first Job at 15, it was a summer job and I can remember having more
money
> > than GOD, or so I thought.. After my first check came in, more great
news..
> > Alice Cooper was coming to town.. and my brother and I had been long
time
> > fans. So I bought us tickets in June of 77. That day I came home all
excited
> > and went to the fort we had in the neighbors garage..All of the gang
would
> > hang there and roll and smoke pot.. I never smoked, just helped roll, as
I was
> > really good at it, and then pass it by.. the gang would always try to
talk me
> > into it, and that day.. I was just so happy, I said.. fuck it.. and took
the
> > joint.. I remember I didn't even get stoned the first time I smoked..
Anyway..
> > Mom was smoking, Step Dad was smoking, little brother was smoking.. why
not..
> > My Mom found a little bowl and smoking kit in a jacket pocket maybe a
week
> > after I started.. She told me, She wasn't happy about it and as
> > ked how
> > long I had been smoking.. I replied.. Years. That kinda opened the door.
I
> > then started smoking in the house with my Mom and step father.. We'd
have huge
> > parties pretty much every week.. I mean crazy parties. Like up front at
a
> > concert only through the whole house.. I got kicked out of High School
the
> > following year for fighting with the Vise Principal, who dared me to hit
him..
> > (Little man with the Napoleon Complex) So.. I sat home and smoked with
my step
> > father.. playing cribbage and spades, hearts and chess as the revolving
door
> > of clients came by to smoke and buy many flavors of weed.. It got to the
point
> > where I was smoking nearly a half an ounce of dope a day. (that's no
> > exaggeration.) Pot led to Cocaine, and Qualudes, and Crystal Meth and
> > Mushrooms, Hash, Angel Dust, Speed, Acid, THC, PCP... you name it, I did
it..
> > Except I never used needles. I smoked and did anything that was put
under my
> > nose from 1977 til 1983 or 84. I had then joined a rock band and was
learning
> > Bass, I
> > would get stoned and totally not remember the parts just taught to me
moments
> > earlier.. I was so flighty.. So.. The thing that draws many people to
drugs
> > was the thing that pulled me away from drugs.. Rock n roll. I decided
that
> > music meant more to me than drugs and I quit cold turkey.. Not doing
anything
> > for the next 15 years or so.. Now.. maybe once a year if I am around
friends
> > smoking.. I might take two tokes, just to get a slight buzz.. but can't
ever
> > see myself doing it like I used to.. I know many people have no problems
with
> > it.. Looks like the tide is turning with this new research too.. but it
didn't
> > help my memory any.. And.. I would really hate my kids to start that
habit.. I
> > don't think my son would as his asthma is terrible.. but I do worry
about my
> > daughter sometimes.. but she is a good kid and though I am sure she has
tried
> > it.. I don't think it is her scene.. Anyway.. thought I'd share my drug
days..
> > JIM
> >
> > Sean Courtney wrote:
> > On 10/15/2005, Robin McNamara wrote:
> >
> >> There are many things that marijuana is good for both physical &
> >> mental. Our government refuses to study it properly & spreads garbage
> >> propaganda of how bad it is for you. Carl Sagen, said that marijuana
> >> gave him intellectual insight.
> >
> > I don't blame the government, and I'll tell ya why: ours is by far not
the
> > only government to outlaw it. Very few countries allow it.
> >
> > My overall thoughts:
> >
> > 1) Whether it be pot, tobacco, or hickory, putting ANY smoke in your
lungs
> > ain't safe -- that's why the fire department tells you to get as close
to
> > the ground as you can, so you don't breathe it in! And that's why your
lungs
> > force it out.
> >
> > 2) The stuff stinks...literally! Either that or the stuff I got a whiff
of
> > at the McCartney concerts (and the one Brian Wilson show I went to where
> > someone lit up a blunt -- I'm sorry, but 1) you shouldn't light up when
> > you're ten feet away from a recovering drug addict, and 2) of all the
songs
> > in the Brian Wilson/Beach Boys catalog to turn on to, "Sloop John B" is
NOT
> > a good one to do that to!!!!) I've been to was rancid....seriously, that
> > stuff smelled like....well, sadly, what my feet smell like right now.
> >
> > 3) However, I wouldn't step in the way of legalizing it. In fact...here
in
> > NJ there's this guy known as "NJ Weed Man" who's been arrested several
times
> > for possessing the stuff. He's RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR!!! and promises to
> > legalize the ganja here in the state. I'm seriously
> > thinking of voting for the dude -- he's much more qualified than the two
> > bozos in the democratic and republican parties who are running. I'm not
> > bashing republicans and democrats or anything, but the candidates for NJ
> > governor just don't give me a good feeling.
> >
> > 4) It really would be in the government's best interest to legalize it,
what
> > with the taxes they could put on it, medicinal qualities, etc.
> >
> > 5) Uhhh...nothing else, really...I just wanted a fifth point. :)
> >
> > --
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