UGLY, I do have a lot of stories to tell but I was always on the other side of the fence when it came to alcohol and drugs.
I was raised in an alcoholic family and that included aunts and uncles and close family friends and most of that bunch would be totally wasted one half hour before the meal was served.... and the meal was always burnt.
One Thanksgiving the Fire Department had to come to 'put out' the turkey and stayed for what remained of that holiday meal.
I was allowed to drink alcohol at the age of 17 but my dad always advised me to stay home and avoid going out into the traffic.
I think that early drinking age kept me from appreciating alcohol when my fellow classmates started drinking, so getting wasted wasn't new to me, so I usually ended up as the Designated Driver even though there was no such thing back in those-them days.
So my limited drinking fun was over by the time I hit the big 2-0, while others were just beginning.
But, WES, I can ALMOST GUARANTEE you that I have been to more AA meetings than yourself.
But I only went to take a good number of friends to their initial visit and from that point on, it was up to them to get there on their own.
I always wanted to stand up and say, "HI, I'm Stunt, and I'm NOT an alcoholic!" but I was informed that that would not be the proper thing to say, so I would just sit there with my mouth shut and my ass on one of those fold up metal chairs.
I gotta admit that I did meet some damn impressive people at those meetings though.... Doctors, Lawyers, CEO's , and a good number of Hollywood stars and people within that industry.
One former college professor who slept under the Santa Monica Pier and looked like he never took a bath, stood up at one such meeting and proceeded to tell the story of his life. He did such a beautiful job that it actually made me shed a tear or two.
After that meeting I went over to shake his hand and his whole persona changed as he said, "Let's grab a drink next door!".
No druggies in the family but I've been associated with a good number of them who have done themselves in at early ages, served a few years in jail, or made suicide attempts.
In fact we're working with one right now who depends on her doctor to write her prescriptions that keep her loaded.
I'm trying to get her family to investigate that doctor, but they gave up a long time ago.
Anyone know how to handle this situation? Or is it Dr/Patient confidentiality?
Lots more abou these drugged up friends stories, but as WES said above, "If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya!" .... and that's why we were advised no to write a book about stuff most of you GetBiggers enjoy talking about.
