Fruits of the Age of Aquarius

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If you're a Senior, you're probably a child of the Age of Aquarius, and you might have tasted some of the fruits of that Age- ya know the rolled up ones, little red ones, yellow ones, some with buds, $5 ones, $10 ones..............
These are some of the effects of those fruits. I'm sure you had some, too. My parents were driving 200 miles to visit me, so I had to clean up a 24 year old guy's apartment. A buddy gave a little blue thing that was supposed to give me extra energy to clean my place. Later, I was standing on a ladder. I had disassembled and polished the ceiling light fixture. It was hanging by two wires, I was trying to dust off those dirty wires deep inside the ceiling. And I knew that stuff my buddy gave me wasn't worth $h#@.
Then there was the night Dave and I smoked 'cigarettes'. I got home and it was about 4 AM, when I my mind grappled the age old question of the meaning of life. The answer suddenly appeared to me. I called Dave to share this great truth. The meaning of life was two words, "Stan Laurel". Dave agreed and we both went to bed.
 

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Stan Laurel was hilarious. :eek: I don't know I'd define the universe in those two words, but yeah. I get think I get it.
 
I'm stunned by the lack of response. Drugs have been a part of our culture since humans lived here. I never shot up or anything, but I did smoke a few times and gobbled a couple of pills. I can't be the only person, who did that in the 60s & 70s.
 

You aren't.

But OTOH I had a friend who told me "everyone did coke in the '80s." I told him I could name at least a dozen people who didn't. Heck, I probably could have named 80 if I'd put my mind to it.

The drug culture has changed so much in the last 4-5 decades that I don't think it's at all like it was then.

Not that I would know personally ...
 
They probably did but they didn't inhale
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Ahhh yes, I was a child of the 70's...sex n' drugs n' rawk n' roola...good times baby, good times
Coke was the big thing, didn't do much for me, smoke made me paranoid. But there was this fun little product called microdot. I believe it was mescaline. It wasn't too intense...you just felt amusingly trippy for awhile.

I remember a shop in the village that sold it under the counter. I can't imagine what else might have been under there now that I think about it. But I remember one night my parents were having a party. They were teachers and many of the guests were teachers from my school. I munched a dancing bear and went down to say hello.

Like I said microdot was mellow. Maybe your eyes were a bit googly but you could appear pretty normal. I remember talking to one of my parents friends and his face morphed into kind of a cartoon pig. I'm sure he just though I was highly amused by the story he was telling. But it was fun...not like nowadays where they've made heroin popular again...or crack and meth, drugs that mess people up big time.
 
Fuzzy, maybe you should start a new thread with a more specific title - like, The Drug Phase Chat Thread.

After all, you're talking to burnt-out seniors. :playful:
 
I partook in the use of recreational drugs in my teens and twenties mostly. I think there isn't anything I didn't try that was available way back then. I overdosed on speed once and it change my chemistry for a long time. I was a nervous wreck after that. Tried heroin, pot, cocaine, LSD, uppers, downers, tranquilizers, and there was one thing I really loved and that was Qualudes!!! Now, I am happy with my booze, well not that happy. Wish pot was legal, that's the only thing I care for now.
 
I was a happy little hippie, partook of the whole sex, drugs, and rock and roll culture. Even did the commune earth mother thing. No regrets. Still smoke BC Bud. Still miss mescaline. Lol. Perhaps there should be a reminiscence thread, aka, I can't believe I was that stoned and.....lol. I promise to contribute! Chat, hell yes, let's chat!
 
Been there and done it, as many here have. I'm sure there are lots of interesting stories and adventures that can be shared.
 
Shalimar said:
I was a happy little hippie, partook of the whole sex, drugs, and rock and roll culture. Even did the commune earth mother thing. No regrets. Still smoke BC Bud. Still miss mescaline. Lol. Perhaps there should be a reminiscence thread, aka, I can't believe I was that stoned and.....lol. I promise to contribute! Chat, hell yes, let's chat!
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LOL. You were an adventurous little thing. I spent my high school years in a pleasant drug induced fog. All I did was party. Great times. :eek:
 
Ruthanne said:
I partook in the use of recreational drugs in my teens and twenties mostly. I think there isn't anything I didn't try that was available way back then. I overdosed on speed once and it change my chemistry for a long time. I was a nervous wreck after that. Tried heroin, pot, cocaine, LSD, uppers, downers, tranquilizers, and there was one thing I really loved and that was Qualudes!!! Now, I am happy with my booze, well not that happy. Wish pot was legal, that's the only thing I care for now.
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Recreational pot is legal in Oregon now. Come summer you will even be able to get it in edibles. You could move here. I did pot laced with hashish in the late 60s, once in a while. I didn't take all the heavy stuff. They say the problems now are with prescription drugs. That's what ruined my brother. His mind and body was blown by them, and he's in jail for violent crimes. He says his skin crawls, and he can't sleep. He became a violent man. Brain chemistry is a tricky thing to mess with. So I'm careful.
 
I remember turning up for the last class on a Friday afternoon (sub. tchg.-late 60's)
It only took seconds to realize the entire class was as high as kites(choir), and they roared "The Age of Aquarius"louder and louder.
Unforgetable!!! :hatlaugh:
 
Brain chemistry is a tricky thing to mess with. So I'm careful.

Too true, I'm BiP, add coke or any kind of speed, even those over the counter diet pills from days of yore...and it's not a pretty thing.
 
Phoenix said:
Recreational pot is legal in Oregon now. Come summer you will even be able to get it in edibles. You could move here. I did pot laced with hashish in the late 60s, once in a while. I didn't take all the heavy stuff. They say the problems now are with prescription drugs. That's what ruined my brother. His mind and body was blown by them, and he's in jail for violent crimes. He says his skin crawls, and he can't sleep. He became a violent man. Brain chemistry is a tricky thing to mess with. So I'm careful.
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I would like to move there but I only pay $190. for rent now and am sure I couldn't get it elsewhere right away. I will wait till they legalize it in Ohio. But thanks for the invite! :)
 
Ruthanne said:
I would like to move there but I only pay $190. for rent now and am sure I couldn't get it elsewhere right away. I will wait till they legalize it in Ohio. But thanks for the invite! :)
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True, even in the rural areas, the rent is higher than that. Here people can grow up to four plants without being busted. Ohio used to have the reputation for being the "swapping" state. Is that still true? Was it ever true or was that just the swingers wishful thinking?
 
mitchezz said:
I led a very dull life....alcohol is the strongest drug I've ever used.....apart from medically prescribed ones. Guess I'm just a goody goody.:cool:
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If you like/liked your life and/or are comfortable with it, that's what's important. Moderation in all things is a good motto.
 
Being of the prior generation it was booze and cigarettes, which is just as well as I probably would never made it to my golden years...
 
Phoenix said:
Recreational pot is legal in Oregon now. Come summer you will even be able to get it in edibles. You could move here. I did pot laced with hashish in the late 60s, once in a while. I didn't take all the heavy stuff. They say the problems now are with prescription drugs. That's what ruined my brother. His mind and body was blown by them, and he's in jail for violent crimes. He says his skin crawls, and he can't sleep. He became a violent man. Brain chemistry is a tricky thing to mess with. So I'm careful.
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Sounds like his jailers need to give him some Methadone or at least Clonidine. The former at least should help with the crawly skin and let him sleep, from what I've been told by folks who know. But you can't quit those two cold turkey either!
 
Guitarist said:
Sounds like his jailers need to give him some Methadone or at least Clonidine. The former at least should help with the crawly skin and let him sleep, from what I've been told by folks who know. But you can't quit those two cold turkey either!
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He was off the drugs as of March of 1980. He would refuse to take anything anyway, after what all the other stuff did to him. He was taking Valium, Librium, Stellazine, Thorazine, Lithium and one other thing I can't remember. All were prescribed to him by two doctors. Oh, and he was drinking a lot. When we cleaned out his house we found the prescription and the wine bottles. He had threatened his wife and kids on a Friday night. Once he was gone to work on a Monday, his wife packed up the two kids and fled to her parents house 800 miles away. He blamed the neighbors for her leaving and turning his family against him. Two days later when he realized she was not coming back, he went across the country road and shot the two adults there. Then he went down the road and shot the two adults there. It was the most gaud-awful thing. It ruined the lives of the kids who witnessed it, as well as their entire families - we'd gone to church with them, ruined his wife's life, his children's lives and ruined my parents lives, as well as our sister's. My life, all that I believed in disintegrated. My husband at the time forbid me to tell his wealthy parents. He is no longer my husband. So, I will never, ever take any mind altering substances, except maybe pot. Booze makes me jittery - blood sugar issue. I'm careful with all the drugs the doctor prescribe. "First do no harm," is no longer their watch words. My brother surrendered to the cops. When they took his confession, he said, "Religion has ruined my life. I have never had any fun," and he sobbed. He was working as a logger at the time. If he ever gets out he will kill me first. This all happened in 1980. He's due to be released in 2025. By then he will be 86. So he may not live that long. If he does, I'm hoping they will not let him out. He's nuts.

My first book was about the murders. The publisher and my agent gutted it. My agent told me to take out most of the religion - but that was a big influence on why he did what he did. The church we went to was brutally judgemental. So I have recently rewritten the book and may release it on Smashwords. That way no one can take out what needs to be there. In the meantime I've also become a much better writer.

That was probably more than you wanted to know, but there it is.
 
fureverywhere said:
Brain chemistry is a tricky thing to mess with. So I'm careful.

Too true, I'm BiP, add coke or any kind of speed, even those over the counter diet pills from days of yore...and it's not a pretty thing.
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Yes, some of these drugs can really mess up brain chemistry and that's why I just like pot now. I don't think it hurts chemistry.
 

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