my very sobering blog
some people look to God for inspiration. i look to one of God's gifts for inspiration. i watched a documentary on Dave Munstaine of Megadeth the other day. i was riveted by his story.i had the pleasure to meet him in the '80's when my sister worked as his band's press manager at Capitol Records. my sister said he was equally impressed with me. a high compliment for sure.
This man struggles with monumental drug and alcohol addiction but has kicked it and is a responsible family man with a wife and 2 successful children. he has overcome throat cancer and is currently in remission.
This man as been to rehab 15 times and thanks be to God that he is clean, sober and a living icon.
i appreciate his struggles and respect his tenacity and strength. his health achievements soar even higher than his musical genius.
i have struggled with addiction for probably 20 years. i've been to rehab once, after ODing on pills and whiskey. spent 48 hours under suicide watch, a very unpleasant experience.
last night, while i went out for smokes, i entertained the idea of picking up a 15 pack of beer that i can finish in a day, but while i was driving to the gas station, i could see Dave's face. i thought about what he had been through and where he is now, and i drove straight home.
i've been clean a week. i know it's not much but i have pictures of Dave to remind me of how i can be. if i have the will. Dave helps me. no, he's not God but i think God has finally reached me, through Dave.
this blog isn't about attention seeking. it's a sliver of a reality some of us live and i'm talking about it.
here's one of my favorite songs
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Thought for today
Yeah but what about one bourbon, one scotch and 1000's of beers. I drink alone
One too many but lawwwd have mercy.
Always there with support and be proud of where you are at this moment in time.
We're all counting on you
F inst 2003 to 2011 but had a one year with a gf in between there.
Then I joned cs lol
As cc said, we are all in your ballpark with you in spirit.
My apologies for the typo. Thinking too many things at once lol
i'll open the door and let the sunshine do its work in the morning
Ginger, who'd you crush on?
now, for Grand
it's day 13
13 is significant because i went to my first rock concert when i was 13
my older brother, sister and i saw Queen at the Inglewood Forum. after the show, we waited by the exit to watch the limo with our rock heroes inside. i even remember a person passing out flyers for the Runaways.
we walked back to the car when we realized it was towed. then we had to find a phone to call dad to pick us up...like, an hour away. 3 teens stranded in Inglewood at 2 am. good times
For 17 I have driving my mums car without a licence (need to be 18) and getting stopped by the men in blue..
thankfully nothing happened and that was that. movin' on
makes one rather laugh than cry so, no worries there I'd say
I had a gf over 7 years, lovely human being.
We split in the end as the absolute best of friends.
She had the idea she could not get preggo. Well, after our split up didn't take more than a few months with the new guy before she was.. So, I guess I'm good at taking that responsibility serious. So far so good.