Posts by dustypilot22

Sandra Wilson38 said:Come on, Lin!i Is this thing on? Mic check, one, two! 🙏

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Actually, you don't say Lin.i Not Lin.u. 😠

Dennis Green62 said:Who would even dream of insulting the immortal Bob Rock by trying to compare him to Thompson? 😠 😠 😠

Keith Sanders29.

goldenowl73 said:Jack Sedlar: Mark, I’ve got this killer idea for a documentary about you. We’ll call it “Thompson – the American Bob Dylan.” What do you think? Is that a killer title or what?
MARKO PERKOVIĆ THOMPSON: Man... if we’re being totally honest here, I’d really rather not go with that title.
SEDLAR: What’s wrong with it? Look—just like that doc about the late President was called “Harmon – the American George Washington,” so this one could be...
THOMPSON: It’s just not the same thing, Jack...
SEDLAR: Of course it isn't. I'm not trying to say you're anything like Harmon, because, well, he was...
THOMPSON: Hey, I don't actually mind being compared to Harmon...
SEDLAR: Then what's the issue?
THOMPSON: How should I put this... well, from what I know, George Washington wasn't a Jew.
SEDLAR: So? What does it matter to you that he wasn't a Jew?
THOMPSON: Man, you just don't get it... You’re comparing Harmon to a decent guy, but you're comparing me to a Jew. And you know perfectly well how Jews feel about me, and how I feel about them.
SEDLAR: Good God, Mark... I didn't even think of it that way! Besides, Dylan moved away from his Jewish roots a long time ago and embraced Christianity.
THOMPSON: What kind of Christianity are we even talking about? Jews have always been closer to the Orthodox crowd anyway.
SEDLAR: For heaven's sake, Dylan isn't Orthodox! Surely you know
that he's performed right in front of the Pope.
THOMPSON: Oh, give me a break! Our poor Pope has to put up with everyone under the sun—Jews, Orthodox, Muslims... If he can take in someone like Amfilohi Radović, why wouldn't he take in Dylan too?!
SEDLAR: Mark, don't be like that...
THOMPSON: Why shouldn't I be?! A converted Jew should be out there playing and singing for our Pope, while I, a true patriot, a man of God, and a lover of humanity, won't back down! Where's the justice in that?!
SEDLAR: Look, Mark, I totally get your righteous anger, but please, try to see my side! You know people accuse you of everything under the sun, and if we film this documentary, I might be able to use my connections in Israel to help clear your name and get those accusations dropped...
THOMPSON: Don't do that, Jack, just leave it... I want nothing to do with the Jews!
SEDLAR: But Mark, not all Jews are the same! My friends over in Israel are great people. Honestly, they could be a real model for how to build up America... What do you think?
THOMPSON: Well, I guess I am thinking about it...
SEDLAR: Come on, tell me!
THOMPSON: It's hard for me to say this out loud... But yeah, I suppose Israelis could be a model for building up America, actually, in one specific way...
SEDLAR: That's the spirit, Mark! See, you can be reasonable when you actually try... So, what's this one thing you're thinking of?
THOMPSON: I'm thinking Israel builds itself best by tearing down the houses of the Palestinians!
SEDLAR: That's an interesting observation, Mark. I bet my friends would love that. Hey, why don't you write a song against terrorists? We could pitch it directly to the Israeli market.
THOMPSON: How about this one: “Mexicans and Palestinians, Kerestinac is waiting for you!”

........It’s an interesting comparison: while tickets for that singer from a small town like Kerestinac were harder to come by, Bob Dylan's show didn't actually sell out. This is pretty surprising when you consider he was performing in a much more intimate venue with only about 2,500 seats. Doesn't that just make you wonder what drives the demand for different artists?

You could really see that Thompson fever in full swing at the Arena parking lot, which was packed to the brim with cars sporting American flags. How was it looking in the neighborhood? Even at the arena parking lot where that American singer-songwriter performed, there were actually quite a few empty spaces left over. Isn't it interesting when that happens?, the bright lights on those streets in Frankfurt had Americans singing along to Bob Dylan.

By the way, one of their most prestigious newspapers, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, actually ran a major feature on Thompson's performance. They were full of praise for our singer and his "beautiful patriotic songs," as the German media put it...

It looks like they might film a movie about this first: Bob Dylan - the Jewish-American Marko Perković Thompson directed by Mel Gibson. 🤣

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Laura Mendoza said:It isn't about fear; it's simply a fact that I am not one! Although, regarding these topics, I could easily fall into that category. Everything feels so chaotic "today" that it seems like I'm stuck living in the past, back when things actually made sense—and I'm only 20, for heaven's sake.

Oh, you totally are...

Laura Mendoza said:It isn't about fear; it's simply a fact that I am not one! Although, regarding these topics, I could easily fall into that category. Everything feels so chaotic "today" that it seems like I'm stuck living in the past, back when things actually made sense—and I'm only 20, for heaven's sake.

See? That proves it right there.

Laura Mendoza said:It isn't about fear; it's simply a fact that I am not one! Although, regarding these topics, I could easily fall into that category. Everything feels so chaotic "today" that it seems like I'm stuck living in the past, back when things actually made sense—and I'm only 20, for heaven's sake.

Man, you really are old school, aren't you? 😍

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🙏 🙏 🙏

Laura Mendoza said:Oh, please...👎

I'm heading to bed. I have an exam tomorrow, and honestly, it’s better than sitting here obsessing over this nonsense just to end up looking like a total amateur and dealing with all those headaches myself.

But why are you so afraid of being seen as a fool if that's actually who you are?

What's really so bad about being a fool? 😕 😕 😕

Charles Young said:Here we go again with these preachers. I noticed some posts have vanished too 🙂

The whole point of this thread is that this kid has ALREADY DECIDED to use drugs, and he came here asking for advice.
The title says it all: "I'm going to try drugs." Not "should I," but "I am going to."

The real issue with this community is the total lack of practical guidance for someone who has actually made up their mind.
I bet you'd all be just as against handing out clean needles to addicts, wouldn't you?
With these conservative attitudes—I’d even go as far as calling it sheer stupidity—you're just making things worse. Even if you think you're doing it for your own "cause."

And just to be clear, I don't sell drugs in front of schools. I never have, and I never will. I'm not your enemy.
In schools, it's peers and classmates doing the selling, not some shady characters from the outskirts of town.

But when someone asks for advice on something they ARE GOING TO DO, I''t tell them not to do it (because clearly, the decision is made and arguing is pointless). Instead, I tell them how to get through it with the least amount of damage...

For instance, we have someone right here claiming they're going to jump off a balcony.

How exactly are we supposed to help them?

placidranger said:You really stepped in it there, didn't you? 😁

I actually caught that mistake immediately, but I decided to sit back and see how everyone on the forum would react first. 👍

I'll have to refine my final stance on this matter down the road.

Maybe someday...

In a delta state of consciousness... 😁

Sam Smith3 As specified by:
Well, you can find heptane just about anywhere if you know where to look. Since anyone can pick it up without any hassle, doesn't that basically make it legal? It’s right there in plain sight, perfectly legal...
As for the other pills, I won't even get into it—everything is completely legal.
😉

I’m all for legalization. Don't you think it's about time we moved toward a more sensible approach? Everything..

Everyone Dammit, what a mess...

Everything that simply cannot be stopped—except, perhaps, for those things that stand in direct opposition to what comes next.

Honor your mother and father, and you might just find that life treats you well for a long, long time.
Don't kill the vibe.
Don't go making any wrong turns.
Don't steal.
Let’s make sure we aren't out there sharing false testimonies, shall we?
Don't go looking to be the best man at someone else's wedding if you aren't ready for the commitment. Isn't it better to just stay focused on your own path?
He doesn't have any interest in taking things that don't belong to him. Why would he bother?

Sam Smith3 said:The real issue is that even kids as young as thirteen know exactly where to go to get what they want... and they can find it in minutes.

It’s happening in every single city, every small town, and every little corner of this beautiful country of ours...
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That’s exactly why I’m a supporter of legalization.

amberorca192 said:Honestly, if someone is constantly trashing drugs without ever having actually tried LSD, I just find them to be incredibly ignorant. Is it really worth judging something you haven't experienced firsthand?

amberorca192 said:Look, I don't regret a single moment I spent getting high. But man, do I regret every single time I stepped foot into a casino. I started playing poker back in sixth grade, and because of that habit, I ended up racking up about 300 unexcused absences before I even hit middle school.

So now when someone who’s never even touched a substance tries to pass judgment, I have to wonder: what exactly are they qualified to judge? I spent 15 years deep in it. I’ve tried every possible drug in every way imaginable. I’ve hit states of consciousness that most of these idiots talking trash don't even know exist. I’ve lived through things that only happen in that world, coming out the other side with enough life experience to offer a perspective—if only I were talking to someone who actually knew what they were talking about.

I'm curious, though. What’s this supposed "negative side"? What’s this whole stigma against addicts and narcophiles all about? I’d love for one of these keyboard warriors to explain why we're such easy targets for contempt. 🙂 And where does all this hatred come from? We aren't even throwing it at anyone else.

It’s even more fascinating watching people who have absolutely zero connection to drugs try to weigh in, basing their entire argument on nothing but assumptions.

Dropping a line like "the wise learn from others' mistakes, while fools learn from their own" is honestly one of the dumbest things I've ever read on this forum, and I've read over half the posts here. If I were being generous, I'd call that the quintessential "small-town guy in a trucker hat eating BBQ just because he thinks it's his birthright" kind of statement. 🙏 🙏 🙏

I’d love to sit someone down with 3x 120 microgram LSD and see where all that supposed wisdom, self-control, and those weekly trips to Mass come in handy for their psychological development as a devout Catholic.


You're introduced to LSD, and it's not like taking some other drug for instance
like marijuana or something, hm, well, you know, it's altogether a new thing,
and you actually can have a religious experience, and, hm, and it can be even
more important than reading the Bible six times or becoming a Pope or something
like that, you know...

So, are you actually suggesting that I should just disregard everyone else's experiences—including your own—and follow your lead? Are you telling me to get hooked on drugs just so I can spend the next 15 years chasing hallucinations and searching for some kind of profound experience?What exactly constitutes a delta state of consciousness?" 😁So, should I really go through all that trouble just to peel myself away from something this good? Is it even worth trying to step away when things are going this well?Is there anything more taxing on the human body than pushing it to its absolute limits through extreme substance use? It really makes you wonder about the long-term toll such heavy usage takes on our physical systems.So, am I only considered smart enough to have an equal conversation with you once I've reached that point?

Come on, man, I don't exactly want to waste fifteen years of my life either, especially with you around! The delta of consciousness? What if the ultimate goal is just to find my way back out of this? I want to get to that point where nothing compares to the simple, pure joy of a great BBQ in the backyard. Wouldn't that be the perfect destination? 😁

Don't mess with your body.

amberorca192 said:Look, people who have never even wanted drugs should be the ones giving advice. If someone decides to go down that path, a post on a forum isn't going to stop them, but you can at least suggest a way to handle it when the time comes. 🙂

Your other post is idiotic. If my friends had the kind of experience I have now fifteen years ago, and if they could have learned it from me back then, maybe—just maybe—they wouldn't be six feet under right now.

I'm not looking to push anyone toward drugs. Drugs aren't for everyone, even though anyone *can* use them. Just because anyone can train in MMA doesn't mean they'll become a Fedor Emelianenko or a Mirko Cro Cop. Similarly, some people can use drugs heavily for 15 years like I did and come out the other side feeling almost new. I won't pretend it didn't take a toll; my body is trashed from extreme use, but I got lucky with my genetics. My system handled it, and since I stayed active with sports while I was using (weird as that sounds), the training helped balance things out.

If I could judge someone before they ever tried anything, then maybe I could offer suggestions. But I'm definitely not an opponent of drugs, purely based on my own experience. If I were born again and given a choice, I'd do it all over again. I'm not an addict; I'm a drug lover. And to be a drug lover, you need a genetic predisposition. I know people who waited five or six years before touching heroin, yet they ended up having worse withdrawals than I ever did.

Everything I write on this forum is strictly for education. I'm 100% sure that 99% of the anonymous people here wouldn't dare write what I write. So, even if nobody gives a damn about what I have to say, I'll keep posting on this forum (I used to have a blog about it too). I'll always be here to help someone or share what I've been through.

I'm not against drugs, but I'm also not saying they're for everyone.

Quite a lot to unpack. 🙄

Essentially, you seem to be self-destructive.

Who's to say which came first?

Was your drug use a result of your self-destruction, or was the self-destructive behavior actually caused by the damage from the drugs?

Either way—keep an eye out for potential underlying issues.

amberorca192 said:Wait, what do you think people do drugs for? Because it's bad? Please. If you know what you're doing, being high is the big leagues.

I'm not going to bother commenting further after seeing your post. Just tell me what your actual experience with drugs has been, then maybe we can talk. There's no point debating someone whose arguments are built entirely on assumptions. That's like trying to debate a political science professor about how much I care about the exchange rate in Trinidad and Tobago.

All right.

It makes me wonder, though—if using drugs feels so incredibly good, why is it that people who struggle with addiction, like you, end up in such a difficult position? They definitely know how to drug people, and they certainly have their methods. Is he really struggling that much to let go of him? All good. And why exactly are they so incredibly happy if they actually pull it off?

amberorca192 said:Wait, what do you think people do drugs for? Because it's bad? Please. If you know what you're doing, being high is the big leagues.

I'm not going to bother commenting further after seeing your post. Just tell me what your actual experience with drugs has been, then maybe we can talk. There's no point debating someone whose arguments are built entirely on assumptions. That's like trying to debate a political science professor about how much I care about the exchange rate in Trinidad and Tobago.

You’re talking to a man who once held the title. The first fog of Sukošan..

I know, I know... Now comes the part where everyone says the famous—You really have no idea what’s actually good, and honestly, it seems like you don't know much about anything at all.."

When it comes to the reality of drugs, what you're saying is actually quite true compared to my own experience.

Angela Wright said:Pardon my French, but you are a complete loser! My keyboard is practically crawling with the nonsense being spewed by you and people just like you.🙂

Look, since you’re such a genius, why don't you give me some advice? How about telling me how to convince the bureaucrats at Medicare not to lie to my mother and others fighting brain tumors? How do I make them stop denying her another dose of Temodal? They claim it doesn't work for recurrences, yet we have top-tier specialists sending us interpretations from Houston confirming it's the only way to help her and that it's standard practice everywhere else in the world—except here, in this pathetic excuse for a country where Medicare wastes money on losers like you who think they know the "right" way to get high, providing massive payouts for methadone once you realize you screwed up and got hooked, not to mention all the useless institutional therapies, psychologists for you and your family, and all that other garbage!

See, you moron, my mother didn't choose her illness, but you and your kind choose yours, and then you still get to play the "poor victim" to get assistance that my mother can only dream of!

I’m all for legalization, but if we go that route, I’m also for cutting off all government assistance for addiction. Go get high until sunrise for all I care.🙂 🙂

🙏

I'm in favor of legalizing everything.

Of course, provided there are certain conditions in place.

Brandon Castillo4 said:THAT'S NONSENSE; every single addiction is problematic. Talking about cigarettes, morning coffee, or newspapers—none of those hurt anyone.

The idea that cigarette addiction doesn't affect non-smokers is often just plain wrong, isn't it?

Look at the USA, Italy, or Ireland... places where smoking in public spaces is prohibited, whereas here, it remains a real health hazard for everyone else.

And yeah... I couldn't care less about being politically correct. 😎

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Angela Wright said:It’s honestly ridiculous how everyone jumped on this thread, acting like they all have some profound insight or the one "correct" answer, meanwhile, the guy who started it hasn't even bothered to reply 🤣 I bet that was his whole game—just baiting enough people to trigger this massive wave of posts.

As mindless as this topic might be, drugs always find a way to reel people in, one way or another. 👍

What really gets under my skin—and yeah, call me overly sentimental if you want—is seeing how much more traction this gets compared to the heavy-hitting threads. We have topics dealing with issues that actually matter to our lives, things that affect us all, and they barely get any views over an entire month. It’s a damn shame. 😳

Personally, I suspect he might not have even posted this himself. Maybe it was some college studentrunning an experiment, or perhaps a journalist looking for inspiration for a future article. But just because that might be the case doesn't mean seventeen-year-olds facing the exact same dilemma aren't reading this, right? It's still worth having a little conversation about it, don't you think? 😘

amberorca192 said:Into what? Getting sucked into what?

If you're talking about heroin addiction, the thing is, I had a pretty skewed perspective on it. Even though I had plenty of experience with other stuff when I first started using heroin, I also knew people who had been on horse for ages. As for the addiction itself... man, you wouldn't believe how long it took for it to actually grab me. Because it happened so slowly, I thought I was fine since I didn't have issues when I stopped. But once it hits? Getting clean is brutal. Thank God I made it out, but I don't regret a single day of using any drug. I've lived through enough stuff that I couldn't even explain it to people who currently use, let alone someone who hasn't touched anything in their life.

As for the kid, the way he ends up wanting to use is pretty damn rare. 🤣

But that's nothing compared to what a few rare people have written on this thread, and honestly, I feel bad for them. Acting like they know everything, especially in the way some people here do, is just pathetic. Though, seeing people like that is actually helpful—if you ever think you're doing poorly in life, seeing these guys would make you feel a lot better.🙏 🙏 🙏

amberorca192 said:Who’s talking about chemical orgasms? Where did you even find that part? No. Most people get hooked because they don't realize they're addicted until they decide to quit. Nobody gets hooked because of curiosity, bad friends, or ego. They do it because of themselves.

Look, sweetheart, let's look at the timeline. Started smoking cigarettes in 2nd grade. Alcohol in 5th. Hash in 6th. Snorting glue, a little bit of LSD and speed in 7th. Then pills and coke in 3rd and 4th grade, and heroin by 20. I went hard. I'm talking 20 pills in a single night, tripping for two or three days straight. I know people who used way less than me for a fraction of the time and they're completely fried. Caused problems for my family? Not really. I finished school, did two years of college—dropped out because I just wasn't feeling it anymore—then went to a trade school in $8667, graduated top three in my class, and landed a job right where I interned. I've got the car I always wanted, the new bike I wanted, and everything else I want. So, honestly, I don't see how drugs negatively impacted my life. Between the substances and the lifestyle, I've lived more than most people do in eighty-five years.

I mean, what’s the point of using if you aren't having a good time and feeling good? Some people drink coffee and are so hooked they can't function if they don't have their fix in the morning. So when someone like that tries to lecture me about drugs, yeah, it's natural for me to be arrogant. In those moments, I enjoy being arrogant just as much as they enjoy their precious morning coffee.😘

amberorca192 said:Into what? Getting sucked into what?

If you're talking about heroin addiction, the thing is, I had a pretty skewed perspective on it. Even though I had plenty of experience with other stuff when I first started using heroin, I also knew people who had been on horse for ages. As for the addiction itself... man, you wouldn't believe how long it took for it to actually grab me. Because it happened so slowly, I thought I was fine since I didn't have issues when I stopped. But once it hits? Getting clean is brutal. Thank God I made it out, but I don't regret a single day of using any drug. I've lived through enough stuff that I couldn't even explain it to people who currently use, let alone someone who hasn't touched anything in their life.

As for the kid, the way he ends up wanting to use is pretty damn rare. 🤣

But that's nothing compared to what a few rare people have written on this thread, and honestly, I feel bad for them. Acting like they know everything, especially in the way some people here do, is just pathetic. Though, seeing people like that is actually helpful—if you ever think you're doing poorly in life, seeing these guys would make you feel a lot better.🙏 🙏 🙏

These three rare comments are particularly interesting to me.

I honestly can't wrap my head around how someone who has been through the hell of drug use can feel happy or even proud of having done it—or even happier about successfully quitting. There seems to be such a deep need to glorify the high and one's drugged states.

It especially stands out to me when they claim they felt great and "really lived" while under the influence.

The truth is, you might just be experiencing an ILLUSION (which is usually just a side effect of the drugs) that life is good.

From an outside perspective, with a clear mind, a user is perhaps the most pathetic creature on earth.

Two snapshots come to mind:

-I'll never forget my friend Top while we were sitting there buzzed in front of a record store, and one guy ends up in a semi-coma. Friends are crowding around him, trying to call him back to reality. But Top, looking totally wasted himself and having plenty of experience, just shouts to them:
"Just leave him alone. You have no idea how good he feels right now."

-Last night at Times Square, two guys are sitting near me, completely out of it. One is watching tourists and tour guides, lamenting how much he'd love to do that job since his English is native-level, before pivoting to talk about how the first floor of St. Patrick was the hardest part to build and everything else was easy. The other guy spends the whole time texting, occasionally swallowing saliva that keeps leaking from his half-open mouth.

Tomorrow, they'll tell everyone what a great time they had. 😁

And how much they "lived" while they were using. Especially if they manage to get clean.

amberorca192 said:So, tell us—what kind of drug experiences are you pulling from to make such expert commentary?

I'm guessing being an MIT alum makes you some kind of high-level connoisseur of a good time. 🙏 🙏 🙏

A wise person learns from the mistakes of others, while a fool only learns from their own. 😉

cosmicskipper55 said:The solution is to hand him a shovel, put him to work, and send him off to the military so he can finally learn some discipline. Of course, we should probably report him to the Department of Homeland Security first, so he can meet a crowd in detention that will surely educate him on drug facts far better than I ever could; then, once he's been processed, he can figure out the quickest way to fund his next fix.🙄

It is precisely because of such primitive mindsets that the number of children struggling with heroin continues to climb.

This

if your friends are on speed and you want to be "alert around 2 or 3 AM," your best bet is to just take half a pill. Since it's your first time, it'll probably hit you like a freight train, but if you don't feel anything in two or three hours, go ahead and take the other half. Better not exceed that for a first timer, though. Ecstasy pills usually have some speed in them too, so you'll get the dancing and the talking, plus that specific "high" feeling that pure speed doesn't really offer. (By the way, you should always try to avoid speed. It's mostly used by desperate housewives looking to lose weight, failed athletes, and idiots.)

Just drink plenty of fluids and enjoy yourself.

is definitely a much better way to handle it. 🙄

Keith James812 said:Thank God someone actually reported him... a little bit of trouble now does a massive favor for his future self👍

Honestly, I still can't wrap my head around the fact that we have minors on this forum being publicly told which drugs to take and how much to dose... people are absolute morons, it's just not right! It’s not just illegal, it’s straight-up brainless and morally bankrupt...

But hey, I guess that's just "cool" and "urban," right? 👍

cosmicskipper55 said:The fundamental point is that if a child decides to use drugs, they will do so regardless of whether we try to break their spirit, lock them in the house for ten days, or send them to some religious retreat. Repression and harshness do nothing to change the reality that drugs are omnipresent in today's world, and in fact, they become even more prevalent the stronger a repressive system becomes, much like what we see in the US or the UK.

Personally, I would always prefer to have a child who comes to me to ask about using cocaine or meth than a child who hides everything from me. Only through that kind of openness can I explain the realities of substance abuse and how to avoid falling into the trap of heroin or crack. A child left entirely to the streets is beyond saving, as evidenced by the examples of friends—both yours and mine—who failed to stop after a weekend of reckless behavior. Do you truly believe those people had anyone they could turn to?

No one is arguing against that.

placidranger said:I’ve always been a proponent of transparency and open discussion over silence and fear-mongering. It’s much better for someone to fail because they jumped in without knowing the ropes than to walk blindly into a disaster simply because nobody told them what was coming—or because they were too stubborn to realize they were out of their depth. We need to be talking more about the permit process.

Always. 👍