durin' the delicious decadence of the 1980's everyone with all the means
were try'na get everything from their hair high...their heels high and their self consciousness even higher...with glamourize'n hits like "THE TIDE IS HIGH" by bad-ass beauty DEBBIE HARRY lead singer from the new wave 70's and 80's super group BLONDIE...
and hot to trot daddy you could spot out on any give'n nite at the VFW HUEY LEWIS from THE NEWS begg'n "I WANT A NEW DRUG" how could anyone resist the temptation of try'n it out just fer the simple titillation of it all
contrary to popular belief...i'm here to tell ya...not EVERYONE indulged in the hedonistic heroin sheikness of the hairspray hay days
when her uptight bloused bowties discreetly labeled the underbellies of all those highly saccrinated lemonhead box tops
that i would occasionally O.D. on as a teenrager with her message of "JUST SAY NO!"
i never felt the need to be the "cool kid" on the block to try whatever new
narcotic was pushed in front of my fresh…milky white…nubile body...to feel like i'm fly'n on a celestial cloud of stupidity...amongst the pink hearts…the yellow moons…the orange stars…the green clovers…or the blue diamonds even if those around me chose to
well there was that time from 1993-1994 when i was a guinea pig
fer the government...however...i got paid for take'n that shit so there's a BIG DIFFERENCE!
i learnt my lesson…but apparently some people didn't listen to SHANNON
when she so fiercely belted out "LET THE MUSIC PLAY"
durin' the 1960's we were still smack in the middle of the VIETNAM war
and the only way to cope with it was to smack yerself upside yer mind with mind blow'n "alternatives" which was brought to you by the lyrics "you know feel'n' good was good enough for me…good enough for me and my Bobby McGee" thanx to mezzo-soprano rock'n vocalist and war activist JANIS JOPLIN...unfortunately she's been feel'n good fer eternity since she died october 4th, 1970 of a heroin overdose at the age of 27
with the punk movement come'n to a decline by the end of the 1970's
with the height of grunge in the 1990's came the low points when leader
of the biggest band of the decade KURT COLBAIN of NIRVANA sang "with the lights out it's less dangerous…here we are now entertain us…i feel stupid and contagious" and he's been entertain'n himself after he died april 5th' 1994 from a single gun shot wound with a high concentration of heroin and valium found in his system at the age of 27
already a #1 hit when 1st released in 1974 and then once again it was #1
in 1982 by country goddess DOLLY PARTON...however by the time 1992 rolled around "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU" was cemented on the charts fer 14 weeks thanx to the remake by WHITNEY HOUSTON...unfortunately WHITNEY wasn't sing'n it to an old biz partner as much as she was to her addiction demons that would take control of WHITNEY by feb 11th, 2012 at the age of 48
by the 2nd anniversary of COVID...the teen rapper who rode on the tails of
his brother's boy band BACKSTREET BOYS in the late 90's and early 2000's...AARON CARTER had it all...fame...fortune and fans around the world though unfortunately had one too many fun times when he was found by his maid service in his bathtub of an apparent overdose on novem 5th, 2022 at the age of 34 (which is still TBD)
then a few days after the Golden Globes which aired on jan 10th, 2023
the only daughter of the King of Rock-N-Roll LISA MARIE PRESELEY had suffered a cardiac arrest twice and eventually put into a medically induced coma before succumb'n to her health issues on jan. 12th 2023 at 54 years old and though it's still unknown what the actual cause of her cardiac arrest was pend’n the toxicology report…i'm pretty sure 5 stints in rehab fer drug use didn't help her health and probably played some unfortunate part in her early demise
though there's no question that each and every one of these entertainers
were 100% talented in their own right...nonetheless they should NOT be branded as the GREATEST of their time cuz if they were really that great dont'cha think they would still be here make'n music?
now don't go jump'n down my throat and say i am being insensitive and
heartless cuz yes i know they have family...i know they have friends and i know they have fans that will miss them terribly (include'n their drug dealers) however...leave it to the corporate piggly wiggley's to turn a tragedy into a cash cow milk'n these above mentioned artists and many others to fill their own heartless piggy banks...instead of say'n to them and those who might have had the chance to shine in the spotlight "look here (fill in the blank) if you can't control the demons that are eat'n away at you and seek help you will no longer be around...PERIOD!"
though in the same breath (since i nor most of you read'n this were probably never there when they signed the contract to begin with) maybe they were told plenty of times over and over they're kill'n themselves and they just couldn't get over whatever it was that was eat'n away at them
ultimately in the end...we are ALL responsible for ourselves!
BUTT...it's not all that bad
plenty of talented musicians have slayed their "party monster" demons
and still live on to let the music play...most notably of course is BOY GEORGE
when way back in the late 80's was said to have only 8 weeks to live (i even secretly held a vigil in my room hope'n it would never come to fruition)
BOY would eventually kick his drug addictions a few times thru-out his
brilliant "karma" career after bein' subjected to clean the streets of the big apple for 5 days in 2006...
and unfortunately 3 years later would do 4 more months in Edmunds Hill prison in 2009 til he finally cleaned up his act fer good...even take'n a poke at his time behind bars with his cheeky hit "PENTONVILLE BLUES"
BOY never realized until now how lucky that he is to have the longevity in his career that most musicians would dare to dream of...Boy George is 61 today and is still making music
the queen of the dance floor has even admitted to dabble'n in drugs durin'
the early days of her career but has also said "it wasn't the smartest thing" she's ever done...she would rather rule the world as she told DICK CLARK on AMERICAN BANDSTAND in 1984 and she has...
at 64 MADONNA is still make'n music and is set to take the stage later this year fer the 40th anniversary with her greatest hits spann'n her entire career into a massive tour to beat all tours
DEBBIE HARRY admitted that she herself fell to the addiction with many
drugs dur'in her career until she became addicted to heroin for 2 years after being dropped by her label...with the IRS seize'n all her assets and home and her manager quitt'n on her at the same time...DEBBIE finally sought help with the help of her then boyfriend Chris Stein and kicked her habit for good and went on to be a complete success...dropp'n a string of amaze'n hits from "CALL ME" to "SUGAR ON THE SIDE" released in 2014...
DEBBIE HARRY is 77 today and has no plans of slow down in the senior center
OZZY OSBOURNE had battled roughly 40 years of drugs and alcohol
abuse nonetheless finally conquer'n his demons thanx to his wife Sharon who offered to manage him as a solo artist...
and at 74 OZZY dropped his 13th studio album with the track "ONE OF THOSE DAYS" in the fall of 2022
recently i ran into an X of mine whom i had made music with years ago
(though not in a studio sett'n per say...more like my studioish shitbox if ya catch my drift) that was struggle'n with his own narcotic nightmares at the time and it seemed like he was in a better place from what i could witness while i was buy'n an onion...see...it can be done!
so for any of you think'n about mainline'n whatever someone may offer
you just to see how it feels (though i don't condone it) i won't condemn those who do...it's yer fuck'n life...do with it what you will!
though don't get mad at anyone if the house falls down on top of you…
the help is there if you want it
in the end…if i wanna get high i’ll add another inch to my heels
now GET OFF MY DRESS!
