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On the danger of drug misuse
Feb. 10th, 2010 01:30 am
This rant was inspired by alcohol. Alcohol and a sad-sack baby boomer who was listening to "dark Side of the Moon" on his car stereo, and realized, so he said, that no good music had been done since 1975. After I stoppped laughing, I started considering his problem seriously, and concluded that the problem was drugs. Not the writer's drugs, but the drugs that his favorite bands were taking.
While I'm not in favor of the drug war, I'm rather anti-pot- at least when it comes to the music business. Why you ask? My answer is, take a look at the music scene of the late 60s onward, when Mary Jay caused rock to disappear up its own bunghole for a decade. What does doing pot lead to? Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd, and aging ex-hippies lighting up at Fleetwood Mac concerts and then going home to vote Republican for thirty years.
Now cocaine? Coke on the other hand leads to Reverend Horton Heat and Johnny Cash. I could get behind a federal cocaine subsidy for struggling artists. Plus, cocaine leads to fun things like betting pools on which artist's heart will explode next.
Jethro Tull on the other hand will probably be touring until 2050 in a haze of fragrant smoke. Just think about that horror for a second. Or am I going to have to play videos to get my point across?
Marijuana
vs.
Cocaine
...I rest my case.
(EDIT: Apologies to Pink Floyd fans: I actually like Wish You Were Here- but then cocaine must have beenn involved with that one.)
While I'm not in favor of the drug war, I'm rather anti-pot- at least when it comes to the music business. Why you ask? My answer is, take a look at the music scene of the late 60s onward, when Mary Jay caused rock to disappear up its own bunghole for a decade. What does doing pot lead to? Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd, and aging ex-hippies lighting up at Fleetwood Mac concerts and then going home to vote Republican for thirty years.
Now cocaine? Coke on the other hand leads to Reverend Horton Heat and Johnny Cash. I could get behind a federal cocaine subsidy for struggling artists. Plus, cocaine leads to fun things like betting pools on which artist's heart will explode next.
Jethro Tull on the other hand will probably be touring until 2050 in a haze of fragrant smoke. Just think about that horror for a second. Or am I going to have to play videos to get my point across?
Marijuana
vs.
Cocaine
...I rest my case.
(EDIT: Apologies to Pink Floyd fans: I actually like Wish You Were Here- but then cocaine must have beenn involved with that one.)
