
"I will fuckin' kill YOU!! Give me a puff of that cigarette or I will fuckin' kill YOU!!!
You know how many times I've had thought that same thought? I don't know the exact count, but I do know it's now been 3 months and I still want a cigarette as bad now as I did when I quit. How this government, or the world, could turn a drug like nicotine loose on kids and adults is just as wrong as what Dr. Murry, Michael Jackson's doctor, did by leaving him alone after injecting him full of a drug that could kill him. It is an outrage that they still sell these damn things.
I have done almost every illegal drug known to man at one time or another in my life, and never, ever, have I had the joneses like I have had from nicotine. It's terrible and the tobacco companies should be made to give you the option of staying in a 5-Star Hotel with free everything and a doctor like Dr Murry (well, a better one) shooting you up with liquid Zanax until the cravings stop, which by the way, seems to be on my deathbed!
But, besides that little "hiccup", I'm doing great, how 'bout ya'll? Yeah, this OWS is really kicking some ass. It's the only protest I've ever seen this huge, yet the airplay on the major networks is almost an after-thought. It hardly ever leads the network news on NBC, ABC or CBS. CBS will lead with it sometimes instead of the fascinating and dramatic republican debates. I get the chills when Brian Williams tells me Herman Cain is now ahead in the "most recent polls". 500 people arrested in Boston and they lead with the Godfather of Pizza. Right! Me thinks they may have mighty overlords whispering in their little journalistic ears~ya' think?
I do have one big announcement to make. As some of you know, I bought a guitar a month or two ago and I've really been practicing. I must be an idiot savant (idiot?) or something, because I think I'm really going to hit the big-time. I know about 7 or 8 chords, I'm just a little slow putting them all together. But, I figure if Milli Vinilli could fake it, I could kill on stage. I know where to put my fingers on the guitar, but the sound that comes out is just terrible. Just film me while I'm doing my Chuck Berry Duck Walk and swinging my hips like the Big-E himself, and I'm ready to buy a mansion. My mother's name is Doris, but DorisMasion just doesn't have that Graceland ring to it. DorisLand? I guess I can always figure that out after the money starts rolling in, right?
Before I head on outta' here to do some lip-syncing and practice my dance moves, like all ex-smokers (why does that sound like ex-con, ex-felon, ex-child molester, Jeez) I have a few figures from the internet that I've researched. If I would have never picked up one of those cigs, butts, squares, dugan's, refries, coffin nails, cancer sticks, fags, jacks, hausersticks, lung darts, gaspers, Black Lungs (always a personal fave), or even death sticks, makes you wonder why you would pick them up in the first place, I would have approx., $1,101,128.42 in the bank.
Yep, ole' Scan would have been a millionaire. Hell, I might have even moved to Beverly Hills, I hear that's where all us dumb-ass rich country 'folk go, hah~~
*I have now stopped smokingfor 3 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 7 hours, 49 minutes, 16 seconds. That translates into 2,958 cigarettes NOT smoked, for a savings of $591.63! At 5 minutes per cigarette I have increased my life expectancy by 1 week, 3 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes, 44 seconds.


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And reading about your still raging desire for cigarettes sure makes me glad I never smoked...I have enough trouble just turning down a second whiskey.
HUGGGGGGGGGGGG
and congrats
As far as the git, well 8 chords is pretty impressive. Many full songs are four, three, or even two.. "fire on the mountain" for example is two.
Keep on rockin' in the "free world" my friend. What else can we do?
I agree with you, how they can still sell cigarettes is beyond me, meanwhile they bust pot dispensaries here! They miss a huge tax break by not taxing pot.
Just remember "Sir Walter Raleigh was such a stupid get. "
Thanks Jon~
Miguela Holt y Roybal, My fingertips are numb, and yes, they are like rocks. I hope you get your Git fixed!
tea tom, and you my friend!
Linda, I hope he quits also. The money, sure, but I do feel better, breathing anyway. Oh, Terri started back. AAAHHHaaahhhh!
trig, man, I've been all over the Net, getting free lessons until they cut me off. Right now, I really concentrating on chord changing more than songs. I'm just strumming and trying to integrate as many chords as possible, then I'm going to try and play more songs. I see a very long road ahead, hah!
Lin, I'm breathing a lot better and in the mornings, it's great!
Lam, it's the ultimate in hypocrisy for them to keep selling something that they tell you in commercials will "KILL YOU"!
Buffy, I only wish it would be once a week, now it's 10 times a day. Why the wine, two glasses is nothing? It's supposed to be good for the heart!
Scarlett, you're right. Playing the guitar is a good replacement. I just wished the dog would quit running away, hah!
Give 'em hell, ScanMan. I'm just constantly amused at how the right totally dismisses the OWS while granting the "teabaggers" status and legitimacy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIN8MmMloZE
As MC just told me on my blog, addiction to art and music is different that to a substance. Your guitar is growing something that will transcend you beyond this mortal plane. That is worthwhile.
I watched both parents die of 3 pack a day desease. My mother said it was still hard to stop even after she had to carry an oxygen tank with her 24/7. I am sure you will be the next guitar hero.
rated with love
Glad you're still off smoking, though.
I don't know your politics that well, cuz you are so
damn reticent to share them. So if I offend you, I am sorry.
I simply don't know your opinion on James I of England.
But , despite his many faults, he had a damn good quote
on smoking:
"A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the the pit that is bottomless."
James I of England
As for OWS- hell yeah is all I have to say.
I can't wait to see your music video. I bet it earns a VMA.
Keep fighting those craving, Scanman.
I can imagine you and a guitar. It fits. Hurry and make a video.
Bob, you were right the other day, saying the Feds were going to start busting people for a little pot. Bloodsuckers~
Walter, I did the half-a-pack for years too. Those last 10 are a bitch and I'm straining everyday not to fire one up. Terri started back, and I hate it!
Chuck, the Birthday Boy and Master Wordsmith, thanks~
dirndl skirt, thank you. It is really the hardest thing I've ever quit, and I've quit a lot of stuff!:-)
Z, thanks. I just hope they go to one a day. Or Ten, AAAHHHaahh!
RP, I'm so sorry about your parents. Guitar Hero, I doubt, but I think I got Guitar Zero covered~
Kosher, you're right, I was thinking about ole' Jed, but that was many, many moons ago, hah!
James, you know my politics. Bitch about everything and then don't bother to vote!
Rei, don't ever fire one up, if you do, I think it has a spell attached to it. 99, Yes~~
fernsy, thanks. With what you've been through, I can see why you've smoked so much. Peace be with you my friend!
Matt, thanks, Bubba~~
Fay, it is so good to have you back on OS. Now, Stay!
Some of you are upset about the apostrophe's in the title. I did it that way because it looks Kool, although with my history, I can't blame you for thinking different. It must be like fingernails on a chalkboard to teachers, hah!! Sorry~~
buttt, none of the 6 of us smoke that shit! and none of us are broke! still keep em legal! and i know you aint sayin they shouldnt be! bravo! because - being free means just that - bang the nail in our own coffins - or not.
So what kind of guitar did you buy?
If you are relatively new to the guitar, you might want to consider studying with a teacher. The old saying is that the guitar is the easiest instrument to play badly, and the hardest instrument to play well. So it is important to learn proper technique. If you start out by learning bad technique, that can hinder you forever after. I never picked up the guitar until I was 45 years old, and I credit having studied with a guitar teacher for any progress I have made.
So take some of the money that used to go for smoke, and get yourself a good teacher!
or put the same amount in a jar or box in the house. You could plan up for a nice vacation or something.
I look forward to seeing you lip synching, guitar picking UTube video.
Hugs.
Because I might get the guitar after he dies.