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OCTOBER 13, 2011 8:32AM

Guitar's and Cigarette's~

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"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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I'm glad to hear you're still working on the guitar. Don't worry if you're a little slow on the chords, some of the most famous performers and songwriters in the world have succeeded despite having only the most basic knowledge of the guitar...
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.
Keep up the good work on the cigarette front and especially on the guitar. Do you have blisters on your fingers? They sure beat nicotine stains. Bob is feeling a little better and I am hoping he will restring and tune my broken instrument today. Then I will practice my eight chords.
Good for you scanner! I can only imagine how difficult it must be to kick the sticks. I'm looking forward to the day when you do a video post playing your guitar.
This is great Kenny.. Now only if Steve would quit.. 55 bucks every two weeks..:(
HUGGGGGGGGGGGG
and congrats
Beware complacency with the butts! Not long ago I quit for a straight up year, only to start again. No, it never goes away... the jones.
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?
Here's to some nice pink lungs in the future!
Keep up the good fight - amazing to me that this form of corporate profit genocide has been practiced legally in this country for so many years - nicotine is more addictive than heroine - but someone has to keep the cancer treatment industry alive and thriving.
I quit 5 years or so ago...I only crave a smoke maybe every 6 months. I had to give up my one glass of wine per day 2 weeks ago...what next?

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.
Keep going smoke-free, scanman. Think about all the money you gave to those fuckers making millions from selling poison once they get you addicted. Well, I see, you already have! I let my anger help overcome my cig habit and maybe it'll help you too when you get a craving. A guitar is a good replacement for keeping those fingers busy. Practice, practice, practice ...

Just remember "Sir Walter Raleigh was such a stupid get. "
Your efforts are admirable as the jonesing must be unbearable sometimes. An inspiration you are, Sir. And how 'bout those mainstream corporate media types? If you visit my facebook page, I shared a brilliant Jon Stewart segment that had me laughing about the very issue you mention. He says the mainstream media have two settings: "Blackout" and "Circus," then applied it to OWS. Hilarious and true. Great post. R
Frank, I had a little trouble with the booze too. An addictive personality that I hope rubs off on the guitar!
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!
Oh, and continued best wishes to you as you continue with your shredding!!!
I can dig it man, that's why I, an overweight,COPD/emphysema and cancer patient can't put the bastards down. Funny, I did me some cocaine, some opiates, and literally a ton of pot yet I was able to walk away without the kind of misery that cigarettes entail. Anyone who thinks there is a good reason to keep marijuana illegal should be forcibly addicted to nicotine and then have to tell me why that it is better.
Ahhhhh Scan Man, you have no idea how many times I've tried unsuccessfully to give up the "butts". I only smoke about a half pack a day now--the rest is sucking on nicotine lozenges but I just can't seem to kick 'em. Damn. And like you, I've been smoking for the better part of 40 years. I could have retired by now--although I'm sure I would have found another way to blow the money.
Give 'em hell, ScanMan. I'm just constantly amused at how the right totally dismisses the OWS while granting the "teabaggers" status and legitimacy.
remember music in modulation ... modulation.
I am rooting for you!!! And anyone else who is trying to quit. I never smoked, but I feel for you. Keep twanging. Guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music...just don't "smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIN8MmMloZE
I'm so proud of you. You will always have the cravings but you will enjoy breathing more.

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 am so happy that you have not succumbed to the devil in paper.
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
I hate to tell you this, but a million wouldn't buy you much real estate in Beverly Hills.

Glad you're still off smoking, though.
Scanner,
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
scanner- great to catch up with you. I had some friends over for dinner a few nights ago. After we ate, the guy guest stepped out for a cigarette. After having just chided him to quite earlier in the dinner, I nearly asked him for one. It's been years since I quit, and I still have those thoughts.

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.
I would have about 800k in the bank. So the cravings just don't go away? You are right -- they need to put us up in Spas etc. It is sick how addictive it is and we get no compassion ;>(

Keep fighting those craving, Scanman.
Congrats, bubba. Keep a'goin'!
Sounds like you're fighting the good fight. Congrats.
I can imagine you and a guitar. It fits. Hurry and make a video.
Michelle, I'm on the way to Facebook now, thanks~~
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~~
good thinking brau! watched them kill my parents - who were always broke but never without butts - at the same time we had no health ins....etc. etc. etc.

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.
Yeah, cigarettes are very tough to quit. My dad smoked for 30 years and then quit. But even after he quit he still considered himself a smoker, because he always wanted one. He put it this way: "I didn't quit smoking; I just stopped smoking."

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!
It does sound like ex-con and ex-felon, doesn't it? Man, I hate that; it is such a lame culture. You keep it up, ScanMan, and soon you will be doing Al Di Meola chords. R
Hey Scanner, checking out your comments on this great post. I like the apostrophes on the title...and isn't there a country/western song that goes something like, "guitars and Cadillacs...hillbilly music..." Well, your title reminded me of that song. So I have been humming that song all day!
You're still off the smokes and getting better at the guitar. Sounds like all good news to me. (And if I tell the networks about your good news, the nightly news will talk about that instead of OWS.)
Good for you Scanner. The guitar playing will keep your fingers busy instead of smoking. I can relate - though its been over 25 years for me...it was a tough one...but the craving does eventually go away.
Congratulations on how long you have gone without a puff. You are a warrior for your life.
Congrats on the still not smoking dude. This gives you something else to do with your fingers - like strum your guitar or practice telling the candidates that you are their number one fan- Hah. Rated with a Jali Smile of course
But Camels help with digestion. I saw that from a doctor in a magazine. Open tune that axe and use you Zippo for a slide, then you'll know all the chords.
Now, you could save all that money if you would just go to the bank and deposit the correct amount for a pack of cigs as often as you would have been buying them.....
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.
Unless I'm missing the point of some huge punch line, I can't believe you're not catching hell for the punctuation of your title. Just sayin'.
Jeff, I've had 6 PM's, it's all over Facebook and the grammar police are going nuts, but, as I said below, I like the way it looked. It's not a piece of art, it's just a silly blog that I wrote to have fun with. People get a little too serious about this stuff. But, I do respect the written word and I run all my stuff ( short stories, poems, etc) through a site now that corrects the punctuation and even some grammar, but that costs money and I'm not paying to have it done. But sometimes, KOOL, just looks better than COOL!
Keep trying to quit! And practice that guitar. We can listen to you instead of network news. I'm sure you would be much more informative.
If I had a friend that owned a nice guitar and smoked, that would be great.

Because I might get the guitar after he dies.
I am so proud of you Scanner! Giving up smoking must be no easy feat! Love to hear that you are playing guitar. You will have to serenade us with at Youtube video sometime!
KOOL may look better than COOL, but KOOL's stuff isn't COOL. Guitar Is and Cigarette Is or cigarettes and guitars have become materialistic. I'm all for art and insubordination but I stand with the grammer police on this one. Next time I'm going to pull that old blog over for a broken tail light and make a citizen's arrest.
Jeff, my good ole' buddy, the fact that you came here three times, and might leave your third comment, just proves my point. It was attention getting and for just a few crummy paragraphs that I wrote in ten minutes, this did very well. Would it have gotten this much attention with a title that was written correctly, NO~As I have written, on a serious piece or even a funny piece, I would have written it correctly, but this is a silly BLOG, i.e. Jane and others who do not even capitalize and do not know a paragraph from my apostrophes. Ever hear of a song by the O'Jay's called "the Lighten-Up? hah~~~have a good one~~
The stats are great but I wonder if you really would be rich now. Cigaretts are as addictive as processed food!