It’s a pretty wordless Wednesday. I don’t do this very often anymore.
Herr ‘H’
Boston Wednesday
Meet Mike. You might detect a slight local accent. And a foreign one. I have to admit I have no idea what a “Rip Dawg” is. But, I thought it sounded cool.
Authentic Aitch
Hard to Say Where I Am…
But yeah, it’s that town with the Nazi spray painter hunt going on. And yeah, I had to give up a druggie – I saw him the next morning – he was definitely here – and definitely weird.
So, I was watching old 1980’s C-SPAN when I first heard about the legend of Cocaine Onion Farmer. In upstate New York, at the height of the Cocaine epidemic our boy spent upwards of $40,000 on blow. After driving home Blasted one night he was surprised to find out that his car had sustained no real damage. The rearview mirror was missing. That was it, whew… Until he heard “Honey, where’s your arm?” from Missus Onion Farmer – nothing else was the matter. Well, after they found his arm and four blood transfusions later, our boy Cocaine Onion Farmer lost that arm because too much time went by.
This Doctor also had another interesting story or rather, statistic. If a guy goes away to Rehab, there was an 80% chance his female partner would stay around. But If a gal goes away to Rehab… there was only a 20% chance her partner would stay around. Well, it’s been a few years… Where we at with that?
It’s better now right? Maybe it’s like 50/50 or something? Or am I just channeling Cocaine Onion Farmer? Like ‘C’mon, it’s not that bad is it?!?’ – sounds like the kind of thing he’d say.
‘H’ – Some say… he knew nothing
Disclaimer
I’ve noticed a thread with some of my clips. They (The subjects) are getting into trouble. I’ve even broken the cardinal rule. That rule, is to NEVER interact/interfere. But, she got me with a clip of her own. “It Can Happen” – by YES (1983). She just played the opening riff but, it was a gut punch – not the first or last time she could hit me with a song. She spent the next several hours sober – talking about changing and I was locked in. I just had to interject… stay on point lady… I’m only a few months older than you… I fucking get it.
Onion farmers that lost an arm don’t cry… That’s my thought of the day.
It’s not always Schadenfreude with the German kid.
Crazy ‘H’
Crazy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGkrCV1Afk
It Can happen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12Dpe1v6xQ