Who still drinks? I met Lyn at age 31 or 32 and 1 week after we were married, I came home from work, popped a beer, took a swig and immediately began sneezing, eyes swelling and watering... misery. But I didn't get it. Next afternoon was a repeat performance. Same next day......... then... I began to get a clue. I tried my Chivas Regal..... same thing.... wine... same thing... schnapps... yup. That was it. I turned severely allergic to alcohol at the drop of a hat, no logical reason, no prelude and its never changed. In my younger days in Germany I drank both Henninger and Binding beer every day. 12% alcohol and usually two or three bottles a day. In retrospect its was a good thing, but those first few summers were hard.
Smoking? Two days after Lyn announced she was carrying Rosemary I stopped cold turkey after having smoked Camels and Lucky Strikes for 20 years. That was some 35 years ago. No relapses and no regrets. Best part?.......... My kids neither smoke nor drink.
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Posted by Mr Curtis Dalton (Member # 7547) on :
Hey Pierre, When I was in high school, I spent my days Skateboarding and Snowboarding. when I was not doing that I was having a great time hanging with my friends causing trouble somewhere.. but all in good fun. I told myself, "I'm not bored enough to drink my face off and I don't have the cash to spend on smokes" So I didn't do any. Most of my friends were in the same boat. We had a "different" style of life and I do not regret a thing. Then, at one point when I was 14, I heard a band that helped me keep this way of thinking... "Minor Threat" .. I couldn't believe this band that I could relate to! I still live the same way, but spend most of my time with my kids. I glad to say, when it comes time to talk to my kids about it, I can tell them that I never smoked or drank, and why.
Posted by Aaron Taylor (Member # 9081) on :
Wow! Mr Curtis, Minor Threat on a letterheads BB I new I was in the right place. I grew up on that band with a sk8 board in the other hand. Skateboarding, surfing and Punk got me into this whole lettering world. I loved the artwork of Jim Phillips and Pusshead. As for the drinking and hell raising I went that route but quickly learned that it was not for me. So now its juice boxes and brushes with my little girl.
-at
Still PuNk in Pensacola
Posted by Dawud Shaheed (Member # 5719) on :
I used to drink like a fish years ago. I haven't touched the stuff in at least 8 years now. Pretty much the same for me I just realized it wasn't for me anymore. No allergic reactions, but man, I used to get shaky come late afternoon everyday I would need to get a few drinks and get "primed up" for later that evening.
I can't imagine doing that now. I couldn't even find the time if I wanted to.
Aaron, it's funny you say... "Skateboarding, surfing and Punk got me into this whole lettering world."
graffiti got me into it and where I'm from a lot of graffiti writers were into Punk and skateboarding (not surfing though) On the east coast.
[ May 16, 2008, 11:49 PM: Message edited by: Dawud Shaheed ]
Posted by Mr Curtis Dalton (Member # 7547) on :
Hey Aaron, awesome. Yeah, skateboarding got me into the design world.. Mark Gonzalus AKA "the Gonz" did lots of great art work (he was a pro skater) A few years back Burton actually bought some of his art and used it for snowboard graphics! I was gonna get one just for my wall! I used to buy paints first when I got into skateboarding and paint the Grip Tape on the top of the deck.. things like the Minor Threat "Black Sheep" and the Exploited "skull"! I still Skate every now and then, and I went to a The Evens show last year and met Ian McKaye (originally of Minor Threat). It was real cool to talk to him about growing up in that scene.
As for now, I spend my days designing and sign making and listening to The Wiggles!!
Posted by Darcy Baker (Member # 8262) on :
How old are you guys?I used to surf with Greg Weaver's bro Scott and we'd make fun of little Greggy until he started skatin'pools up the street from me and got endorsed by Cadillac wheels.After he was on the cover of the mags we wanted his autograph. Ty page was a crazy SOB. one day he goes "watch this" and he skated out into traffic on 101 in Leucadia and did his trade mark never ending 360 and made traffic screech to a halt.We had the good ole days where we'd do the bomber run on 4' long fiberglass boards we made in La Costa before they built any houses there.Sorry, just reminicing..........Here's a link from a funky video I found that was shot back then before developers, Japanese investors and road rage www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzzy7tRR0Ag Take paradise ,they put up a parking lot.(if you check out the vid, note the wheels and trucks.Primitive, but these were the first urethane wheels on the market and had noticeably more grip.)Sorry, didn't mean to turn this into a surf/skate thread from a drinkin' thread.
[ May 17, 2008, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: Darcy Baker ]
Posted by Mr Curtis Dalton (Member # 7547) on :
Darcy, that was awesome! You must have been around during the Z-Boys. When Stacey Peralta started up Powell-Peralta and created the "Bones Brigade", that's when I started, I'm 32 years old now and I still love and respect that surf style of skateboarding. When I was in college in St. John's NF I bought a Long Board similar to the one Greg Weaver is riding in that video. I still have it actually. St. John's is all hills and madness for that style, I would put on my walkman and listen to The Dead Milkmen while cruising down the streets... I passed a transit bus once! Fun stuff. Although I'm a little younger then Greg's days, I did grow up when Tony Alva started his own skate company "Alva". I skated with a pair of his signature Vans shoes once and the first board I tried to get my hands on was a Dave Dunken team Alva deck. The graphics were amazing! Thanks for posting the video, I love that type of thing. There is a movie out called "the Boys of Dogtown" it's based on the documentary called "the Z-Boys". If you haven't seen them both, you really should. It's all about the stuff I would read about in magazines. these are the guys that made Tony Hawk the man he is today. Skateboarding is more then just a hobby.. it's a way of thinking, and a way of life.
Thanks for the post Darcy. Awesome.
Posted by Darcy Baker (Member # 8262) on :
Yeah Curtis, I'm 53.Peralta wrote Lords of Dogtown and in it he tried to suggest that Ty tried to change his style to more freestyle like Z-Boys. In Reality Bruce Logan had been skating that style as far back as 64 and Ty is a few years younger than me but he'd been creating his own new tricks and had his style before Z- boys even started.I guess it was Stacy's movie so he could embellish a little. Good flick just the same.I didn't know Jay Adams but he rocked... a wildman.No Fear.Ty was bringing in good money for doing what he loved, He was making over 100k a year at around 20 and had a new Alpha Romeo.It blew my mind when my friend drained his pool when mommy was gone and all these guys came to skate it.Jam session.She was cool and when she got into it she'd make drinks and watch as well.
Posted by Lee McKee (Member # 3533) on :
FUGAZI RULZ!
Posted by Aaron Taylor (Member # 9081) on :
Darcy, thanks for the link to the video love it. I'm 31 and started sk8ing the same time as Mr. Curtis. Jay Adams, Alva ( which is my Boston terriers name) and Duane Peters were the guys I looked up to. It was a great time for skateboarding. It was not todays skateboarding scene. I never thought I would see pros in milk and walmart commercials, not that thats a bad thing, now city are supporting public skateparks and making places for kids to skate. I remember getting arrested for skating in a parking lot in the 90s. I still ride a skateboard but not to often. We have a local park with a great mini ramp. Thats what I stick to these days if I get out there. If you have not watched a modern sk8 video in the last years, its crazy where there taking it. Some of the trick are just truly insane. I remember when Duane Peters did the concrete loop years before Tony Hawk did it! and thought that was insane. Its really cool that it has progressed into a "sport" now, but I still miss the rebellious aspect of it.
-at
Posted by Aaron Taylor (Member # 9081) on :
Darcy, thanks for the link to the video love it. I'm 31 and started sk8ing the same time as Mr. Curtis. Jay Adams, Alva ( which is my Boston terriers name) and Duane Peters were the guys I looked up to. It was a great time for skateboarding. It was not todays skateboarding scene. I never thought I would see pros in milk and walmart commercials, not that thats a bad thing, now city are supporting public skateparks and making places for kids to skate. I remember getting arrested for skating in a parking lot in the 90s. I still ride a skateboard but not to often. We have a local park with a great mini ramp. Thats what I stick to these days if I get out there. If you have not watched a modern sk8 video in the last years, its crazy where there taking it. Some of the trick are just truly insane. I remember when Duane Peters did the concrete loop years before Tony Hawk did it! and thought that was insane. Its really cool that it has progressed into a "sport" now, but I still miss the rebellious aspect of it.
-at
Posted by Aaron Taylor (Member # 9081) on :
Oh yeah, Lee your right Fugazi does rule!
-at
Posted by Darcy Baker (Member # 8262) on :
Aaron, we truly are criminals.I got arrested for riding my bike on the wrong side of the street when I was 16 {while carrying my board).I figured it was safer than getting run over by some fool I couldn't see.I went to court with $50 in my pocket and the judge said it was $100.They made me spend the day in jail and I still had to pay the fine.Don't think they liked longhairs.Got revenge though, my dad was art director and cartoonist at the local paper and he did an editorial cartoon showing a baby with a tricycle behind bars.Two cons talking to each other "Shoulda been here last week, Judge threw some kid in jail for riding his bike on the wrong side of the street."
Posted by Mr Curtis Dalton (Member # 7547) on :
Guys, this is awesome! and yes.. Fugazi does rock! Darcy, here is a link to a video that changed my life.. when I do get the odd chance to go skating now, I still only skate in this style. The kids these days (well, what I call kids) don't get it. Skateboarding is amazing now, but it's a job now, not as fun when you have to kill yourself to keep a sponsor. this video is back when it was fun. Check it out.. I love it so much, Ray Barbie is one of the greats. The songs are from McRad... it was one of the first albums I put in my iPod.. love having it digital.. never thought I'd see the day.
Enjoy guys.
Posted by Donald Thompson (Member # 3726) on :
Been Alcohol free for 16 years Cigarette free for 28 years (started really young) Been dip free for 22 years Been drug free 25 years
I love not being tied to those products. I understand those who have a hard time kicking these habits. I was lucky to be able to quit all of them cold turkey and never feel the urge to go back.
Posted by Miles Cullinane (Member # 980) on :
drink free for 20 years and smoke free for 19 years.
it's cheaper as a lifestyle too. Posted by Lee McKee (Member # 3533) on :
Been Drink Free for about 20 hours. Never did see the "big deal" with smoking so I never even started. Is this the progression of life for a signpainter? Smoke, Drink, and Party untill one day something clicks and you give it all up? I know everyone is different but, there has to be another sign painter out there that enjoys a pint or two every once in a while.
All in moderation I say...
Oh Yeah, Have you seen "Fu Man Chu"?
[ May 19, 2008, 07:05 PM: Message edited by: Lee McKee ]
Posted by Lawrence Armstrong (Member # 8336) on :
Quit drinking 19 years ago. Drug free for the past 28 years. I still smoke a half a pack of cigarettes a day. Quiting those has been on my mind quite a bit lately so hopefully in the not too distant future those will be on the quit list as well.
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Best advice I ever was given:
"Know when and why to put the cork back in the bottle"
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
maybe there's a bit of realisation too, that alcohol can be used as a paint thinner...
I started & stopped drinking in my teens- financial reasons were the main reason for stopping, plus the taste & 'what's the big deal' issue.
My friends at work kept their daily drinks going, and I began to save my money instead. After 18 months, I had saved enough to go backpacking for five months all over Europe & Britain- THAT was a good time & well worth it!
I like a nice port, but there was really no incentive to drink after getting out of the habit & saving money.
Posted by Anne McDonald (Member # 6842) on :
Gave up smoking 10 years ago but I still enjoy a glass of wine with friends. Occasionally have a joint but have never tried any other kind of drug. I live a fairly clean lifestyle, would rather go out for a nice meal than go to a bar and drink. I get a buzz out of playing tennis or swimming with friends
Posted by Lee McKee (Member # 3533) on :
Hey Anne, Is the "Herb" Illegal in Kiwi Land??
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Haven't read the thread, but skimmed through and saw a bunch of stuff about free alcohol, free smokes and free drugs.
Where's this party? Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Jon, I believe it's called..AMSTERDAM!
been there.
wow
Posted by Rodger MacMunn (Member # 4316) on :
I'm enjoying a wee single malt as I drink this thread. I have a dram or two 'most every night, although I have been known to enjoy a nice Shiraz & the occasional Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale. Haven't had a smoke in 13 years...........still have days where I'd crawl 10 miles on my hands & knees over barbed wire, broken glass & dirty diapers for a pipe full of Gulden Dansk. My new addiction.........honey dates! I eat at least 2kg of them every week.
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