She has had some work done on her face, but she is a lovely looking woman nonetheless.
Maddog said
Jul 11 6:49 PM, 2023
Syl wrote:
She has had some work done on her face, but she is a lovely looking woman nonetheless.
Yeah, having a little work done is a bit different than reconfiguring your face to look like ETs redheaded stepsister..
Syl said
Jul 11 7:05 PM, 2023
Quite.
Maddog said
Jul 11 7:15 PM, 2023
Nanci left us a couple of years ago. She had health problems but we really don't know what happened. Could have been suicide too..
She was a cutie with a sweet voice. One of the greats that came out of the Austin music scene in the 70s when a bunch of Texans gave Nashville the middle finger.
Digger said
Jul 12 1:20 PM, 2023
Maddog said
Jul 12 2:21 PM, 2023
Digger wrote:
That dug up some old memories.
Digger said
Jul 12 5:40 PM, 2023
Maddog wrote:
Digger wrote:
That dug up some old memories.
Jack Wild was one of my first crushes when I was 13.
He had a short life sadly due to drinking and smoking excessively. He ended up with oral cancer.
The two photos below show him in his late twenties, and at 53 just before he died.
He always said not. He reckoned he would have been an alcoholic regardless because he had THIQ which addicts nearly always do.
THIQ is a unique chemical that was first found in the brains of people with heroin addiction. Until that is, one day, a researcher discovered that it was also found in the brains of hardcore alcoholics after they died. Because the body can only manufacture this chemical, it seemed to be a likely link for solving the disease of alcohol addiction. When other, more moderate drinkers were studied, the chemical was nowhere to be found in their systems.
Maddog said
Jul 13 1:34 AM, 2023
Digger wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Digger wrote:
That dug up some old memories.
Jack Wild was one of my first crushes when I was 13.
He had a short life sadly due to drinking and smoking excessively. He ended up with oral cancer.
The two photos below show him in his late twenties, and at 53 just before he died.
Damn. 😳
Digger said
Jul 13 8:43 AM, 2023
Maddog wrote:
Digger wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Digger wrote:
That dug up some old memories.
Jack Wild was one of my first crushes when I was 13.
He had a short life sadly due to drinking and smoking excessively. He ended up with oral cancer.
The two photos below show him in his late twenties, and at 53 just before he died.
Damn. 😳
They had to remove his tongue and voice box. I think he was one of the UK's most talented performers that never was. He was brilliant in Oliver!
Digger said
Jul 13 8:45 AM, 2023
I've lived with someone who had a drink problem. It was soul destroying and they would not be helped. There is something unbearable about watching someone kill themselves slowly with this disease.
Syl said
Jul 13 11:26 AM, 2023
Digger wrote:
I've lived with someone who had a drink problem. It was soul destroying and they would not be helped. There is something unbearable about watching someone kill themselves slowly with this disease.
I was friends with someone with a drink problem. She never addressed it, and she hid it so well only close friends knew. She was scarcely ill, but had underlying problems caused by drink that she ignored and never spoke about.
She died in front of me at the age of 41.
Digger said
Jul 13 10:48 PM, 2023
Syl wrote:
Digger wrote:
I've lived with someone who had a drink problem. It was soul destroying and they would not be helped. There is something unbearable about watching someone kill themselves slowly with this disease.
I was friends with someone with a drink problem. She never addressed it, and she hid it so well only close friends knew. She was scarcely ill, but had underlying problems caused by drink that she ignored and never spoke about.
She died in front of me at the age of 41.
And liver disease is alarmingly on the rise. Once that goes, you're fucked. The liver is more important than any other organ in the body. It performs 300 functions that we just need to live. I don't get why people drink to the point of destroying it.
Vita said
Jul 15 8:01 AM, 2023
It's a terrible thing alcoholism but it can be beaten.
I've seen and heard some terrible things from people at AA Meetings who who managed it.
Myself included, I've been sober for years and stopping was the best thing I ever did.
There was a woman at a meeting who's daughter was in a wheelchair because she drank all through her pregnancy, a man who was given the last rites and wheeled into a meeting two days later on a stretcher, a man who passed out on the road and a car went over him, he was left with terrible injuries but never felt sorry for himself.
They all got sober and changed their lives.
jackthelad said
Jul 15 10:47 AM, 2023
Vita wrote:
It's a terrible thing alcoholism but it can be beaten.
I've seen and heard some terrible things from people at AA Meetings who who managed it.
Myself included, I've been sober for years and stopping was the best thing I ever did.
There was a woman at a meeting who's daughter was in a wheelchair because she drank all through her pregnancy, a man who was given the last rites and wheeled into a meeting two days later on a stretcher, a man who passed out on the road and a car went over him, he was left with terrible injuries but never felt sorry for himself.
They all got sober and changed their lives.
I've known quite a few alcoholics vicky some who went to rehab some went to AA and beat the demons.
Well done. It's a heart felt well done because I know how you must have struggled.
Syl said
Jul 15 12:35 PM, 2023
Vita wrote:
It's a terrible thing alcoholism but it can be beaten.
I've seen and heard some terrible things from people at AA Meetings who who managed it.
Myself included, I've been sober for years and stopping was the best thing I ever did.
There was a woman at a meeting who's daughter was in a wheelchair because she drank all through her pregnancy, a man who was given the last rites and wheeled into a meeting two days later on a stretcher, a man who passed out on the road and a car went over him, he was left with terrible injuries but never felt sorry for himself.
They all got sober and changed their lives.
I really admire the way you managed to stop drinking Vita, and also the way you talk about it, hopefully encouraging others to beat their own addictions.
Magica said
Jul 15 1:24 PM, 2023
Vita wrote:
It's a terrible thing alcoholism but it can be beaten.
I've seen and heard some terrible things from people at AA Meetings who who managed it.
Myself included, I've been sober for years and stopping was the best thing I ever did.
There was a woman at a meeting who's daughter was in a wheelchair because she drank all through her pregnancy, a man who was given the last rites and wheeled into a meeting two days later on a stretcher, a man who passed out on the road and a car went over him, he was left with terrible injuries but never felt sorry for himself.
They all got sober and changed their lives.
Being an alcoholic destroys not just their lives but their family around them.
I love that you speak out V, not many would. You can now go on to live a full and healthy lfe.
Well done V x
Vita said
Jul 16 6:56 AM, 2023
Magica wrote:
Vita wrote:
It's a terrible thing alcoholism but it can be beaten.
I've seen and heard some terrible things from people at AA Meetings who who managed it.
Myself included, I've been sober for years and stopping was the best thing I ever did.
There was a woman at a meeting who's daughter was in a wheelchair because she drank all through her pregnancy, a man who was given the last rites and wheeled into a meeting two days later on a stretcher, a man who passed out on the road and a car went over him, he was left with terrible injuries but never felt sorry for himself.
They all got sober and changed their lives.
Being an alcoholic destroys not just their lives but their family around them.
I love that you speak out V, not many would. You can now go on to live a full and healthy lfe.
She has had some work done on her face, but she is a lovely looking woman nonetheless.
Yeah, having a little work done is a bit different than reconfiguring your face to look like ETs redheaded stepsister..
Quite.
Nanci left us a couple of years ago. She had health problems but we really don't know what happened. Could have been suicide too..
She was a cutie with a sweet voice. One of the greats that came out of the Austin music scene in the 70s when a bunch of Texans gave Nashville the middle finger.
That dug up some old memories.
Jack Wild was one of my first crushes when I was 13.
He had a short life sadly due to drinking and smoking excessively. He ended up with oral cancer.
The two photos below show him in his late twenties, and at 53 just before he died.
He always said not. He reckoned he would have been an alcoholic regardless because he had THIQ which addicts nearly always do.
THIQ is a unique chemical that was first found in the brains of people with heroin addiction. Until that is, one day, a researcher discovered that it was also found in the brains of hardcore alcoholics after they died. Because the body can only manufacture this chemical, it seemed to be a likely link for solving the disease of alcohol addiction. When other, more moderate drinkers were studied, the chemical was nowhere to be found in their systems.
Damn. 😳
They had to remove his tongue and voice box. I think he was one of the UK's most talented performers that never was. He was brilliant in Oliver!
I was friends with someone with a drink problem. She never addressed it, and she hid it so well only close friends knew. She was scarcely ill, but had underlying problems caused by drink that she ignored and never spoke about.
She died in front of me at the age of 41.
And liver disease is alarmingly on the rise. Once that goes, you're fucked. The liver is more important than any other organ in the body. It performs 300 functions that we just need to live. I don't get why people drink to the point of destroying it.
It's a terrible thing alcoholism but it can be beaten.
I've seen and heard some terrible things from people at AA Meetings who who managed it.
Myself included, I've been sober for years and stopping was the best thing I ever did.
There was a woman at a meeting who's daughter was in a wheelchair because she drank all through her pregnancy, a man who was given the last rites and wheeled into a meeting two days later on a stretcher, a man who passed out on the road and a car went over him, he was left with terrible injuries but never felt sorry for himself.
They all got sober and changed their lives.
I've known quite a few alcoholics vicky some who went to rehab some went to AA and beat the demons.
Well done. It's a heart felt well done because I know how you must have struggled.
I really admire the way you managed to stop drinking Vita, and also the way you talk about it, hopefully encouraging others to beat their own addictions.
Being an alcoholic destroys not just their lives but their family around them.
I love that you speak out V, not many would. You can now go on to live a full and healthy lfe.
Well done V x
Thanks Mags x
Speaking of Blasts from the past...https://news.sky.com/story/singer-and-actress-jane-birkin-has-died-12921798
I had many a steamy dance with my boyfriend to this tune back in the day.