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Originally posted by paigowprincess
You are making me wistful again, Sebby. This reminds me of the time in 1991 when the Dead played the Silver Bowl for the frist time and I was sitting on the ground at intermission between sets and all of a sudden, my friend got the acid glint and did the big claws hands and started shimmying up while Free fallin was playing. I thought to myself "Do I love Tom Petty or has the acid just kicked in?". The sun was beating down with a warm desert breeze and people were playing cards all around us. They had those weird showery nozzle things around the perimeter and my friend started diving in.
bottom line: day tripping is excellent and yes I loved Tom Petty and yes the acid kicked in. I think I hav like five tom petty albums and Wildflowers is one of my alltime favorites. Thanks LSD!
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Paigs,
There's a reason people say college is the best four years of your life. I still get back on the psychedelic horse a good amount, and when the engines fire at first, I recall exactly that feeling of complete irresponsibility and adventure that made those years so spectacular. But it ain't quite the same now. In many regards, it mind maintenance. I'm married to the experience for life and have to repeat it with frequency because it is the greatest stress reliever around. You have to blow out the cobwebs and remind yourself not to get too caught up in the shit around you.
The other thing I note is that tripping has made me more creative. I tend not to be governed strictly by the false parameters of a lot of my colleagues. Many people will say "Well, you can't do that." The people I know who indulge tend to instead ask "Why not?" I think you look at life differently once you've seen the walls breathe and touched a bass line as it wafted past you a few times. Or maybe I'm just a burnt fool waxing nostalgic and rationalizing brain damage. Either way, it gets me through the days.
