by version sound » Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:45 pm
Like lots of other things, being the youngest kid on the block, I started partaking pretty early. The first time I drank, I was probably under 10. The first time I smoked weed, I was 11. I smoked weed and cloves pretty regularly with my next door neighbor, who was 4 years older than me. I remember many nights when we would smoke up in the parking lot, then hit the mall (this was the ‘80s, after all). I met my friend Garry at a football game, early in 9th grade. Somehow the topic of drugs/alcohol came up, and he said he didn’t do either. I asked why not, and he responded with “why do you?” which felt pretty profound at the time. I was already into hardcore and knew all about straight edge, so that really clicked with me. I was straight from that night until the night of my senior prom. Of course, Garry eventually lost his edge in a big way - the first time he ever drank, he drank most of a bottle of Everclear, when he started dropping acid not long after, he did it like clockwork every 2-3 days for several months. Last time I talked to him a few years ago, he had issues with prescription pain pills. I’m quasi-edge at this point. I drink rarely, and when I do, I rarely have more than one drink.
“Go fuck a football”
- vinylgirl