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In this Blog .... - LSD - Nazis - AIDS - Rabbis - Wormholes
- and more!
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Bentley's Blog Baddist ACID Trips ... (don't try this at home!)
WARNING:
Bentleys Blog does not condone the use of LSD. Do not under any circumstances attempt to copy any of the stunts described in this Blog. I was very lucky to have survived the Psychedelic experience. Some people that I knew took a Trip and never returned.
Trip #1
Are we Hullucinating yet?
Bentley's Blog Baddist ACID Trips ... (don't try this at home!)
WARNING:
Bentleys Blog does not condone the use of LSD. Do not under any circumstances attempt to copy any of the stunts described in this Blog. I was very lucky to have survived the Psychedelic experience. Some people that I knew took a Trip and never returned.
Trip #1
Are we Hullucinating yet?
pic by Sara B'
... late one night in 1969 - or was it 68? (I can't remember the sixties - so I must've
been there!) - Teenage Rick - Little Ian - and myself drank some Electric Cool Aid
(pure LSD mixed with Orange Juice) and then set off from Hull in my Dads white
Zepher 4 on a 'trip' to London to visit Honk + - I know I know I know that driving a car
whilst tripping is totally irresponsible - and is like a really stupid and very dangerous
thing to do - but I had the ridiculous notion from previous experience that the effect
of perpetual motion would prevent the hallucinations from taking a firm grip on my
reality ... what am I talking about?
the headlights don't work when you're travelling faster than the speed of light ...
... it was a beautifully clear night - and I was behind the wheel - staring out through dilated pupils at the road - which was illuminated by the cars headlights or (in my mind) tractor beams - as we sped along - the road ahead looked more like a wormhole than the A1 - my dads Zepher had transmogrified into some kind of Interstella Spacecraft and was transporting us to another dimension ... for your information: there is no way of telling which way is up or which way is down when you are travelling at warp speed through a wormhole - but it is the best fun I've ever had with my clothes on!
the headlights don't work when you're travelling faster than the speed of light ...
... it was a beautifully clear night - and I was behind the wheel - staring out through dilated pupils at the road - which was illuminated by the cars headlights or (in my mind) tractor beams - as we sped along - the road ahead looked more like a wormhole than the A1 - my dads Zepher had transmogrified into some kind of Interstella Spacecraft and was transporting us to another dimension ... for your information: there is no way of telling which way is up or which way is down when you are travelling at warp speed through a wormhole - but it is the best fun I've ever had with my clothes on!
Reality Check
... our psychedelic journey was abruptly interrupted when a police car pulled up alongside us in the time tunnel and signalled us to pull over - I managed to stop fairly convincingly - and we all stumbled out of the car - stationary now the hallucinations seriously took over my perception of reality - but we were totally cool with the whole policeman thing as we weren't 'carrying' anything - and we all stood passively at the side of the road starring into outer-space while the police officer inspected the vehicle - he pointed out that one of our tyres needed replacing - we must have have been putting out some weird vibes - and it is my guess that the officer of the law was psyched out - or maybe he just thought we were all from Yugoslavia? - who knows? - who cares? ... anyway this kind & considerate officer of the law proceeded to change the wheel for us - as it must have been obvious to him than none of us were going to do it - satisfied that we were now roadworthy - he signalled for us carry on our journey - so we all piled back into the car - Little Ian took over the wheel - and we drove off into the night minus a few more million brain cells ...
to be discontinued ...
next time in Bentley's Blog Baddist ACID Trips ... find out why Teenage Rick's head burst into flames ...
+ Honk was the bass player with Juniors Eyes who notably backed David Bowie in 1969
... our psychedelic journey was abruptly interrupted when a police car pulled up alongside us in the time tunnel and signalled us to pull over - I managed to stop fairly convincingly - and we all stumbled out of the car - stationary now the hallucinations seriously took over my perception of reality - but we were totally cool with the whole policeman thing as we weren't 'carrying' anything - and we all stood passively at the side of the road starring into outer-space while the police officer inspected the vehicle - he pointed out that one of our tyres needed replacing - we must have have been putting out some weird vibes - and it is my guess that the officer of the law was psyched out - or maybe he just thought we were all from Yugoslavia? - who knows? - who cares? ... anyway this kind & considerate officer of the law proceeded to change the wheel for us - as it must have been obvious to him than none of us were going to do it - satisfied that we were now roadworthy - he signalled for us carry on our journey - so we all piled back into the car - Little Ian took over the wheel - and we drove off into the night minus a few more million brain cells ...
to be discontinued ...
next time in Bentley's Blog Baddist ACID Trips ... find out why Teenage Rick's head burst into flames ...
+ Honk was the bass player with Juniors Eyes who notably backed David Bowie in 1969
Meanwhile back on Earth - the HEAT IS ON!
U.S.A. Tour July 2012 - where temperatures are the highest ever on record!
Squeeze play the Charter One Pavillion in Chicago
the temperature here is 108 degrees. I have been sat on the bus outside the venue now for 6 hours. It is so humid outside that l dont feel adventurous enough to engage with the outside world just yet. The outside world being the 30 seconds it takes to walk from the air-conditioned bus to the air-conditioned dressing room in the venue.
U.S.A. Tour July 2012 - where temperatures are the highest ever on record!
Squeeze play the Charter One Pavillion in Chicago
the temperature here is 108 degrees. I have been sat on the bus outside the venue now for 6 hours. It is so humid outside that l dont feel adventurous enough to engage with the outside world just yet. The outside world being the 30 seconds it takes to walk from the air-conditioned bus to the air-conditioned dressing room in the venue.
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Neo Nazis in Nebraska
Yesterday we were in Lincoln Nebraska. I went to look at a Vintage Shop with the very Entertaining Mr. Large (who's birthday it was) Happy Birthday old boy! Anyway we were astonished to find among the many interesting items - an action figure of Heinrich Himmler! - complete with the original box.
Yesterday we were in Lincoln Nebraska. I went to look at a Vintage Shop with the very Entertaining Mr. Large (who's birthday it was) Happy Birthday old boy! Anyway we were astonished to find among the many interesting items - an action figure of Heinrich Himmler! - complete with the original box.
The shop owners had wisely taken care to keep Heinrich confined to his box -
which had an attached note:
"for historic educational purposes only
and not intended to glorify or exploit
the horrors and atrocities of war"
There was a fair amount of Nazi memorabilla in the store - and after some investigation we discovered that there had been a group of Neo Nazis based in the town. Now apparently the fanatical leader of the group contracted AIDS - and as he approached the end of his life his family refused to look after him. A local Rabbi was the only person who agreed to take him in - the Nazi was so touched by his altruism (whatever that means?) that he renounced his previously wicked life with a complete turn around on his death bed!
there's nothing like a blog with a happy ending - and this is nothing like one ...
"Eat Flaming Death Fascist Media Pig!
el bloggo
"for historic educational purposes only
and not intended to glorify or exploit
the horrors and atrocities of war"
There was a fair amount of Nazi memorabilla in the store - and after some investigation we discovered that there had been a group of Neo Nazis based in the town. Now apparently the fanatical leader of the group contracted AIDS - and as he approached the end of his life his family refused to look after him. A local Rabbi was the only person who agreed to take him in - the Nazi was so touched by his altruism (whatever that means?) that he renounced his previously wicked life with a complete turn around on his death bed!
there's nothing like a blog with a happy ending - and this is nothing like one ...
"Eat Flaming Death Fascist Media Pig!
el bloggo
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