tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post1992057669756411491..comments2009-07-03T20:03:25.787-04:00Mary Kunz Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691118577179541037mkg@marykunzgoldman.orgBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post-82563558528115059892009-07-03T20:03:25.787-04:002009-07-03T20:03:25.787-04:00Larry, thanks for sharing that Ambien story! I believe those stories now that they are corroborated by someone I know. How frightening that must have been for you. And how unfair!<br /><br />Thank God you weren&#39;t killed.<br /><br />Budd, I agree with you on pop music being &quot;for the moment.&quot; But sometimes it is for longer than that! &quot;Human Nature&quot; was on my brain for three days!Mary Kunz Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691118577179541037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post-74291108813487681102009-07-01T11:22:37.046-04:002009-07-01T11:22:37.046-04:00The 100-year test is a pretty high bar to hurdle. I&#39;m not sure how much music from 1909 is heard today. And when you throw in changes in technology, it gets even more complicated. <br /><br />You could argue that Beethoven was played in 1909, and will be played in 2109. But that&#39;s almost a different world, musically speaking. Pop music (as in &quot;King of Pop&quot;) is more designed for the moment, and there&#39;s no denying the value in that.Budd Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07185379529219858958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post-72393045297389470282009-07-01T10:32:30.778-04:002009-07-01T10:32:30.778-04:00Yesterday&#39;s article:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1196437/Was-Michael-Jackson-bodyguard-centre-drugs-supply-chain-led-singers-death.htmlLarryChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02741668887301176061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post-60539965682349219202009-07-01T09:59:46.853-04:002009-07-01T09:59:46.853-04:00The drug he wanted, and had had before is an IV General Anesthetic use mostly to sedate ventilated patients in ICU. It is quite dreamy and is abused by those who can get it.<br /><br />We do not get the straight scoop here in the USA news. Try going to dailymail.co.uk for the real stuff. Yesterday they had an article about Jackson insisting having a doctor on the payroll which even lived with him. A drug addict&#39;s paradise. He was also spending like $60,000 / month on prescription drugs, many written for his staff (opioids, benzodiazepines, antidepressants etc.).<br /><br />Drug addiction causes insomnia. When it takes general anesthesia to cure it... maybe it is time to move on.<br /><br />The Dailymail also went deep into his thing with kids. Stuff we do not get here.<br /><br />While I am ranting, I will just say that Ambien is nothing but poison. Much abused and very addictive. In 2007, a doctor gave me some and I wound up doing something which is common and is even listed in the Adverse Reactions. I &#39;drove while asleep&#39;. Oh joy! I also drove right into the rear of a stopped truck, totaled my car and got a nice DWI charge. Was taken to jail, spent thousands, lost my license for one year and sent to ASAP. It will take years to get this well behind me. The funny thing is, I saw it all happen as if I were having an &#39;out-of-body&#39; experience.<br /><br />&#39;Just say no&#39;, as Nancy would say.LarryChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02741668887301176061noreply@blogger.com