The Devil Made Me Do It
Just a little follow up on one of my favorite alcoholic crash dummies, Amy Winehouse, who has once again made the news with a spectacular failure. She has added to a recent quick succession of aborted...
View ArticleMcNair Dead, Drunk: Would He Have Seen it Coming Sober?
One need not be a prognosticator to divine alcohol’s lead role in violence, crime, and accidents, but I am going to say I told you so anyway. Toxicology reports from Steve McNair murdered a few weeks...
View ArticleJamie Lee Curtis on Recovery
Award winning actress, prolific author, philanthropist and inventor- Jamie Lee Curtis is a very accomplished woman, but what is her proudest achievement? Recovery. My recovery from drug addiction is...
View ArticleStevie Ray Vaughan – A Grateful Alcoholic
I want thank friend and TDA contributor Screedler for sharing this post of two topics- famous alcoholics and speaker meetings. Stop! – before reading this post please start playing the video posted...
View ArticleKanye West + Alcohol Abuse = Jackass (per Obama)
Embedded video from CNN Video If he’d been on the other side of the velvet ropes he’d been arrested for open container and/or public intoxication, but rap star, alcohol abuser Kanye West swilling from...
View ArticleCabrera Whiffs… of Alcohol and at the Plate
Apparently the only thing Miguel Cabrera, star of the Detroit Tigers, could hit last Saturday was his wife. Cue the TDA monologue and laugh track… (1). He went 0-4 stranding 6 men on base in a game...
View Article43 Cars Waited for Your Nose to Turn Green
Is it true, Mr. Fields, that when you stood on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, 43 cars waited for your nose to turn green? ~ Radio show interaction between Charlie McCarthy and WC Fields WC Fields...
View ArticleFamous Alcoholics: Stephen King on the Liar’s Disease
We’re in full swing on the chemotherapy, I’ll try to do an update soon. Until then, here is one of the most popular posts from the 2007 archives. I took up the challenge to occasionally highlight a...
View ArticleWhy We Cover Celebrity Crap – An Apology Of Sorts
Unfortunately the biggest news makers are always the one’s that involve human suffering. Plain crashes, tornados, earthquakes and floods always make the front page. So it’s no surprise that when you...
View ArticleRed Carpet News – And the Oscar goes to…
Rehab if he keeps this up. This appeared on Hollywood boulevard a couple of days ago. Doubtful we will see it tonight. And last year the same artist who goes by the moniker Plastic Jesus wowed the...
View ArticleA Collective Effort of Heroes
Neato assist by TDA favorite Robert Downey Jr. But, the real heroes here are Albert Manero of The Collective Project and of course Alex. For more on The Collective Project. I know we toot his horn a...
View ArticleTDA Halloween Challenge
This creepy 35 second Hanna Barbera anti-drug PSA has the best catchphrase ever at the end. Happy Halloween!!!
View ArticleI Am Chris Farley
I caught the new documentary about comedian and Saturday Night Live star Chris Farley on Spike TV over the holiday weekend and despite the way it glosses over the ugly side of his addictions, its worth...
View ArticleScott Weiland R.I.P.
Unfortunately Scott Weiland was as famous for being a drug addict as he was for being the lead singer of two great bands, the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. He goes now to the great gig in...
View ArticleTwin Peaks Hangover Cure
I am a Twin peaks fan but don’t remember this one. Found via Dangerous Minds
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