When I think back to my 21st Birthday,I start Laughing,My Old Lady was busy planning a Surprise Party for Me,at the Apartment.I on the other hand,had been invited to TASTE,a fresh batch of Meth.In those Days,we had a few Chemistry Students,at a Well known University,not to far from Frisco.They were Cooking up USP METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE,Four Ounces,I was asked to partake in the Testing,Well, I was so frigging Wired it was pathetic.An acquaintance said,let's go Rip Off some 8 track Tape Decks,being Messed as I was,I said "RIGHT ON".He gave me a Door Lock Tool,and,I started thinking about the Tools I might need,once I was in the Car.Outside, He went on his way,and I went My way,as I was going up the Steep Hill on Jones Street,a Cop Car pulls up along side of Me,and they told Me to Stop,they wanted to talk to me,well,I stopped,then they told me to take position on the Wall.After one of them did his pat down,He started Laughing,He informed Me that I was being Arrested for "POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS"The Cop Said,I had enough Tools on Me,I could have Completely disassembled the Whole Car,Plus,I sounded like a Chinese Clock with the Chimes.Because of all that Meth I shot-up that afternoon,I spent My 21st Birthday,in Jail,waiting for my Bail Bondsmen. More Later RED

The first time I saw "METH",was in San Franciscos'ever infamous "TENDERLOIN" District.It consisted of every type of "SOCIAL DEVIANCE",known to mankind.In the Center of the tenderloin,was a "AFTER HOURS" Club.The Types of people that gathered In-Out of the club,were,Thieves,Robbers,Dope Dealers,Pimps,and Whores,Real Females,and,Drag Queens.Every person in that Club,had their own way of making Money,HUSTLING.A couple of days after I got to the "TL",I had a Drunk Sailor grab ahold of My Right Shoulder,and,Spun me around so he could deliver a Sucker Punch.When he spun me around,I Ducked the Punch,and just leaned in enough to deliver him a Diaphram Shot,He never saw it coming.He went down so damn Fast,I thought for a few Seconds,that I might have really Hurt Him,He could'nt Breathe,so I grabbed him by his Belt,and just picked him up and down about 10 times before he could breathe without My assistance.When I dropped that Guy,there was a few of the TLs Main People.I did'nt know that I was being Sized Up.Later that night,I was Invited to go up-stairs to the Managers'Office to get High.When they asked me if I had ever done any "CRANK"?I said,NO,I had'nt,then they said,would You like to take some? Sure,why Not,Shelby poured me a Hot Cup of Coffee,and then she put some White Powder into the Cup,then she stirred it up,and handed it back to me,She said,I would be Taking Off in about 15-30 minutes.She was Right,I felt like I could Fly,all inhibitions were completely GONE.That One Cup of "LACED" Coffee,had Me Running for TWO WHOLE DAYS.When I saw Shelby a few days later,I asked Her how much she put in my coffee,she said,a $10 Paper.Now,the Apartment Bldg.I lived in,there was a couple of People (MAN,WOMAN)that were about to become Parents,they were having a lot of fun,trying to pick a Name for there First Born.They were also "SPEED FREAKS",when it came time to go to the Hospital,they were so Happy they were going to have a Child.When they wheeled her Bed into the OB Delivery Room,they had no Idea what was about to transpire.She gave Birth to a Black Mass that did'nt even look like a Child.During Her Pregnancy,She was taking so much Crank everyday,It's Amazing She Lived through the Delivery,because Her Blood was Flowing out like Water,they had to Order Blood,and,Blood Clotting Medicines.After the delivery Episode, they were back into the Crank Business again. Now,Just Remember what I related to you,WHEN YOU ARE USING METH,YOU ARE COURTING DEATH. LATER RED

Back in 1974,there was a Very Ugly Crime commited.A Friend of Mine,and I were getting ready to go to a Drive-In Theater to see a New Type of Movie,a Martial Arts Movie,its'Name was "FISTS of FURY",Starring a Chinese Martial Arts Master named "BRUCE LEE".Now,this friend of mine worked on one of the Oil Rigs,about 26miles out in the Gulf of Mexico,and some of the guys on the rig told him,if he get Permission from His Girl Friend,He should try and see the Movie.Well,I was Shooting Pool on Iberville,a block away from Bourbon ST.when he came in,he told me, he had a case of Budweiser on Ice in the Trunk,and when would I be ready to go?I said,I've got $20 bet on the game I was shooting.I just about RAN the Table,and, when I collected my money,I was ready to go.Just as I was coming out,a Body of a Man struck a Parking Meter with his Head,then,the sidewalk.Needless to say,he was Very Dead.I immediately looked up,and then is when I knew something was happening in the Bar above the Bar we were in.The Smoke,Screams,Burning Body Odor,and the complete Surprise of it all just Rocked our Boat.Mike got Sick to his stomach as soon as that burning Body odor hit him,I stepped out to the middle of the street,and looked up,I thought about the War Protester in New York,that committed Sepuku at Times Square.What I was looking at,at that time,out did what happened in New York.The Screams I heard are still with me today.Now,a lot of the people that gathered at Iberville and Royal was Gods'Fury.It just so happened that the Establishment was a "GAY" Bar.When the Fire Department arrived,they had a Hard Time psychologicaly dealing with what they were seeing.The reason so many people were Killed,was,the Burglar Bars that the Owner had installed after being Burglarized Twice,were Permanent Set Bars,meaning, only rather skinny individuals would be able to squeeze through the Bars,just like the Guy that landed at my Feet.Mike and I just walked to his car,and had a few Beers'.I can't remember whether we even said anything to each other.We went back a couple of hours later,I asked one of the firemen if anyone got out Alive? He said,6 people,they had found a Roof Hatch,and apparently got out through it.He asked if I had any Friends that frequented the Bar,I said,No,I was just coming out of the Bar directly beneath the one on fire,when one of the Customers landed just Inches from my feet.There were at least 30to40 People were Dead.At one of the windows he said,they had to use Knives to Cut the Bodys'away from each other,the heat from the Fire,had literally "FUSED" the Bodys'Together.In One Window,they cut away 14 Bodys',it was just like Filleting Fish.When the Arson Squad finished there Investigation,They said, someone had Squirted 10 Cans of Lighter Fluid on the Steps,and lit it,they cut off the only known way out.The Bars in the French Quarter did not have a way out but, the front door.Who ever did it knew what they were doing.In essense,when they lit the Stairs,they signed everybodys'Death Certificates. Well, I am going to Bed. LATER RED

Hey,I'm still here.I think I'm being taken Seriously about My Subject,"STREET LIFE and,DRUGS".I have been asked to Help a TV Station with an Interview on the subject of "METHAMPHETAMINE".When I Stopped all of My STUPIDITY,It never occurred to Me that the Drug(METH),would have such a Re-Emergence as it is now.I have been Searching,since 1980 for a REASON for Me to still be Living.I went back to school to see if my Brain could still Retain Knowledge,and Cope with Society.I am Very Happy that "SOMEONE UP THERE,STILL LIKES ME".When I ACED My First Psych Test,I could'nt wait to get Home and just break down,and Cry,a Very Happy Cry. LATER RED

I just got finished Relating about Stuff in Washington DC.DC is the Place where I was Busted for "CARRYING a DEADLY WEAPON WITHOUT a LICENSE" {GUN}.They did not set any Bail for Me,They just put Me in this Large Dormitory that had 200 Beds in it,I was the ONLY WHITE MAN in the Whole Dorm.At 11pm,It was Lights Out,Well,at about 11:30pm,I was Jumped On,there was 12 Guys that had Something on their Minds besides Sleeping.I have NEVER MOVED as FAST as I did that Night.I literally,RAN across the Bunks,and,Anything,or,Anybody,to get to the Front Gate of That Dormitory.When the Guards Heard all the Comotion,and,Hollering I did,they wanted to know what My Problem was,I said,I am the Only White Guy in here,and,With Hair way past My Shoulders,What Do You Think was on there Minds? When they Realized what I was Talking About,they said,Go get your stuff and,We will put you in a Safer Area.I said,There is Nothing but,a Couple of Cigarettes left in My Pack,They can Have them,Just get Me Out of Here.When this One Guard told Me I should have Stood Up for Myself,I said, Do You See an "S"on My Chest? My Name is ROBERT,Not ROBERTA.Time to get some Sleep. Later RED