Methaqualone became increasingly popular as a recreational drug and club drug in the late 1960s and 1970s, known variously as “ludes” or “disco biscuits”. It was later a favorite of date-rapists from Bill Cosby to Roman Polanski.

In the course of it I stumbled on a soundtrack that aligned precariously with the mood, and in those sounds I found tangents, and tools. Knopfler and Emmylou. Fellow artists, way better than me. Role models.

Louis CK may be cancelled for his narcissistic and priggish little fetish, but let’s be honest. The man was never any Weinstein, just another poor sexually crosswired dope of a man who definitely did inflict discomfort, and maybe occasional mild fear in his alleged victims–but never trauma, or violence. Sorry if you feel differently, or take umbrage. I’ll cop to my many levels of Privilege in advance. Nolo contendre; lock me up and throw away the key and let he who is without sin cast the first high-minded stone.

Whatever else he was and is, he rocks the creative house in his own chosen way, and that Way is the point here. He got his way from a role model who was way better than himself. Louis CK honors George Carlin.

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I learned from this. I’m not done learning. I have a very long way to go and my time is almost up, like a six-month rental in a mountain town god-fuckin dammit.

Thank you natural selection.

Fuck you mortality.