Reply #56: Yes.

[Dogmudgeon]

I've been in intractable ear and skull pain since I had surgery in 1976 to remove an invasive tumor.

LSD was the ONLY thing that EVER took the pain away. Percocet and Morphine blunt the pain so I can function, but acid stops it completely ... for about a week.

I haven't taken any since 1985. The risks are just too great. I am the world's unluckiest person and would certainly find myself behind bars within a week if I went looking for it today.

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Funnily enough, I knew Timothy Leary. Around 1983-4, I got snowed into a lecture he was giving. Only five of us showed up since a blizzard was forecast. Me and my friend were the only members of the audience who weren't too stoned to talk. So my friend, Tim, and I sat around chatting for some time until the plows came around and freed our cars.

We never spoke about drugs -- it was all about computers and artificial intelligence.

Yes, he was a charismatic guy. Incredibly intelligent. Charming, certainly. A visionary in every way. And keep in mind, my impression is based on him while we were both straight and NOT talking about entheogens or pop gnostic mysticism. His passing was a greater loss than we'll ever know.

--p!