Remember Jimi Hendrix, back in the 60s? Believe it or not, he was a contributor on the anti drug album “First Vibrations, Speed Kills” in 1969. Apparently, he didn’t learn much from that ’cause he died from a drug overdose a year or so later.
Then there was Janis. She died of a heroin OD in 1970.
Canned Heat sang Amphetamine Annie (Speed Kills) in 1970. Bob Hite died of a heroine/cocaine binge in front of his band mates. (An interesting jam session read.)(1)
And John Belushi. He died of a speedball. Speedballs are a concoction of heroine and some type of amphetamine shot into a vein.
Public outcry after Belushi’s death essentially pushed the speedballs and amphetamines off the map.
For awhile.
Well, speedballs are back.
You know what history teaches us?
It teaches us that people don’t learn a damn thing from history.
Your grumpy Uncle/Brother Dave.