Dallas Denny

Nice Tim!! Ahhh.....Myrtle Beach.....brings back fond memories!! Spent almost every weekend there during the summer of 66 before I shipped out to Nam!! Is the Bowery still there? Dallas Denny

Well, no one had any fun, or anything to say, or any "adult beverages"!!! LOL!!! Just kidding, we had a blast!! We did decide to eliminate early spring and mid summer as possible dates for any future get togethers though!! And we all agreed to travel to Lee Ann and Dans in Ablilene for the next one!! As you can tell from the pics....I lied about the "adult beverages"...... http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll42/Smileyone1968/Dallas%20Denny%20Meet%20and%20Greet/ Dallas Denny

Well, Phil (CH-HELL) and Jen (flipperlips) got in from McAllen yesterday evening......of course as grannyb says.....no one had anyone to say...lol!! Had a great visit!!! Lee Ann and Dan will be comin in from Ablilene around noon and we have a couple (both clusterheads!!!....how insane could that get at times!!) from Mesquite coming this afternoon as well. Got word from Darrin (Texas Cluster ) this morning that he's not sure if he'll make it up from Katy or not. And of course, BarbaraD had her gall bladder sucked out Thursday and is at home getting well.....she'll be missed but it just gives us another excuse to have another get together soon..lol!! I'll be posting pics later!!! Sorry you couldn't make it this time Eric!! No Blackedyed Pea Soup this time my friend......Lee Ann's bringin smoked brisket, potato salad, and baked beans.....I've got a ham on the smoker and going to put some pasta salad together after while...HELL YEAH!!! DD

Well lucidity-.......for 15 years of my life beginning in late 1968 I was indeed a peasure-seeking druggie........had some very enlightening experiences and some that were pretty damned dark and scarry!! And at 63 years of age, I am now an "old hippie".....expect that will never change...lol!!! However, if it weren't for CH in my life, I can assure you that I (and most here) would never have entertained even the thought of revisiting these substances.  The "magic" I refer to is only associated with being PF and not with the psychedelic experience .......so for me, BOL will be the ultimate "magic"!! DD

Bingo on this one as well Chad!!! I sooo hate it that , for whatever reason, "alts" are not an options for every sufferer!!! Hopefully, our dreams of having BOL as a "legal" treatment will come true in the near future, those barriers will come down, and everyone with this affliction will be able to experience the "Magic"!!! DD

I know many of you know grannyb from the CH.com board.....saw a post from her this morning on the CH.org board and she is undergoing gall bladder surgery in the morning and won't be able to attend the Dallas Meet n Greet this weekend.... :'( :'( Thought ya'll would like to know so you can keep the ol "butt groper" in your thoughts and prayers!! DD

Ummmmm......well, judging from the individual posts on this thread so far........maybe the commonality is that we're all highly intelligent, exceedingly good looking, "wannabe comedians" with addictive personalities who also happen to be humble to a fault??? LOL!! To be serious though, I've seen posts from folks of many different races and nationalities on the boards....but I can't recall ever seeing someone post with a hispanic heritage. Is it at all possible that a long history of "shamanistic" practices involving "natural meds" in those cultures could be a factor in that? Also don't remember seeing any posts by folks of obvious Asian descent whose cultures also rely heavily on "homeopathic remedies". DD

I agree completely Bob. It's just that some of us have thicker skins than others. When I first had success with the alternates, I went back and tried to "enlighten" the masses on ch.com, only to be flamed from several directions. For a while I enjoyed the 'argy-bargy', but it got old fast and I realized that it was messing up people's threads. I simply chose to quit posting there and didn't for a few years. After a while though, I started going back... mostly lurking ...but posting every now and then, especially on the "Medications, Treatments, Therapies" board when I felt I could answer someone's question. When the flaming started, I would simply PM whoever I was trying to help and stay behind the scenes rather than get into a war of words with people and mess up someone's thread. I think that a lot of the old troublemakers are gone from that board now, although as Bob says, "The truth is not guaranteed to elicit positive responses and a thank you." bobb Very well stated Bob and bobb.... DD

LMAO!!! ;D ;D ;D DD

Hey AO, Ditto what Donnie said here!! I'm also a member of both sites but spend much more time here cause it's where my heart is but I read your post on CH and have no doubt that you had good intentions with your post regardless of how some might have taken it!! I 100% concurr with your opionions of "the prescribed regimen of pharma's used to treat CH"!!! I have been med free for several years other than the use of 7 Trex injections for hits that I couldn't abort with O2 during my last cycle this past year. So post away here about the perils of prescription meds, however I have a feeling that for the most part you'll be "preachin to the choir" so to speak...lol!! DD

Very, very cool MJ!! I'd a like to have seen the look on your face when you snapped to the fact that the dude was talkin about Ron!!! Damn!! That makes the old fart almost famous now.....oh well....we can all say we knew him when....lmao!! Good on you Ron my ( old guy ) friend!! Dallas Denny

Check your PM's Bejeeber...

Surely this is a "brain fart"??? I can't imagine wanting to mix these 2 substances having used both recreationally in the past!!! This would also be the first article I've seen suggesting mescaline as a CH treatment. DD

I will be arriving in Portland on Thursday the 19th at 7:30 pm!! Can't wait to meet everyone.....is it August yet? Dallas Denny

Hi Sam, Glad to see your first post!! Check your PM's. DD

Too funny Tingeling!!!! Dallas Denny

Hi Kathie, Welcome to the community!! Sorry ya had the need to find us though!! My advice would be to "mouse over" the little black menu tab on the upper left side of the screen and click on the CH.com Oxygen page and start printing....or......... Have a sudden urge to learn how to weld, go rent a M tank full of O2 (don't tell em your gonna breath it), order a O2 OxyAcetylyn regulator off ebay at about $70 and a Opti2mask for $30 from the CH.com store and forget about educating you doc!!! Here close to where I live its $150 deposit on the tank, $8 a month rent and $18 to refill the tank so it'll cost around $275 to get set up. Good Luck and Welcome Home!! Dallas Denny

Alright Tim!!! My, what a difference a few days makes!!! So happy for you my friend!! Will continue to send PF thoughts and wishes your way!! DD

Great news Tim!!! Glad to see you're finally getting a little relief!! Dallas Denny

It's not nessesary to isolate different strains Jim although you might want to make some mental notes on the placement of the cakes in your GC so you'll know which strain gave you the best yield or was more potent, ect. DD

OK Ya'll, Three weeks from tomorrow!! We have a total of 6 folks comin so far!! The roof is on (ya'll lucked out...lol)!! You're absolutely right Lee Ann.....I've never found em in a field unless the cows had boobs!!! Unfortunately, they started puting fungicide in the rye grain that they feed dairy cattle in the late 70's or early 80's......by 83 the fields that I had picked for 10 years were dead!!! In the mid 70's it was nothing to pick 10 to 15 lbs in 3 or 5 hours!!!! And Hell Yeah Tim!! Pack it up and come on down my friend!!! DD

My fingers are crossed with you as well clustermom!! Sending prayers and postive thoughts your way!! Dallas Denny

Good Luck my friend....lol!! 63 here, CH for over 40 years.....smoked weed daily from age 20 to 51 and had CH......quit in 98 and had CH......had a long stretch of heavy alcohol use and had CH.....another period of 12 years with no alcohol consumption and had CH.......there's a thread goin at CH.com on the commonality of head trauma......my personal opinion is that the work that has been done studying MRI slices of known CH sufferers vs non sufferers identifying abnormalities in CH'ers hypothalamus will end up shedding more light on the cause of our malady. Dallas Denny

Good Luck Tim!! DD

Hang in there Tim!! Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way!! Dallas Denny