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High on Kai
Contributed by
karl_wiggins
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Wednesday, 3rd March 2004 @ 07:07:16 PM in AEST
Topic:
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Dave died last year.
He was only 47,
And he was my cousin.
We played together as boys,
And now hes dead.
I went to the funeral.
Everyone talked about this dreadful disease,
Without naming it.
Go on, say the words
Say it
This awful disease.
No! Say the words.
It hasnt been easy.
Say the words!
He was a drunk!
An alcoholic
A boozer
A brown bagger
An elbow bender
An alcoholic
A head.
He didnt have the strength to carry his shopping upstairs.
His son found him once
Naked on the kitchen floor.
Blood pouring out of every orifice.
He saved his life,
For a while.
He was famous, Dave.
He once welcomed Gazza to a rehab centre.
If that makes you famous.
BUPA were paying the bill,
For a while.
He actually was famous.
One of the finest British orchestral trumpeters
Of his generation.
Co-principal trumpet
Of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
For more than 15 years.
He also had his own jazz band.
The London Tijuana Show Band.
He played all over the world
Even Carnegie Hall, New York,
Where he earned particular critical acclaim.
What a talent.
What a waste.
Two weeks ago,
Rob drove his truck into a mountain in Hawaii.
He broke his neck
And received over 250 stitches in his face and head.
Old Rob, man.
You know he was drunk.
Yeah,
He has vodka for breakfast.
Years on the road together
And he drives his truck into a bloody mountain.
We went through a few days of hell.
Wondering if hed be paralysed.
Or remain in a coma.
Or not even make it.
How could he not see a bleeding mountain?
Did someone paint one of those tunnels on it, or something?
Like in the cartoons,
You know.
Robs one of the lucky ones.
His necks broke,
But not the cord.
And only about 150 of the stitches are in his face.
I spoke to him two days ago.
Hes messed up, but okay.
He sounded .....
Thoughtful.
And now Ill mention Peter.
Because hes hooked on heroin.
And do you know the real problem with heroin?
It's that it doesn't always kill you
Sometimes it leaves you alive.
A wife and two lovely girls.
Twins.
Yet he hasnt paid the rent
Or the car
Or naff all.
And hes stealing money from Louise.
So I phoned Craig.
"How do you get someone off smack?"
You dont.
"Come on, help me out here."
Karl, stay away from this.
"There must be something we can do."
Theres not.
Heroin is a lovely, lovely drug
And its very affordable
Stay away from this, Karl
Youve got a family
You dont need them to be around stuff like this
"But hes an old pal."
Sod him, Karl
Grass him up
Send him to jail.
"But he can get drugs in jail."
He can also get treatment
Theyll give him methadone
Itll mess him up
But if hes on smack hes already messed up
What about his family?
"Theyve left him."
Yeah, figures.
"Craig, help me out here
Hes an old pal
I care about him."
Of course we care about him, Karl
Hes a human being
But you dont need to get involved in this.
"What needs to be done, though?"
You take everything off him
Clothes and everything
Leave him bollock naked
Hell go through hell
See things that arent there
Scary things
Therell be shouting and shrieking
Screaming like youve never heard
Kai doesnt need to be around that stuff.
"Well, I wouldnt invite him here, of course."
Dont Karl
Hell steal from you
The best place for him is where he can get treatment
And thats in jail.
So I phoned Vini.
"Yo, Vin!"
Hey, buddy
Hows my little nephew, Kai?
"Pining for his Uncle Vini in New York, man
How are my two little nieces?"
Adorable.
"Vini, man, you must be so proud."
Aint they the best?
"Are you kidding?
Ive got Kai down to marry both of them!"
Hey, I dont have a problem with that.
"Vin, can I ask you something?"
Sure.
"How do you get someone off smack?"
Oh, boy.
Is it denying it?
"Yup."
Hes not admitting to it?
"Nope."
Is he telling lies?
"Yeah."
Is he stealing money yet?
"Yeah."
Is he stealing from his family yet?
"Yeah."
Has his family left him yet?
"Yeah."
Oh, boy
(Vini knows more about Peter than I do!
And he hasnt even met him!)
Is he a good friend?
"Hes not tight like you and me, but ....."
The treatments methadone
The trouble is
They get hooked on the methadone
You got an uphill struggle, Karl
If you get involved in that.
"Im not getting involved, mate
Im just asking for his familys sake."
They gotta tie him to the bed
Go cold turkey
Its awful
Why do people do that to themselves, eh?
Why cant they just drink a couple of beers?
Smoke a little weed?
Get a little high?
You know?
"Yeah!
I get high on Kai, man.
I get high on Kai and Sue.
I get high taking him over the park
With that baseball bat you bought him
And the catcher's mit."
Hows he doin?
"Hes doing great, man.
He doesnt hit it often,
But hes keeping his elbow up
Like you showed him."
Thats good.
"I get high just being around Kai, Vin.
He's my best mate.
I'd rather chill with him than anyone.
I get high just going swimming with him.
Hes the fastest swimmer in his class,
And hes the youngest.
Hes joined stagecoach,
Which is like singing and dancing
And he loves it.
He does a little routine to S Club 7s Reach
Hes so cute.
I wasnt too sure how I felt about it at first
Id rather he learn Tae Kwon Do or something,
But he seems to enjoy it."
If hes having fun
Thats all that counts.
"Vini, I get high just being around the little bloke.
Having a pillow fight before bed,
Wrestling on the floor,
Climbing trees,
Talking in the car together,
Reading stories at night,
Cuddling up in bed together,
Playing headers in the lounge with a blow-up ball,
Taking him to school.
"Kais my high, man,
I get high on Kai.
Im no angel,
I drink a little
But never off the top shelf,
And I dont do drugs.
I get high on Kai!
"Id like to tell the whole world to
Get high on the Kai in their own lives!"
You could do it, man
Write a song about it.
"I cant write music."
So write the words
Someone else will write the music.
So heres to you, world.
With sincerest wishes
That you all get high on the Kai in your own lives.
Copyright ©
karl_wiggins
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2004-03-03 19:07:16]
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Re: High on Kai
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by Kie on
Wednesday, 3rd March 2004 @ 09:32:59 PM AEST
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| Informative, insightful, detailed and a great read. Kie |
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Re: High on Kai
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 4th March 2004 @ 12:07:41 AM AEST
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A Kie is the greatest gift in life you will ever receive. It amazes me that with all the wrongs we do that God still gives us the greatest gifts.
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