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Comments on MetaFilter post I'm Not Worth A DamnTue, 24 May 2011 08:28:51 -0800Tue, 24 May 2011 08:28:51 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60I'm Not Worth A Damn
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn
An oldie but a goodie: Don Reese, then of the San Diego Chargers, talks about <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125620/2/index.htm">his own problems with cocaine and the widespread drug use in the NFL at the time</a>. <br /><br />Here's a <a href="http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=Cocaine+ruined+Don+Reese's+NFL+career+and+put+his+life+-+06.14.82+-+SI+Vault&urlID=410574042&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125620/2/index.htm">single page version</a> of the above article.post:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822Tue, 24 May 2011 08:23:13 -0800reenumsportscelebritydrugdrugsfootballnflcocainemarijuanapotweedcokefreebasedealerteamteammatedepressioncrime1980sathleticscollegefootballncaalongformBy: dave78981
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715099
"I now see myself as a miserable human being, not worth a damn."
The crux of the problem right there.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715099Tue, 24 May 2011 08:28:51 -0800dave78981By: clavdivs
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715101
<em> But drugs dominate the game, and I got caught up in them, and before I knew it I was freebasing cocaine. And then I was a zombie.</em>
starring Nick Nolte.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715101Tue, 24 May 2011 08:30:31 -0800clavdivsBy: tomswift
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715124
Why are we reading an article from 1982? Just curious. Is there some current context related to this?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715124Tue, 24 May 2011 08:47:22 -0800tomswiftBy: hippybear
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715133
<em>...Users call cocaine "the lady." The lady has a widespread acceptance in the best of circles. However, those of us who are—or were—hooked can tell you it's no lady</em>
Nine Inch Nails -- <a href="http://www.ninwiki.com/With_Teeth_(song)#Lyrics">With</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2GDFwA39g0">Teeth</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715133Tue, 24 May 2011 08:51:09 -0800hippybearBy: Rumple
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715134
<em>Why are we reading an article from 1982? Just curious. Is there some current context related to this?</em>
One of the greatest things about the internet is that it can bring wonderful things from those past, pre-internet, days to a new, wider audience. And "we" are only reading it if "we" find it interesting unless "we" have a gun to our head held by a deranged Chargers fan.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715134Tue, 24 May 2011 08:51:40 -0800RumpleBy: mr_crash_davis
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715138
<a href="http://www.bucpower.com/feature-reese.html">He never stayed clean</a>. And he died in 2003. Sad story.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715138Tue, 24 May 2011 08:53:11 -0800mr_crash_davisBy: mr_crash_davis
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715144
^ wrong Reese, my mistakecomment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715144Tue, 24 May 2011 08:54:35 -0800mr_crash_davisBy: Potomac Avenue
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3715936
<a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2004/10/31/a1b_crowder_1031.html">Here's a 2004 article</a> about the bust that ended his career and caused Reese to write this infamous article.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3715936Tue, 24 May 2011 12:31:48 -0800Potomac AvenueBy: Dark Messiah
http://www.metafilter.com/103822/Im-Not-Worth-A-Damn#3716330
I can't tell if the uncapitalized "i" in "i'm Not Worth a Damn" caught my eye because it looks wrong, or because it seems to underscore the inherent self-loathing in the statement.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.103822-3716330Tue, 24 May 2011 14:53:46 -0800Dark Messiah
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