Hell is a Sunday Matinee
The most acid I've ever taken by accident was at a Saturday night cast party.
This friend who often partied with us thought he was doing us a favor by dosing us. Now, I enjoy a good trip as much as the next weirdo, but I've never really felt good about springing it on unsuspecting folk. This friend did not share that same hang up. He dosed the shit out of me.
About an hour later things were weird and I figured out what had happened. Luckily for me, I was seasoned in the field and handled it well. Actually, the party was a lot of fun. As the evening wound down, I just continued to soar. It became apparent to me at around sunrise that I was not going to be getting any sleep before our Sunday matinee.
Oh right. We had a fucking Sunday matinee.
We were in the middle of classical Shakespeare production. It was one of those “in the park” kinda deals. “Just play it cool,” I said to myself. Even with my generally positive mindset I went into that performance concerned I might ruin the show. But I didn't! Instead, it was awesome. Maybe the best show of the run. And I don't know if some of the other actors got dosed too or what... because a bunch of people immediately got real cool. Intermission consisted of a cast joint and a shared bottle of paint thinner tequila out of somebody's minivan.
It's easy to get stressed out about shows, especially on drugs, but really, aren't we all just supposed to be having fun? It's entertainment for god’s sake. Anyway, like I said, other than throwing up on stage and the city calling the cops during curtain call it went really well.
Gus Langley is the host of WeeDnD, a weed-themed Dungeons and Dragons show. Recently covered by NPR member station, KNPR, you can stream it on the Art Hard Studios Twitch and YouTube channels.