Where were you when you took your last lude?

[Inchworm]

:P

714 is one of my lucky numbers.

:silly:

[suninvited]

1. I am almost afraid to ask

what is a lude?

[Inchworm]

4. Quaalude

bad (but fun) stuff.

:crazy:

[suninvited]

8. Then I guess I havent ever done that

so, I was nowhere.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. I caught that

the other night. We used to call them driving bisucits...

[Inchworm]

5. I just thought I'd pose the question

as I drifted off to work :P

G'morning!

:*

[WCGreen]

14. We called hem mind erasers...

About 30 years ago...

[SCantiGOP]

22. I always heard 'disco biscuits'

They outlawed their production I would guess in the early 80s. I knew some people who would never have sex without taking one an hour or so earlier. Problem was, the first withdrawal symptom were serious convulsions. You could be addicted and not even realize it.

[Inchworm]

29. Hence.. the not-so-PC nickname (unprudish warning)

We called 'em "fender benders and leg-spreaders"

:blush:

[SCantiGOP]

57. just remembered another

Gorilla Biscuits, because when you took them and tried to walk it felt like your knuckles were dragging the ground.

[old mark]

3. Never - I preferred dusting. Never remembered where I was, though.nt

[Inchworm]

6. Each had its use

:crazy:

Glad we survived. hehe

:hi:

[JVS]

18. I guess that's fine if you want to end up naked and on COPS

[old mark]

25. ....with all them red and blue flashing lights.......nt

[Inchworm]

30. All those lights are not good for "The Gorillia"

:rofl:

[old mark]

60. ...but I can't remember where I got

this axe.........

And where is all that screaming coming from......

Oh, well-time to go home.

markO8)

[Mr. Ected]

7. Worlds of Fun, KCMO

Strangest day at an amusement park ever.

[Inchworm]

31. I can imagine

:wow:

[crimsonblue]

9. what the hell is a qualude?

[SCantiGOP]

23. spelled with 2 A's

Here's your description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaalude

Here's part of it:

Quaaludes became increasingly popular as a recreational drug in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The drug was used during sexual activity because of heightened sensitivity coupled with relaxation and euphoria. The drug was more tightly regulated in Britain under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and in the U.S. from 1973. It was withdrawn from many developed markets in the 1980s, being made a Schedule I drug in the US in 1984.

[KG]

10. only did ludes a couple of times. more into amphetmines - i prefered to be awake for the high.

[Inchworm]

32. Gotta rest some time

:D

[likesmountains 52]

11. Tulagi's..Boulder..Paul Butterfield Concert...a long time ago!

[Inchworm]

33. Time.. is a trip

hehe

:hi:

[hippywife]

12. I don't remember.

:rofl:

When Rohrer stopped making them, one of my friends and I made a costume for her to wear on Halloween. She went as the last 714. And I always remember that on this date.

Those days are long, long behind me. :hi:

[Inchworm]

34. Hehe

Those days are long behind me as well, but they are in deed memories :P

:hi::*

[graywarrior]

13. Washington Street, Lynn Ma

Babsie's house. Next day, Sunday, we bought two bottles of Nyquil from the corner drug store.

[Inchworm]

35. Had to do it, huh?

Had to hit the NyQuil didn't ya? :D

:hi::hug:

[graywarrior]

37. Sunday's were a draaaag without a druuuuuuug.

[SCantiGOP]

58. Damn, memory overload

I had to google to find it, and it was by Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys, called the Nyquil Blues. I especially like the part about a green tongue:

Well, gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Analgesic, decongestant, with an antihistamine

I went to 7-11, the man says "what you need"?
I say "a roll of duct tape and a case of Nyquil please"

Well, gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Analgesic, decongestant, with an antihistamine

Take only as directed, don't exceed the proper dose
Keep out of reach of children, keep the bathroom cabinet closed

Well, gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Analgesic, decongestant, with an anti-histamine

They call me Nyquil junkie, I don't know what they mean
But I just can't be satisfied unless my tongue is green

Well, gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Gimme a bottle of Nyquil, that restful sleep my body needs
Analgesic, decongestant, with an antihistamine

[mix]

15. thereabouts

[Inchworm]

36. I think I may have taken that picture

on another day, of course.

:P

[ismnotwasm]

16. How the hell

Am I supposed to remember something like that?

My daughter has an artist friend who does photo to canvas pictures on the computer. I have what looks like a painting of the old quaalude 'script bottle. For strange art it's very cool

[Inchworm]

38. Cool

That would be a neat picture.

:thumbsup:

[JVS]

17. Right here. You think they make me want to get up or something?

[Inchworm]

39. That was the challenge

lets see.. can I walk.. going to try in ..10 . 9 . 8 . wheres my lighter? Hey! hand me my . damn, 10, 9..

:silly:

[coffeenap]

19. My friend Nancy's house,

skipping school, watching All My Children, eating grilled cheese sandwiches,playing guitar and singing with her cute older brother who shares my first name. I was young and romantic. Sigh....

[Inchworm]

40. Memories indeedy

:hug:

[MineralMan]

20. Dude! Are you holding?

:bounce:

[Inchworm]

42. I tried to be as long as I could

'til the bootleg market went to screwing up stuff.

:rofl:

[Beer Snob-50]

21. it is sad that i remember..

a peter pan bus from springfield ma to syracuse ny for a rolling stones concert (the tattoo you tour) it made the trip a whole lot better (bout 7 hours if you include the stop in albany)

[Inchworm]

43. Sounds like an adventure

:hi:

[Beer Snob-50]

54. it was a great time.

and the tickets were free!!!

[rcrush]

24. Methaqualone

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/methaqualone/methaqualone.shtml

Quaaludes; Ludes; Mandrax; Sopor

Methaqualone is a synthetic sedative best known for its medical and recreational popularity in the 1970s.

POSITIVE
relaxation
calmness
euphoria
tingling or numbness throughout the body
self confidence
sexual arousal

NEUTRAL
drowsiness
incoordination
sleep

NEGATIVE
dizziness
slurring of speech
anxiety and restlessness (at low doses)
weakness
agitation
paranoia, fear, and panic
decreases ability to perform sexually
possible loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting
rapid development of tolerance leading to physical dependence

[Inchworm]

44. true,

:)

[datasuspect]

26. we used to smoke methaqualone with diphenhydramine (Mandrax)

in the early 80s. i think it was still legally produced in mexico then.

the only legally manufactured methaqualone you can get is made in india now.

[Inchworm]

45. That was the period in my life I freebased the first time.

The last time too. It was soooooooooooo, wait.. It was tooooooooooooo good to be real.

Never smoked anything other than weed since that day (prolly some laced stuff though; it was popular then), and I still remember the taste, feeling.

:hi:

[datasuspect]

52. crack or ether freebase?

that's some hardcore rick james shit.

[trackfan]

27. At home - over 25 years ago.

I do remember washing it down with Scotch.

[Inchworm]

46. And perhaps that was the last thing

you remembered :D

:hi:

[Kali]

28. oddly for me, I never got to try them

er I mean I never took them. Back when they were around most of us were kind of prejudiced against "pills." pot and alcohol were the mainstays, and for "traveling" there were those little pieces of paper and gelatin squares.

[Inchworm]

48. Yup, it was an acquired desire

each of what you mentioned :)

:hi:

[zabet]

41. Before hopping a red-eye flight

out of JFK to NC.

[Inchworm]

49. Oh dear...

Did you get off the plane?

:rofl:

[zabet]

62. Must have.....

I am still stuck in NC.....many many years later. Maybe I need to score a 'lude and go to the airport..... :rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

47. Never did.

[Inchworm]

50. Yay!

They were evil-ish.

:hi::loveya:

[BarenakedLady]

51. In hindsight

I'm glad I never did anything more than pot.

[merh]

53. damn, that was back in the 70's

and the statute of limitations has long since run but the memory of the lude still lingers

*sigh* memories *sigh*

[laylah]

55. Free association!

Took my one and ONLY "lude" when I was 23, in Colorado Springs. Took it at my apartment on Circle Drive, drove to Manitou Springs to a friend's house, sat on the couch, woke up the next morning. I always was a cheap date :silly:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

56. I was born in the wrong

decade apparently. :+ Never heard of em.

[jeff30997]

59. I've heard about it but never saw one.Was too young I guess.

But I tried pretty much everything else except the needle.Haven't smoked for a while but right
now I would need it for Medical reasons.It's legal but my Doc is pretty much old school and
I'm pretty sure she would say no.Old taboos die hard. Barf !

[enigmatic]

61. One of my old punk bands was called Rorer-714

At the end, we even played a proto-version of emo, too!:D