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“The Heroin Diaries”
Book Review: The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx Let me start with this statement and opinion: Nikki Sixx is, and always has been, one of the coolest rock stars there ever was… he’s the rock star’s rock...
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RockStar:60 #2 “Nothing Else Matters”
“Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.” ~ Henry Rollins To be competitive personally and professionally, you can’t have your head in the clouds, figuratively or literally. You’ve...
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RockStar:60 #9 “That Smell”
Addiction stinks… You can smell it… literally and figuratively. It stinks because of the undeniable stench that often accompanies a user. It stinks because of its cumulative negative effects on human...
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Drinking & Drumming
The rock and roll business is hard enough without being drunk enough to make it even harder on every starry-eyed kid with big ideas and even bigger dreams. Playing in rock bands for over twenty-five...
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Juicy
Despite what the world tries to tell us and sell us time and time again… Life can get better. People can change. People can recover. People can achieve happiness and contentment in life. People can...
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RockStar:60 #23 “Let It Be”
The single most important breakthrough that recovery has provided me is one of self-awareness. To deliberately raise my awareness and honestly look at myself, my behaviors, and my resulting...
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3650
3650… The number of days of continuous sobriety today, 12/17/12. The number of times I questioned my ability to really do this. The number of times addiction encumbered me. The number of times recovery...
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Ad-DICK-tion
Disclaimer: “Rock-Bland” posts are highly opinionated “rants about non-rocking stuff that sucks” according to this author. Colorful language likely. Consensus unlikely. Fair warning. Be encouraged to...
View ArticleGet Loaded
I was tuned into a rock radio station when the DJ mentioned three stages of partying that most bands and musicians pass through...
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Recovery from Recovery
“Recovery” can be a convoluted term at times. It shouldn’t be so complicated, but we’re dealing with human beings here… There are basically 2 different types of recovery in my experience: Recovery from...
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Mirror
Sure you look into it, but are you truly “seeing” what’s there? Some are subconsciously afraid of the mirror. Not for what they see, but for what they don’t want to see. It’s precisely this kind of...
View ArticleSixty-Five
65 Judy C. 2014 >> Social documentary #1 via my images, interviews, and music production. The goals of these moving pictures are to raise awareness, encourage critical thinking, promote...
View ArticleReality is Perception
Many years ago, one of my mentors used to tell me that “the world is as you are, not as it is…” It’s an interesting observation that has stuck with me ever since. Things aren’t always what they seem to...
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65 Judy C. 2014 >> “Humans Being” #1 – produced using original images, interviews, and music production. The goals of these moving pictures are to raise awareness, encourage critical thinking,...
View Article15at50
15 years and one day ago today, I was out of control, and at an all time low. I’d been drinking regularly and heavily with increasing frequency and quantity for nearly twenty years since I was a...
View ArticleCWT-7: Rocking Recovery
What is CONVERSATIONS WITH TOM? Read THIS for an overview… Ricky Midway: Despite all you’ve written and produced over the years, there was still something missing right? Tom Leu: Yes there was. It’s...
View ArticleBoozy Brunch
I love my streaming playlists. Listen to ‘em daily. We’ve all experienced how powerful music is to our lives. No matter your flavor, music’s power to influence how we feel, and transport us, even if...
View ArticleTom Leu on the Recovery Rockstars Podcast
Check out my appearance on the killer Recovery Rockstars podcast with host, Kevin Zurek from January 2019: Stay tuned-in…
View ArticleTom Leu on the The Journey Podcast
Tom’s appearance on The Journey podcast with host, Kevin Polky from May 2020: The Man Who Makes Sound Matter Pt. 1 “I have known Tom the majority of my life, close to 40 years. We played football...
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