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'70s Idol & Heroin Fiend Can't Turn Over New Leif (It's Somebody else's fault!)
New York Daily News ^ | 01/1906 | MICHELLE CARUSO

Posted on 01/19/2006 12:25:25 PM PST by CAWats




LOS ANGELES - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is hooked on heroin, his mom says - and she blames hard-partying rock 'n' roll legends like the Rolling Stones for steering her son toward drugs.

"Leif idolized rock stars ... that whole life of rock 'n' roll and drugs ... the Rolling Stones. He figured if they could do it, so could he," Garrett's distraught mother, Carolyn Stellar, told the Daily News yesterday.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 70s; heroin; idol; leif; old; repeat; rerun; whocares; wob; yesterday
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1 posted on 01/19/2006 12:25:29 PM PST by CAWats
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To: CAWats
Today

Can you say rode hard and put away wet..

2 posted on 01/19/2006 12:27:25 PM PST by Dog ( Ayman al-Zawahiri .....Sleep tight, old man. We'll be coming for you soon.)
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To: dead

It's not because he's gay-repressed. We would never think that.


3 posted on 01/19/2006 12:27:54 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: CAWats

If you ever needed help getting hooked on drugs, I guess the Rolling Stones were as good as any.


4 posted on 01/19/2006 12:27:56 PM PST by MplsSteve
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To: Dog

Egads.

Shawn Cassidy, Leif Garrett, David Cassidy, Donny Osmond...

I loved Tiger Beat!


5 posted on 01/19/2006 12:28:31 PM PST by eyespysomething (Let's agree to respect each other's views, no matter how wrong yours might be.)
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To: Dog

Well he looks a lot better than Keith Richard.


6 posted on 01/19/2006 12:28:57 PM PST by Daralundy
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To: CAWats

I was fliping channels and VH1 had a "where are they now" thing on him and other child stars. He's lost most of his hair and looks 15 years older than he should.

His mom trying to blame other rock stars for her sons problems is a bunch of misplaced crap. Common lady, your little boy isn't 15 anymore.





7 posted on 01/19/2006 12:30:59 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Daralundy

LOL...so does the rest of the human population.


8 posted on 01/19/2006 12:31:16 PM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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To: Daralundy
Well he looks a lot better than Keith Richard.

Well, yeah, but 'possum road kill looks better than Keith.

9 posted on 01/19/2006 12:31:34 PM PST by GLDNGUN
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To: eyespysomething

Gads, remember those dopey Keane Brothers?


10 posted on 01/19/2006 12:31:53 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: MplsSteve

I blame Dion.


11 posted on 01/19/2006 12:32:16 PM PST by weegee
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To: GLDNGUN

12 posted on 01/19/2006 12:33:20 PM PST by weegee
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To: Dog

That's him today?!?


13 posted on 01/19/2006 12:34:00 PM PST by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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To: weegee

He looks like something hell burped up.


14 posted on 01/19/2006 12:34:22 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: weegee
Holy crap! Thanks for the nightmares! ROTFL
15 posted on 01/19/2006 12:34:55 PM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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To: DJ MacWoW

LOL...very good!


16 posted on 01/19/2006 12:35:25 PM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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To: weegee

That's it no more orange juice for me!


17 posted on 01/19/2006 12:35:35 PM PST by nomorelurker (wetraginhell)
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To: AppyPappy

I can tell your bitter because your hair was never as silky and layered as his.


18 posted on 01/19/2006 12:35:43 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: weegee

Wow. That's just plain nasty. And that pic was probably taken on a good day.


19 posted on 01/19/2006 12:36:11 PM PST by GLDNGUN
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To: GLDNGUN; weegee
You know that bit about possum road kill appears to be literally true.
20 posted on 01/19/2006 12:37:25 PM PST by Daralundy
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