tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post3234038739485745609..comments2024-03-15T17:03:45.018-07:00Comments on Las Vegas Blog: Steve Friess' VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Vince Neil last month: "When you stop, you stop."THE STRIP PODCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-7075120882475160312010-07-01T16:55:11.134-07:002010-07-01T16:55:11.134-07:00When I first read your post, for some reason I tho...When I first read your post, for some reason I thought Vince's comments were 2-3 years ago being referenced, which in my opinion at least would have meant something entirely different then one week.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190937282558817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-10996132596695410902010-06-30T15:54:46.179-07:002010-06-30T15:54:46.179-07:00In a press story about the DUI, they quoted Neil f...In a press story about the DUI, they quoted Neil from a while back noting that he doesn't "abuse" alcohol anymore. Granted, that doesn't agree with what he told you (in light of his present actions) but you are talking about a guy who could put down 1/2 bottle (or more) of whiskey a night. Plus whatever else he was doing. So I'll cut him some slack. IE, if he's not drinking daily or drinking in the quantities he used to, that is a huge improvement for him.<br /><br />However, the choice to drive (especially for someone with his track record) is poor judgment, no question. I personally consider the .08 number a bulls--t number concocted by the Mad Mothers (MADD). A group who has had one of their original founders leave because MADD has become about prohibition, not drunk driving. You practically hit .08 by walking into a bar.<br /><br />Having said that, Neil was tested at .17 which is above the original, traditional .12 number that was widely considered drunk driving for decades. So no excuse for that at all. I feel for people who are pulled over after a couple glasses of wine at dinner and blow a .09 but not for people above .12 level.<br /><br />At the end of the day, the driving was inexcusable for him on so many levels. He does business at the Hilton and I'm sure his car was valeted so it's not like leaving it there would be an inconvenience. And I'm sure a Hilton limo would have taken him home pro bono. Not like he was going to be out $60 in cab fare to get home and back to get the car.<br /><br />I do what Norm Clarke does: Spend the money and rack up the taxi receipts. (You [Steve], Norm, and myself can even write them all off. So for guys like us (and Neil who can also pretty much write any local transportation expense off to business), REALLY no excuse.<br /><br />At least this is one story that Robin Leach wasn't yelling EXCLUSIVE all over. He kept it out of his blog best I could tell (and he blogs about literally everything -- stuff I consider far too inconsequential to mention). Of course, Neil is a friend of his so that makes sense. But for once we didn't have to hear EXCLUSIVE. I swear, the guy would cover the opening of a 7-11 and call it EXCLUSIVE.AccessVegas.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690960084492647250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-52745299098727275932010-06-30T06:11:26.577-07:002010-06-30T06:11:26.577-07:00Definitely complicated and you bring up some excel...Definitely complicated and you bring up some excellent points. While there is no excusing Neil for the DUI, that doesn't necessarily mean he's completely off the wagon (although it doesn't mean he's not either). There is no doubt it's a horrible decision on his part given his previous incident and his financial situation which you certainly would believe would allow him to not drive if he chose to, with minimal impact.<br /><br />Three years is a long time though and while the typical thinking is alchoholics can not drink at all going forward, there is a growing consensus that it might not be the case. Addictive personality type is a disorder that many alchoholics are actually suffering from, in which case it's very possible for them to drink. The difference though is they are able to not allow it to be constant destructive behavior in their lives. <br /><br />Obviously we don't know the case here and we know that he's still prone to bad judgement (put mildly). But as far as classifying disorders, there's still a lot of grey area from a psychology side on alchololism, for some it's very likely to be brain chemistry for others it may very well be a disorder that appears to be alchoholism. The 12 step program is one of the processes that work best against alchoholism, but it's never been qualified as a full fledged cure, partially because they don't know how to seperate disorders that utilize alchohol as a self medication and don't really understand the brain chemistry aspect fully.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190937282558817928noreply@blogger.com