Haha, yes he is. I love that characterization as "not specifically too good". And what is the effect on the brain of poorly manufactured acid?
It's got a lot of speed in it, so you get anxious and wired instead of getting high.
I'm not intimately acquainted with the chemistry, but as I understand it, LSD and/or some of its
precursors are in the methamphetamine family. So if the proportions aren't sufficiently accurate
during manufacture one will have a higher percentage of speed and similar molecules in the
final product. If my memory is correct, a little arsenic is another contaminant, which wll result
in minor joint pain -- kind of like being mildly arthritic. These by-products can also appear when
old LSD breaks down if it is not stored properly, i.e., away from heat and light. A freezer or
refridgerator is the obvious choice, and doing so can extend the shelf-life for many years.
Not that I know anything about this personally, you understand. Er, um, a friend told me about it.
There's another great quote from Woodstock that I think is even better. It's from Grace Slick,
and I may not have the exact words correct, but she says:
"Sorry about the people that got the brown. We got a whole lot of the orange. And it was fine.
And it still
is fine."
