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Sober in the Sun: Lumberjacks, Wizards, and Recovering Addicts
from A Country of Laws · #61
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4 minTim describes the 'Sober in the Sun' recovery festival in gory detail — woodsy lumberjack-type addicts recovering from heroin and meth, a guy walking around with a Gandalf-style staff, toddlers camping in the rain, and comparisons to Doomsday preppers and Burning Man but with vaping instead of drugs.
- 1:47Tim explains he's at a career stage where he says yes to pretty much every gig.
- 2:04A funny Boston comic invited him to perform at a campground event.
- 2:27Tim jokes about the podcast rider requirements: ointments, medicine, a first aid kit, Z-packs, and steroid injections in the bone.
- 3:02Bobby Kelly offered him a ride back but ghosted him, forcing Tim to take the mega bus.
- 3:25Local Boston comics at the campground prove why the city produces so many great comedians.
- 3:38The event is called Sober in the Sun, a recovery community camp for people recovering from drugs and alcohol.
- 4:11The recovering population consists of woodsy lumberjack types from western Massachusetts and surrounding areas.
- 4:42When Tim arrived, the ages at the campground ranged from 2 to 80, with children brought along for camping.
- 5:03It rained horribly all day Saturday; Tim jokes kids probably got pneumonia and compares it to Oregon Trail rules.
- 5:25Tim examines the campers' eyes and suspects they're on suboxone or some kind of supplement.