Question of the Week..

Do you think it is more valid or right to abuse your own prescription of painkillers like vicodin rather than abusing some at a party or somebody elses vicodin?

I think it is wrong either way, they are both very dangerous situations but depending on where they are used, it may be safer to abuse your own prescription in your home. Because if you abuse them at a party or something, it is unsafe to drive home or run the risk of passing out in a strangers home, especially for women.

Prescription Painkillers

-Two million Americans use prescription opioid painkillers each year.

-Among youths ages 12-17, the incident rate increased from 6.3 to 32.4 per 1000 new users from 1990 to 1998.

-Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet are some of the more common opioid painkillers.

Song Analysis- The Joker by Steve Miller Band

I believe this song is about the journey of a very popular man or band member who goes around sleeping with girls. He knows all the tricks about love and how to get them and makes them feel loved. But then he just leaves and makes them mad and gives himself a bad name. But he doesn't care because he enjoys smoking weed and loving women wherever he goes.

I like the music because I love oldies music and of course Steve Miller Band. Also I went to a concert of theirs 2 years ago at Red Rocks and it is like their biggest hit and just a fun song.

I like the lyrics somewhat. I have never really paid attention to what they mean till now so I would say I just like the way he sings it and he makes them feel loved, at least for a while.

I think this song might be troubling to a lot of women because it just makes them feel used and the guy goes off living his rock star life without consequence. Also a "midnight toker" refers to smoking weed so people might take offense to that.

Some people call me the space cowboy,yeah

Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak of the pompitus of love.
People talk about me, baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong
Well, don't you worry baby
Don't worry Cause I'm right here, right here, right here,
right here at home

Cause I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun.
I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I get my loving on the run Wooo Woooo


You're the cutest thing
That I ever did see
I really love your peaches
Wanna shake your tree.
a Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time
Ooo-eee baby, I'll sure show you a good time

Cause I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun
I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I sure don't want to hurt no one Wooo Wooooo

Wooo Wooo
People keep talking about me baby
They say I'm doin' you wrong
Well don't you worry, don't worry, no don't worry mama
Cause I'm right here at home
You're the cutest thing I ever did see
Really love your peaches wanna shake your tree
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time
Come on baby and I'll show you a good time