Danny Trejo
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And this guy comes up to me and starts talking about drugs. He was an alcoholic, and now he don't drink, and why don't I put that stuff outside and join him? I said, hell no. I got penitentiaries to go to, fool. You know what I mean? I didn't know what to say, but I left, and we all left. I mean, this guy whispered a curse to me.
And this guy comes up to me and starts talking about drugs. He was an alcoholic, and now he don't drink, and why don't I put that stuff outside and join him? I said, hell no. I got penitentiaries to go to, fool. You know what I mean? I didn't know what to say, but I left, and we all left. I mean, this guy whispered a curse to me.
And this guy comes up to me and starts talking about drugs. He was an alcoholic, and now he don't drink, and why don't I put that stuff outside and join him? I said, hell no. I got penitentiaries to go to, fool. You know what I mean? I didn't know what to say, but I left, and we all left. I mean, this guy whispered a curse to me.
No, I'm telling you. He said, Danny, if you leave thisβ You will die, go insane, or go to jail. And I thought, screw you. That's a stupid thing to say to a 15-year-old kid. We left. Two weeks later, come on out, we have a house around here. I was busted, arrested again, and gone too long. And so it was like a pattern, you know? I always, I've never gotten arrested sober.
No, I'm telling you. He said, Danny, if you leave thisβ You will die, go insane, or go to jail. And I thought, screw you. That's a stupid thing to say to a 15-year-old kid. We left. Two weeks later, come on out, we have a house around here. I was busted, arrested again, and gone too long. And so it was like a pattern, you know? I always, I've never gotten arrested sober.
No, I'm telling you. He said, Danny, if you leave thisβ You will die, go insane, or go to jail. And I thought, screw you. That's a stupid thing to say to a 15-year-old kid. We left. Two weeks later, come on out, we have a house around here. I was busted, arrested again, and gone too long. And so it was like a pattern, you know? I always, I've never gotten arrested sober.
I've never gotten, I mean, I've never gotten arrested that I wasn't loaded on heroin. You know what I mean? And so it was like, is that my problem? Using was my problem. I'm the problem solver. Drinking and using is my medicine.
I've never gotten, I mean, I've never gotten arrested that I wasn't loaded on heroin. You know what I mean? And so it was like, is that my problem? Using was my problem. I'm the problem solver. Drinking and using is my medicine.
I've never gotten, I mean, I've never gotten arrested that I wasn't loaded on heroin. You know what I mean? And so it was like, is that my problem? Using was my problem. I'm the problem solver. Drinking and using is my medicine.
You know what I mean?
You know what I mean?
You know what I mean?
And damn, I had to go to meetings in every institution. Damn, Frank Rousseau, Frank Rousseau, Frank Rousseau. And I say that because he told me never to mention his name. But he actually... I show up at this penitentiary. He's there. He shot a couple of people in front of, uh, Sun Valley receiving hospital. And, and, uh, And he was there, and he came, Danny, we got to go to this AA meeting.
And damn, I had to go to meetings in every institution. Damn, Frank Rousseau, Frank Rousseau, Frank Rousseau. And I say that because he told me never to mention his name. But he actually... I show up at this penitentiary. He's there. He shot a couple of people in front of, uh, Sun Valley receiving hospital. And, and, uh, And he was there, and he came, Danny, we got to go to this AA meeting.
And damn, I had to go to meetings in every institution. Damn, Frank Rousseau, Frank Rousseau, Frank Rousseau. And I say that because he told me never to mention his name. But he actually... I show up at this penitentiary. He's there. He shot a couple of people in front of, uh, Sun Valley receiving hospital. And, and, uh, And he was there, and he came, Danny, we got to go to this AA meeting.
It's awesome, blah, blah, blah. I got an AA meeting. He said, no, no, no, AA, they got cigarettes. And I said, I'm a German convict. I got cartons of cigarettes. He said, yeah, but I know they, you know, hey, we can get coffee and cake. I said, come on, I got that myself. What the hell's wrong with you? And then he says, there's women coming up. They brought women to AA meetings in prison?
It's awesome, blah, blah, blah. I got an AA meeting. He said, no, no, no, AA, they got cigarettes. And I said, I'm a German convict. I got cartons of cigarettes. He said, yeah, but I know they, you know, hey, we can get coffee and cake. I said, come on, I got that myself. What the hell's wrong with you? And then he says, there's women coming up. They brought women to AA meetings in prison?
It's awesome, blah, blah, blah. I got an AA meeting. He said, no, no, no, AA, they got cigarettes. And I said, I'm a German convict. I got cartons of cigarettes. He said, yeah, but I know they, you know, hey, we can get coffee and cake. I said, come on, I got that myself. What the hell's wrong with you? And then he says, there's women coming up. They brought women to AA meetings in prison?
They don't have women's in my cell. No.
They don't have women's in my cell. No.