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'70s Idol & Heroin Fiend Can't Turn Over New Leif (It's Somebody else's fault!)
New York Daily News ^ | 01/1906 | MICHELLE CARUSO

Posted on 01/19/2006 12:25:25 PM PST by CAWats




LOS ANGELES - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is hooked on heroin, his mom says - and she blames hard-partying rock 'n' roll legends like the Rolling Stones for steering her son toward drugs.

"Leif idolized rock stars ... that whole life of rock 'n' roll and drugs ... the Rolling Stones. He figured if they could do it, so could he," Garrett's distraught mother, Carolyn Stellar, told the Daily News yesterday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 70s; heroin; idol; leif; old; repeat; rerun; whocares; wob; yesterday
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To: Dog

Hey I was young!!!


61 posted on 01/19/2006 1:02:18 PM PST by eyespysomething (Let's agree to respect each other's views, no matter how wrong yours might be.)
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To: Millee
Ladies: Check out this site, but be warned!! Donny's still mine!! :oD

Bless his heart. Donnys just about the ONLY one who's managed to hold it together all these years. :)

62 posted on 01/19/2006 1:07:23 PM PST by MamaTexan (~A well reared child is a gift to the world~)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

Mom sounds like she was a major enabler of Leif's downward spirial.

Nicollette should recieve a bronze casting couch, instead of a star, on the hollywood walk of fame to sum up her career.


63 posted on 01/19/2006 1:08:28 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Dog; Lijahsbubbe; aculeus; Owl_Eagle; dighton
Looks like he's been hanging out with Principal Rooney.


64 posted on 01/19/2006 1:09:16 PM PST by Thinkin' Gal (As it was in the days of NO...)
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To: CAWats

Although I believe everyone is responsible for their actions, I do believe the glamorization of drug use in the media and in society, particulary in the 70's, contributed very much to drug addiction for that generation. Another bummer from the 60's generation. I know nothing about what kind of person Lief Garrett is but I hope he is able to beat his demons and lead a long, happy life.


65 posted on 01/19/2006 1:10:32 PM PST by joebuck
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To: Thinkin' Gal

OMG...he looks awful!


66 posted on 01/19/2006 1:11:06 PM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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To: weegee

I used to wonder if he was part Indian or Arab, but now I more than wonder, I strongly suspect. O'course, if he were a true WASP, he'd look even worse with all of that hard living!


67 posted on 01/19/2006 1:13:03 PM PST by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: Dick Vomer

His life was a living hell back then. /sarc


68 posted on 01/19/2006 1:22:09 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: CAWats
"Leif idolized rock stars ... that whole life of rock 'n' roll and drugs ... the Rolling Stones. He figured if they could do it, so could he," Garrett's distraught mother, Carolyn Stellar, told the Daily News yesterday.

With that rationale, Mother Sheehan could legitimately blame Bush for her son being in the military. Hey, my son idolized the military and what it stood for, protecting America and fighting the war on terror....that whole life. He figured if they could do it, so could he and he joined up with them.

Damn President Bush for the military and the "lifestyle" it pervays...
69 posted on 01/19/2006 1:22:32 PM PST by MadCharity (Chloe: "Relax he's really good at this")
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To: EX52D
Leif used to look a lot like Mckenzie Phillips. And may still.
70 posted on 01/19/2006 1:43:20 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (It is easy to call for a pi$$ing contest when you aren't going to be in the line of fire.)
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To: Owl_Eagle
You may be on to something regarding Leif.


71 posted on 01/19/2006 1:44:37 PM PST by Millee (Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.)
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To: joebuck
I do believe the glamorization of drug use in the media and in society, particulary in the 70's, contributed very much to drug addiction for that generation.

I grew up in the 70's and the sexualization of it all just turned my stomach. Made a huge impact on me.

72 posted on 01/19/2006 1:44:53 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: CAWats

He's probably deaf too. That's what happens to boys who listen to too much rock and roll music.


73 posted on 01/19/2006 1:45:09 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. Slay Pinch)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

She looked pretty rough for a while...not sure what she looks like now.


74 posted on 01/19/2006 1:45:39 PM PST by EX52D (They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
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To: weegee

How is he still living?


75 posted on 01/19/2006 2:09:56 PM PST by JackDanielsOldNo7 (If it wasn't for marriage, I would not have this screenname.)
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To: Millee

You caught me. I just HAD to check that site out and was being all nostaligic and then I saw Lance Kerwin and I just got all warm and fuzzy. I miss James at 15...16. hadn't thought of it for years.


76 posted on 01/19/2006 2:10:38 PM PST by GOP_Proud ("Just like butt-ahh"... Toolbelt Diva)
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To: GOP_Proud
I've been doing the same thing. ;o) Caught the name Jimmy Baio, (from Soap) and haven't thought of him in years. He'd be one I'd like to see in a "Where are they now" special.

For you:


77 posted on 01/19/2006 2:15:08 PM PST by Millee (Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.)
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To: stylecouncilor

Some more Leif ping.


78 posted on 01/19/2006 2:22:15 PM PST by windcliff
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To: eyespysomething

Don't forget Bobby Sherman and Davy Jones... or were they before your time?


79 posted on 01/19/2006 2:22:46 PM PST by Chanticleer (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. Lewis)
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To: MadCharity

Isn't that what Mother Sheehan does?


80 posted on 01/19/2006 2:27:02 PM PST by Chanticleer (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. Lewis)
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