Dopey 544: ChrisMiss - Dopey Day - Annie Remembers! Chris ties a rubber duck around his penis to beat. a drug test! Addiction Recovery
This week on Dopey! It's beginning to look a lot like ChrisMiss - AGAIN! It is a Dopey Day episode to remember Chris and get some Dopes into the act!!! I am currently at the Park City Song Summit with tons of cool folk and am doing a lab tomorrow with Anders Osborne, Anders Beck, and Matt Warren. DopeyCon 2025 is coming! The lineup includes: Brace Belden Ian Fidance, Sam Miller, Jake from WV, Aaron Carr, Ray Brown, Dave’s dad, Linda, Brandon Novak, Hank Azaria and maybeJason Biggs. Join Patreon, buy DopeyCon tickets, and observe Dopey Day by putting the Dopey logo over their eyes to honor those who’ve died. It's seven years since Chris’s death and we plays voicemails and emails from fans remembering Chris and sharing updates. I got 10 years in recovery, celebrates Madeline’s discovery of an old Chris story, and we read a note from Rick in Baltimore about learning of Chris’s passing while in rehab. Next, Chris’s ex‑partner Annie calls in. Now a surgeon, married, living in California with a son (and pregnant with another), she reflects on her life since losing Chris, his legendary kindness and humor, the difficulty of relapse in a fentanyl‑laced world, and the importance of caring for yourself and others. They trade memories—including the infamous story of expressing their dog Sammy’s anal glands—and discuss grief, guilt, and healing. Dave then shares updates on Fentanyl Jay (alive and in treatment thanks to Justin Cambria and Sunrise Detox), plays greetings from listeners like Jake (63 days sober), Erin Khar, Ishmael, Ray, and several celeb shout‑outs (Margaret Cho, Aurora, Hank Azaria, Mick, Katie B), and plugs MountainSide, Oro Recovery, Recovery Unplugged, SafeSpot (1‑800‑972‑0590), and custom stickers. Listener Kelly calls in with a wild early‑recovery story: she bought a ball of Molly, meth, and heroin, used toilet water to shoot up in a motel bathroom, passed out, was revived, and got busted on multiple charges—including “defrauding a motel.” Dave thanks her and sends socks. In a nostalgic twist, Dave plays a clip from Dopey 104 with Chris: they read a tragic email from Troy—who later overdosed—and discuss how dangerous relapse can be, especially with fentanyl and carfentanil. They swap drug‑test tricks (bleach, Tide with Bleach Alternative, rubber ducks tied to your privates) and laugh over memories of shooting meth in a Bakersfield brain‑injury clinic while trying to hide clean urine. The show wraps with Dave’s reflections on grief, his favorite Dumbledore quote (“Help will always be given to those who ask for it”), and a reminder that recovery works if you do it.
Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction
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📋 Show Notes
Teaser/Intro:
Dave’s septic tank explodes into the shower; plumber drama and Beach Club day.
Announces Park City Song Summit panel on “Writing Under the Influence” with Anders Osborne, Anders Beck & Matt Warren.
DopeyCon VI lineup: Ian Fidance, Sam Miller, Jake from WV, Aaron Carr, Ray Brown, Dave’s dad, Linda, Brandon Novak, Hank Azaria, maybe Jason Biggs; tickets via Patreon.
Notes that August 16th (“Dopey Day”) marks Chris’s birthday; urges listeners to put the Dopey logo over their eyes and send photos.
Dopey Day & Listener Messages:
Dave celebrates his own upcoming 10‑year recovery milestone.
Reads emails from Madeline (new listener noticing a story about Chris comforting a driver), Rick from Baltimore (finding out about Chris’s death while in rehab), and congratulates those anniversaries.
Plays voicemails from Jake (63 days sober), Aaron Carr, Ishmael (tongue‑in‑cheek), Ray (suggesting listeners vote for Dave), and more.
Conversation with Annie (Chris’s partner):
Now in California, married with a son and pregnant with her second child; reflects on seven years since Chris’s death.
Describes Chris’s kindness, humor and availability; acknowledges he loved drugs and struggled with sensitivity.
Emphasizes relapse as part of recovery and the dangers of fentanyl; recounts the night he relapsed before a Taylor Swift concert, their fight over driving his sister, and how he died alone.
Urges listeners to care for themselves and others; shares her own experience of losing crippling anxiety after surviving her worst fear.
They laugh about Sammy’s anal glands and joke about Halloween babies versus Christmas birthdays.
Listener Story & Updates:
Kelly tells a story about buying Molly, meth & heroin, shooting up in a motel with toilet water, passing out, and getting arrested on multiple charges.
Dave updates listeners on Fentanyl Jay (alive and in detox), thanks Justin Cambria for helping him, and plugs Mountainside Rehab & Recovery Unplugged.
Kimber calls to remind everyone about SafeSpot (1‑800‑972‑0590); Dave mentions customstickers.com for Dopey merch.
Classic Clip (Dopey 104):
Dave and Chris read emails about Troy’s passing and discuss the dangers of relapse and fentanyl.
Share stories of cheating drug tests: bleach drops in urine, Tide with Bleach Alternative, hiding urine in a rubber duck strapped to one’s groin, etc.
Talk about shooting coke in feet, hitting veins in the neck, life at a brain‑injury clinic.
Dave and Chris banter about ginger beer, advertisers, and their silly battles over “toodles.”
Dave recites a Dumbledore quote: “Help will always be given to those who ask for it,” reminding listeners that recovery works if you do it and nobody has to die.
Honors those who’ve died: Troy, Dave Marshall, Andrew, Colleen, Todd, Chris, Brian Hot Wheels Connolly, Annie Eley, Don, Ryan Leone, and others.
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