counter Paul Morris / Treasure Island: Treasure Island Media Presents...

Friday, December 30, 2005

Treasure Island Media Presents...

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Todd Ahlberg's documentary of methamphetamine abuse is one step closer to being released. We at Treasure Island Media helped make it via emotional support, press coverage, and cold, hard cash.

Here's Paul's thoughts on the subject:

"More than anything else in life I'm committed to a cultural environment
that enhances and promotes male sexual connection---it's the basis of our
identity. Meth abuse stunts the real exploration of deep sexual practice
and experience. I meet too many men who haven't had the opportunity to
learn that the deepest and most expansive and life-enhancing sexual
experiences are easily available without the use of a drug as physically
and culturally damaging as crystal. Crystal is a short-circuit drug that
betrays the individual user and the sex culture in general.

While I disagree strongly with some of Todd's attitudes toward drugs and
sex---I'm more liberal than he is---I feel certain that his consideration
of methamphetamines in the world of male sexuality will be a positive step
in the dialectic. Treasure Island Media is committed to supporting a
vital, intelligent and open dialogue concerning male
sexuality---particularly in a political environment as conservative as
ours is becoming today.

To my way of thinking, serious sex among men is political commitment.
Meth abuse is political capitulation"


You can view the trailer here.

3 Comments:

Blogger scahzer said...

their contact page re: the mailing list isn't working ... you may want to ask them to check it out

6:01 PM  
Anonymous ed mckie said...

I want to personally thank Mr. Paul Morris for helping our community become more aware of the "invisible drug" that is destroying so many lives, albeit directly, or indirectly by a drug innocently enough named "tina" or, "Meth".
I can say with absolute 100% honesty that the movie that Mr. Morris believed in - enough to donate his hard earned money to... helped to save at least one life.
That life is mine. I am proud to say that I am a cast member of Mr. Ahlberg's documentary "METH".
I was a meth addict who agreed to be interviewed for the film, as an "active" meth addict. I continued to use meth up to and including the day I saw along with 250 people, the world premier of the movie "METH" at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
I am proud to say that I have not used meth, in any form or by any means since leaving that theater that night.

THANK YOU MR. Morris, I hope you get this email, and I hope to thank you personally some day.

You gave to me (albeit indirectly) the opportunity to decide what I wanted most out of life. I appreciate, and proudly applaud your decision to make a stand for our community, as well as for mankind - by providing a tool that I hope others are able to watch, so they too may understand that it is about choice.
Choice to do what every man, woman and child in this great Nation wishes to do... in the privacy of their own homes.

I remain forever grateful for giving me the opportunity to begin life again, as a proud gay man - and for today - a crystal meth addict who with a little help from my friends.... has gone this day "meth-free"

Very Truly Yours,

Edward McKie
Recovering Meth addict

edwardmckie@aim.com

3:16 AM  
Anonymous y'ello said...

I would suggest including popppers,cocaine and other drugs used for sexual enhancement.All are deadly if used consistently and over long periods of time.They contribute to AIDS defining illnesses.There is even a hypothosis out that AIDS among gay men has been largely facilitated by extensive drug use.

7:45 PM  

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