Once upon a time I had a rather prolific friend - from time to time stories of our escapes together come up in my mind and bring about a good chuckle. Today I share one of those with you
During a summer of Hollywood afterhour events that entirely changed my sleep schedule and resulting biorhythms I had made the decision to drop into a Hollywood Narcotics Anonymous meeting, for the experience
As a room of about 35 to 50 people shared their stories, each of them was centered around meth. There were a lot of women in this group as well. After the meetings a group of people would head out for a group dinner. My friend being the absolute sociopath that he is saw this as a time to get into character and bust out his acting chops. My friend was one of those Hollywood children that was raised to be in acting. Had a childhood gig as an actor in a Got Milk commercial, but not many roles beyond that - so all of this training had to find an outlet. This would occasionally mean creating a character for a temporary role within a social setting. He glanced at me across the room like "watch this"
His turn to share his experience came up. He mentioned that he was a New York City stock broker and he ...had a hankering for cocaine. There was an audible gasp in the room and a notable reaction from the women of the room. Have you ever seen a comment section about how giggly people get about the idea of cocaine? Mostly people who have never done it but associate it with the well-to-do. If you haven't, ask and I will link you to an example. In one foul swoop he had uplifted his social status beyond everyone else in the room and this carried over to the post meeting dinner that was at the Cafe on Franklin next to the 101. I'm not an actor, and I am a terrible liar - so I actually sat away from him and just observed him in the role. If I had been too close I would've likely made it obvious. He actually ended up with dates from this
And herein lies a story of how easily someone with acting skills can manipulate a group of people. It was rather fascinating. It's been 7 years since this time and it is one of the many stories that come up in mind from time to time. Hope you enjoyed
During a summer of Hollywood afterhour events that entirely changed my sleep schedule and resulting biorhythms I had made the decision to drop into a Hollywood Narcotics Anonymous meeting, for the experience
As a room of about 35 to 50 people shared their stories, each of them was centered around meth. There were a lot of women in this group as well. After the meetings a group of people would head out for a group dinner. My friend being the absolute sociopath that he is saw this as a time to get into character and bust out his acting chops. My friend was one of those Hollywood children that was raised to be in acting. Had a childhood gig as an actor in a Got Milk commercial, but not many roles beyond that - so all of this training had to find an outlet. This would occasionally mean creating a character for a temporary role within a social setting. He glanced at me across the room like "watch this"
His turn to share his experience came up. He mentioned that he was a New York City stock broker and he ...had a hankering for cocaine. There was an audible gasp in the room and a notable reaction from the women of the room. Have you ever seen a comment section about how giggly people get about the idea of cocaine? Mostly people who have never done it but associate it with the well-to-do. If you haven't, ask and I will link you to an example. In one foul swoop he had uplifted his social status beyond everyone else in the room and this carried over to the post meeting dinner that was at the Cafe on Franklin next to the 101. I'm not an actor, and I am a terrible liar - so I actually sat away from him and just observed him in the role. If I had been too close I would've likely made it obvious. He actually ended up with dates from this
And herein lies a story of how easily someone with acting skills can manipulate a group of people. It was rather fascinating. It's been 7 years since this time and it is one of the many stories that come up in mind from time to time. Hope you enjoyed
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