Over the course of the past few months, maybe this spring into the summer I have had a couple of intriguing fascinations. Most recently I took interest in the usage and abuseage of drugs within in the United States and its governing cities. Stemming from other interests such as documentaries and novels or short stories on American life in and around the 1960's-1970's I could find myself "youtubing" videos containing drug use, reasons for addiction, and the effects of the usage. Early this summer a good friend of mine, Charles to be most accurate, who shares a similar interest in these topics and those concerning racial injustice mentioned the title of a documentary named "The Cocaine Cowboys". Stumbling through the documentary section at our local record store I managed to find a copy of said film and bribed Charles to purchase the video, while I pitched in for it as well (of course he now has the copy of it). The film takes its course by interviewing drug smuggler kingpin and former Italian Mafia member Jon Roberts along with pilot and trafficking partner Mickey Munday, using clips of news coverage, crime scene and personal photographs all narrated by these two handlers and expert hit man Miguel Perez retells the story of Southern Florida's history through the 1970's and 80's that Time Magazine once refered to as "Paradise Lost" on a cover story from Mid 70's-Early 80's*. A film that honestly and cold-heartedly allows viewers to witness the fame, money, and consistent tragedies first hand from the safety of their homes, thirty some odd years later.
*The article reads November 10th 1975 but talks about 1980 and 1982
Article: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913703,00.html
...in recent news, watch out for wu-bangers...not a good experience.
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