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Show 5 FEATURE HASIB HUSSAINZADA One of Grady's roommates, who requested anonymity, prepares for a Labor Day weekend party. non-alcohol- Grady- -a recovering alcoholic-- is still the life of the party, now with a drink in hand. ic During his first year at Westminster, he blacked out multiple times. During the blackouts, he said he fell down the stairs and ended up in the hospital, and the police arrested him four times for doing things like breaking into peoples cars to sleep. Your idea of what is right and what is wrong just goes out the window, Grady When you drink an excessive said. amount of alcohol, all of your conscience goes out of the window. Gradys name became synonymous with alcohol and partying, said Gradys friend Dan Abe Cantarella, a junior finance major. Cantarella said it surprised everybody when Grady decided to be- said. Anybody can do it. It takes rigorous honesty, but it can happen. Now that Grady is sober, he said he come sober. encourages others to practice sobriety, as Grady was, and still is, the life of the party, said Kieran Collins, a senior geology major. Grady sobered up because if he had continued down that path, the consequences would eventually become well. extreme-possib- ly even fatal. Grady said sobriety is hard and hes needed help along the way. However, he said its been worth the challenge. I definitely prefer being sober, he Grady got me sober for two months, said Thomas Reilly, a junior marketing major. I worked with Grady to sober up for two months, but it wasnt for me. Grady said he couldnt continue drinklifeing and live a happy and productive style. He said he now has time to focus on the things he enjoys doing the most: rock climbing, playing guitar, snowboarding - - nnwnmw ' 3 SEPTEMBER r E SLC 241 8SPM500 UNLESS NOTED DOORS 2W I" 'Vft l 'OP fr COMING SOON! CM Hr! Oct 31 FftK SHOW Wtr MiftHEAW-YSHOW,0ct Oot 4 A'fnbcCcJHdLAr6SHOW O-- t 5 Mr Gnome Oct 7 Duiwrse 6 ftavetftrd Peyton t 8g Oemn WK fWA F'BC'vLNTS And OddOct 1i CVkmvtt RVtf Oct 11 FKjntogtam - iKwiKf CM MSuanqer OcUJ$MvW Ort M FARLY SHOW GU 15- RactvstH Hamay CM 15 TBAIATFSHOW Artdtew Bigs, & Amp-MieOd Sept 1: FREE SHOW test The Artist, Daisy Die MoonOitnos, 7 Dumb Luck, Radius, DJ Vajif Vision Group, AwPly Sop! 2' The Kinks Tribute Wight! 0s Television, Coyote The Artificial Flower Company, The Boys Ranch Sept 3, Juliette Lewis TOPS Sopt6- Allnh-LaCWU Sept 7- Making fuck, I amity, Moon of Delenum, Accident OrM? Witxjijtier r On Point, TTAMAGACHu, DieMind, Youngin Sept 8 FREE SHOW Biaq Void Records Night A2A, APautlo, Oct o Montreal end WwnnpjVtxri t Oot IS" Tn Ttbc Sept 9. Swans Baby Dee T Ot rjoYi&m v Sep! 1 r. Quiet Oak Return From Tour, Strange Famita, Bumble Gums OCISH Ttn CVoiUV A'h.tm Od ZZ T FV Xks?Ef Ttt P& Sept 1 2 Xenia Rubino CM 23 TherHHfFrfPtrtn 1 Sept 1 3 FRC8 SHOW Tonda Oossa Album Release. 50co, Conquer Monster, RS2Q90 CM 2 tjTCortvyvd CM ifi V Xi ix Sept 14 Band Of Skull MnUns Ort 27 B A. TV Sept 15 FREE SHOW SLUG LOCALIZED featuring Your Meteor, Forest Feathers AfrAfl1 Hemaw ? Oct 29 Bash 9 PM DOORS CM &r T n Sword Sept 16 Bashaun's Yhfe ft kn&Af1 Oct Fd,OtJ5 Party Sept 17: Uncle Acid S The Deadbeats, Danava, The Shrine K Fiti-F 3 Oot t Wcm 3 Svwrttnr Sept 1 8 Caveman, Cheerleader NtJV 5 Lyrnijr Sept 19 Joseph Arthur, Reuben HoBcbon, Andrew Gotdnng Hov7 PeWHooft iVCtqM Nr B Sept 21. Junior Soys Borys Egyptnxx Revival Jet Ww h Sop! 22 Crook & The Bluff Return From Tour, Th Nods, Red Dog 1 K g Tvw Aib vh 1J: h 1 t Kept?? YO, The Futoie Of The Ghost, NcvjIS rs! q Nov 1 7 Trun Sept 24. Caw McComb Band, Big Seaiuh 6 PM DOORS FARIT SHOW M knrtArs NvWlft DOOBS LAI C SHOW Sept 24 Flash & Flare AH You Can Boat 9 30 r? SHC W ft. Toro V Wnl i 19 F,tpv fjept 27 Cirystat Cast lo Noy Dine Krew, Fyy cn.F?d;Ty jUftw'.h "5 rfK SHOW resole James Album Release. jBept Da Snrbtt, and Ma Visit US NEXT tXOOR, AT RYE! guft i feapt 29 1 PA BREAKFAST BRUNCH LUNCH S p! 30 Marian htll, VlfUlfc, Snaod f t and photography. Gradys ability to fully tackle alcoholism head-o- n truly amazes me, said Amis, Gradys roommate. Everyone is super proud of him. As Grady prepared to leave for a party, he said his advice for people chasing the quick little pleasures of alcohol is to stop doing so, because the alcohol in ones body wont last forever and neither will the pleasure. Students struggling with alcohol abuse can visit the Counseling Center for resources and support. r I |