{"id":35,"date":"2006-04-09T01:24:18","date_gmt":"2006-04-08T08:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alertnerd.com\/blog\/2006\/04\/09\/jay-is-my-hero\/"},"modified":"2006-04-09T01:24:18","modified_gmt":"2006-04-08T08:24:18","slug":"jay-is-my-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alertnerd.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"Jay is my hero."},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember watching Kevin Smith’s DVDs and making a point of watching them a second time with the commentary on, because you could be certain of two things – One, Kevin’s commentaries are always equal parts entertaining and informative. Two, you never know what Jason Mewes is going to be like. It was hilarious, sitting there with a group of friends, laughing, because Jason had undeniably fallen asleep mid-movie.<\/p>\n

I’d like to take it all back now – not because it wasn’t funny. There’s no two ways about it, it was funny. But because I’d like to make some small gesture that I now know what the full meal deal was and since I can’t stand up and clap, I’ve got to do something. So, I’m taking it back.<\/p>\n

Y’see, Jason Mewes is a full blown drug addict. Not a little, not a cute stoner – he is an addict. Failed rehabs, teeth lost to heroin, chemical tolerance levels that freak the shit out of anybody with even a little medical horse sense.<\/p>\n

And, he’s been sober for three whole years now. Which is to say that if you saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back<\/em>, he was in serious trouble and if you saw Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi<\/em>, he was doing AOK.<\/p>\n

I know all this, because Kevin has been writing it all down and laying it all out, over the last two weeks<\/a> – his intent was to wrap it up on Thursday, Jay’s anniversary, but it’s a big story and it’s gone a bit long.<\/p>\n

If you’re familiar with Smith’s works, it’s a good read – if you’re a fan, then it will leave a lump in your throat. Some of the professional high points for Smith and Mewes were happening concurrent with some crazy personal lows.<\/p>\n

Happy Anniversary, Jay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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