Honestly, those first two weeks without The Dew was the roughest two weeks of my life. I'm talking headaches, sweats and everything. Before that I drank at least six 12 ounce Mountain Dews a day.
It was so bad at one point that I had to have a cold one right there at the night stand before I went to bed. I had to get the coasters and let it drip a lil' bit and just have it waiting on me. Come 2 a.m.., I'd wake up out of my sleep, I'd pop one open and hear the fizz sound...and just down it! Then I always had to have another one in the morning when I woke up. Before practice I had one too and before games I would knock back two.
Via Caron Butler's 'New' blog on NBA.com.
If you recall, Caron previously made an initial blog post on HoopsHype. Is he now a double blogger?
And damn, I never knew his obsession with Mountain Dew was that bad. Downing them at 2 am?! I'm surprised the dude doesn't have bad stomach ulcers.
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The most underrated character IMO is Mike James
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Haha
Regarding the 19 win season last year:
But it was html_removed killing us inside.
Nice filter, NBA.com.
My swag was phenomenal.
Ha!
Yea, thought that was funny too. I’ll have to ask Caron more about all of his blogging … wonder if he has a Ghost Writer like Arenas.
Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It.net and Bullets Forever.
Speaking of ghost writing . . .
I have written and recorded a handful of Ravens raps (a less talented and budget production version of that guy who does all the Redskins rhymes – Chris Paul I think) and about ready to shift gears to get some Wiz tracks down.
Any ghost writing for hooks, verses, etc is appreciated. A BF anthem perhaps???
shine like bald head, smoke trees call me log head
Send me an e-mail
I think I have somewhere where you could help. mikeprada1@gmail.com
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
6 cans a day?!?!
I’m surprised he was even able to sleep with all that caffeine. Not to mention all the calories, sugar, and whatnot in Mountain Dew sodas. I can’t imagine what he would look like if he wasn’t playing basketball virtually everyday.
Probably a lot like Cleveland, Jr.
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Not since Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton....
a wonderful player for the 50s Knicks (you can look it up) has there been such a fine soda pop story in the NBA….
It's a good thing Caron Butler wasn't a star when I was kid
Because anytime I would get nagged about drinking too much soid, I would’ve pointed to Butler and said “See mom he drinks 6 cans a day and he’s an NBA star! I only drink 4 or 5!”
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by George Templeton on Oct 26, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
Mountain Dew Addict
I had the same problem that Caron did while I was in college. That combination of sweet, tangy citrus goodness, combined with the sugar and caffeine kick, made it one of the hardest habits I ever had to kick (I never tried crack or cocaine).
On some late-night exam study sessions, I would run to the local Community Pride and grab a case to down. When I was broke, I would scour the coach for enough pennies to buy the Kroger substitute Citrus Drop (Pop the Drop!). I probably took about 5 years off my life in college.
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