Honestly, those first two weeks without The Dew was the roughest two weeks of my life. I'm talking...

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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Ladies and Gents, your 2009-2010 Washington Wizards!

characters (and abstract addictions) welcome.

by Pryme on Oct 26, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The most underrated character IMO is Mike James

Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It.net and Bullets Forever.

by Truth About It on Oct 26, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

Regarding the 19 win season last year:

But it was html_removed killing us inside.

Nice filter, NBA.com.

My swag was phenomenal.

by se7en on Oct 26, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Truth About It on Oct 26, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by ThaCaronic on Oct 26, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Mike Prada on Oct 26, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Found too many spelling errors for it to be a ghost writer. Gil’s was always in good grammatical and spelling form.

My swag was phenomenal.

by se7en on Oct 26, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by bigrm18 on Oct 26, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Probably a lot like Cleveland, Jr.

Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It.net and Bullets Forever.

by Truth About It on Oct 26, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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….

by khrabb on Oct 26, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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!”

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Oct 26, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Oct 27, 2009 12:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs