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A preview of the Parkinsons Community's magazine, "DEMENTIA", with the newest "beefcake" centerfold, PDmate of the Month for October, 1995: David Boots of Santa Rosa, California. (Since this message is coming to you in a typed format, you are unfortunately unable to appreciate David's almost illegible micrographia. A picture of Mr. Boots is also unavailable due to his not being able to sit still long enough for our photographer) --------------------------------------------------- Date of birth: 05-05-58 Age: 37 years old Physical stats: 6'-4", 190 lbs (and dropping) , dark hair, mustache Years diagnosed: (correctly) 5 years Medicinal Intake: Sinemet 25/100 (5-6x), Eldepryl (2x), Sinemet CR 1x...(or sometimes 2x..if the mood is right) Turn-ons: Sinemet/Eldepryl first thing in the AM, Sinemet CR, new neurologists, a good night's sleep, being able to play music for any length of time, articles about a possible cure for PD, YOP support groups, PD-newsgroup mail dealing with gut-level feelings, people who can see past my symptoms to the "me" trapped in this body, positive feedback about pallidotomy surgery Turn-offs: Tremor, dyskinesia, bradykinesia. drooling, zippers, buttons, keys, child-proof containers, prices of PD-meds, handwriting (all), stress, conversations about "how nice it is to have a caregiver", hearing about people who have little or no side-effects from Sinemet, SPAMmers, having my picture taken the last few years Words to live by: "Life's too short to worry about ...........(supply current frustrating life-situation)" - A.J. Boots (Dad) "I always said I wanted to be somebody, I just wish I'd been more specific" - Lily Tomlin --------------------------------------------- Preview of articles in October issue of "DEMENTIA": "Whole Lotta Shaking Going On": A candid look at the role PD plays in today's music scene "Hooked On Sinemet": A step-by-step instruction on how to let one medicine affect your entire life "PD-Envy": Why professional boxers must sustain years of injury before they can even start to display what comes to us so naturally. "12-step program for handwriting": How to rid yourself of this habit and learn new ways to pay bills and/or communicate with friends and family "Restless Legs and Sleepless Nights": How one inventive PDer combined an exercise bike, mattress, and reading light to be able to power his own reading light with his nocturnal motions "New Colors for Sinemet": A shocking expose' of how the drug industry is following the M&M candy company's lead by polling Sinemet users on the introduction of new and vibrant colors for this drab-colored medicine. "I Thought He Was Dead": Lead singer for the Doors, Jim Morrison, returns from the dead to hawk South Carolina real-estate on the Internet...PD-newsgroup visibly shaken "Fun With Hallucinations": How lava-lamps and 60's music can make those darn hallucinations a nostalgic experience for some SUBSCRIBE TODAY.............