How the Cocaine Lifestyle shaped Miami (good reads)

[Lil Loko]

These are a couple years old so I'm not sure if it is a repost or not, but they're basically about how the cocaine lifestyle shaped Miami back in the late 70's and early 80's, told first hand by people that expierenced it.

Some are a little long, but if you're blazed and looking to let your mind wonder ~> they are one hell of an interesting read!

I'd mos def read 'em if you're interested in the old school days, or if you liked Cocaine Cowboys and Miami Vice. This is the real deal.


Kilo: Cocaine Made Miami, Part 1
-Perception is Reality - Drugs, guns, violence, beauty, style, and the illusory world of Miami Vice
-Awash in a Sea of Money - Billions in cash generated by the cocaine trade fueled Miami's economy
-A Profusion of Corpses - Former Miami homicide detective Nelson Andreu's memories are etched in blood
-Glorious and Notorious - Casablanca had Rick's; Vegas had the Stardust; Miami's cocaine jazz age had the decadent Mutiny Hotel

Kilo: Cocaine Made Miami, Part 2
-Cocaine and Me: A Memoir - It all began when I got that job at the Mutiny Hotel
-Portrait of a Dealer - He's young, lives in Kendall, has a day job, and sells blow at a reasonable price
-Confessions of a Trafficker - Jon Roberts was a big-time Miami coke dealer who did time in the big house
-Miami: See It Like a Drug Dealer - During Miami's cocaine heyday in the Eighties, weird and interesting and scary things happened all over town all the time. Our coke map of Miami is by necessity incomplete, but even selected highlights make the point: Blow knew no neighborhood boundaries.

[Lil Loko]

Damn, no one cares how better it was back then, compared to todays boring generation?

[lawless9]

Originally Posted by Lil Loko

Damn, no one cares how better it was back then, compared to todays boring generation?

I read a few of the stories... really interesting. I wonder what its like today?