In My Rick James Voice, ‘Alcohol is a Helluva Drug…’

According to the folks at Alcohol.com, alcohol is a drug that can “jack up the amount of norepinephrine present in the brain; this neurotransmitter acts as a stimulant, Psychology Today publishes. Elevated levels of norepinephrine increase arousal and excitement, and it can lower your inhibitions and increase impulsivity, making it hard for you to consider potential consequences of your actions.”

Well, lowered inhibition and increased impulsivity exposed “Joe” of Issaquah, WA for who he is at his core. Asked to wear a mask by his Lyft driver to protect all present and future parties, from his no longer inhibited core, he and his companion let loose with a series of epithets and threats that were all captured on film.

Fully exposed by the workings of ethanol, both he and his lady are now unemployed AND looking for a new place to live.

Drink up, “Joe.”

Published by Roy Shuler

Born and raised in the village of Harlem, Roy's love for storytelling began as a child when his family purchased Stevie Wonder's magnum opus 'Songs in the Key of Life.' Moved by the lyrics and messages of its songs, it prompted a deep love for the power of words that first revealed itself in a desire to develop and hone skills as a public speaker. It was those skills that he leveraged to become an actor before eventually seeking training. Roy's acting career began in 2007 at age 42 with a non-descriptive role in a regional commercial for a health care provider. Six months later, he was cast as a principal in a spot for 1 800 J LAW, a very popular commercial that ran for several years, primarily in the Northeast region of United States. In 2012, he was cast in his first community theatre role and has been cast in several lead roles since then. In early 2015 while working as a background actor on the former ABC show 'Forever,' he was literally plucked from holding and re-cast as the body double and stand-in for guest star and Oscar winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. Instantly eligible to join SAG-AFTRA, he spent several more years learning his craft via training, more theatre roles, and as a background actor on dozens of network TV shows. Shortly after joining SAG-AFTRA in early 2020, he earned his first Network costar credit. About a year later, he booked his first SAG-AFTRA commercials. He lists nonpareil vocalists Sam Cooke and Frank Sinatra as acting influences.

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