TJ Bowen is a recovery counselor working in Los Angeles.  I first met him when we worked together on the film A THOUSAND JUNKIES which he co-wrote and co-starred in with Tommy Swerdlow and Blake Heron. The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and Blake died soon thereafter from a drug overdose.  TJ wrote a remembrance about Blake that is so beautiful and somehow captures the fleeting grace of sobriety. I asked him to read it after our interview.

Also, has Jim Hart already been paid his $10k fixed fee? If not, when is it to be payable?

 

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