Don was great friends with his neighbour Hunter S. Thompson when he lived in Aspen. When Don was asked could he ever just hang out and relax with him?
Don replied “Ah, I loved Hunter. I miss him every day. He was a gentle soul. He was also wild – amen! And yeah, we could just hang out as long as you were willing to drink some whiskey.”
Don was also asked “But you don’t drink now, do you?”
“Oh no, I haven’t drunk liquor in… I don’t even know how long. At first, I had to avoid him for a while, when I decided that I wasn’t going to drink or use any more. Then, once I was pretty comfortable, I ventured back. And he was so curious about my thing [being sober], but it wasn’t on his dance card. Yeah, he checked the box that read: sex, drugs, rock’n’roll.