I was playing in this tent,saturday, when it struck me. Last two or 3 gigs i had not been drinking any kind of alcohol. Not that i´d normally will pour it down, but i´ve been known for having a beer or two in the breaks, which adds up if you play a lot. I guess it´s like the cigarettes....they started to iriitate me, I did not get any fun out of it, so i quit. Same thing with booze. We play a lot, and often have time to kill, but it´s just too easy to have one too many, when it´s free. So It kind of makes sense to not drink at all. Anybody of you have this kind of notions when playing ?
Also I used to be nervous before a gig but that has totally changed, to confidence, and excitement....maybe it´s because i´m gettin older. I take the whole thing a bit more easy....Whatever it is, gigging stone sober is more fun for me than beeing a little liquered up....
The downside, is that you notice all the silly drunk people......
Baard