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in the old days...
it was not even accepted, but also kinda humerous. i can't even remember being in a club back then without being fairly torqued up and at least halfway thru a pack of smokes...
my how times change.
looking back on it, i'm just glad there weren't worse circumstances, i.e. BAD bar fights, car accidents, illegitimate children (that i know of) at least in my personal experiences.
but now i've been married to the same woman for what feels like forever (this is GOOD), i'm a daddy, my body isn't as forgiving, cops are even less forgiving, etc.
even if it was socially acceptable like it used to be i still couldn't keep up - just a few drinks and i'm typically dragging a$$ the next day.
which brings up - smoking. i quit for good back in '91. my lungs just could not take it any more. at first i had no probs with other folks smoking, but it's gotten to be a problem over the years. i just can't stand being in a small smoky club for hours any more. my eyes sting, my lungs sting, my clothes reek (as does my equipment), and i feel a bit run down the next day. i hate to sound like a no smoking snob, but i've been smoke free for long enough to realize that it's taking time off my life just 2nd hand...
but back to alcohol. i recently conducted a recording experiment over a period of a few weeks - some sessions with a moderate amount of booze, the rest stone cold sober (my standard recording neuroligical state BTW). my conclusions are that the 'under the influence stuff' sucks in every way. the tracks even sound lethargic and misguided...
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