On 9/17/12 10:00 AM, Douglas Roberts wrote:
Nick, you asked Steve, specifically, but I'm happy to chime in.
I like drinking. It brings me out of my shy, reticent shell, helping
me to become less hesitant in expressing myself.
Actually I would claim to have observed just the opposite... a few
fingers of good whiskey and Doug just mellows right out, leaving more
room for the rest of us to rant and rave. So far I've seen Bulliette
Bourbon, Crown Royale, Jamesons, Glenfiddich and a couple of others have
that effect.
I also like having a couple of beers before a gig, because either 1) I
play better with a couple of good brews in me, or 2) I care less about
precision and more about relaxing into the spontaneity of performing
live in front of an audience.
My best pool game is about 2.3 beers in... before that I'm too stiff,
after that I'm too loose. But at 2.3 +/- .4 I have been known to run
the table (every few years).
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