Taking this a little too far

So, in an effort to get a bunch of reviews done for Chris over at Lab Productions on Thursday night, I ended up getting amazingly drunk. Believe it or not, all this gold-star material doesn’t come easily. There are times after a particularly stressful day at work that I need something to calm me down. In this case, it ended up being the better portion of a bottle of Sailor Jerry rum and some Squirt.

Hey, while it might sound like I’m buying into the whole drunken writer stereotype (and I am), it sometimes pays off. At least I think so. I mean, I’ve written reviews and articles while slamming beer, wine, rum, whiskey, vicodin, tramadol, and high as a kite after smoking a bowl. It’s pretty much been an equal opportunity thing when it comes to drug abuse and writing for me. It loosens me up, and allows some truly uncensored opinions to flow forth.

It’s not that they’re all gold. There have been a few things here and there that I simply disavowed and redid from scratch. For the most part, however, I tend to re-read what I’ve written while intoxicated with a raised eyebrow and statement of “Damn, I wrote this? I’m fucking good!”

Should you wish to try this an experiment (and I’m not recommending this for term papers or anything that’s important), you’ll need to have some proper musical accompaniment. In that spirit of spirits, here’re a few songs about liquor, beer, and assorted other intoxicants for you.

Flogging Molly – “Drunken Lullabies
Hayseed Dixie – “Have A Drink on Me” (live)
Satan’s Jeweled Crown – “Blood In My Whiskey
the Whiskey Rebels – “St. Ides