Back in the '70's I saw a double bill at POGO (the Portland-Gorham Campus of the University Of Maine) consisting of Tom Waits and Maria Muldaur. Tom made a point of looking like he was half sloshed and, at that point in his career, may have been (but I doubt it). Maria kept nipping from a bottle of Southern Comfort. The crowd loved it.

But, as Jeri has pointed out, that was then and this is now. Our culture has changed and this is no longer considered appropriate behavior. And the myth that you can do anything better with a few belts is just that, a myth.

Stay sober, enjoy moderation, and enjoy a long life.