I understand completely, Skarpi. I play in a Rock n Roll/ Blues band, where beer drinking is a part of the whole scene. However, I am the Lead Vocalist and the one responsible for guiding the group through endings and changes which are primarily keyed to the verse structure. And so I try to avoid drinking "on the job."

Our repertoire is about half classic rock, half classic blues by people like Howlin Wolf, Tampa Red, and John Lee Hooker. Guess you would call that traditional. We do one Irish trad tune, "Risin of the Moon", but quite raucous and electric. I would like to get into more acoustic-folk sound , as my interest has been piqued by the Mudcateers.

I was kidding you about Akaviti. You couldn't get me to touch the stuff with somebody else's mouth...LEJ