I reckon the Mudcat Cafe is about as addictive as you can get. Can be creative too.

I agree with what various souls said about grass being more helpful to punters than performers. Concentrates the attention on what is going on, all the little details and suchlike. But of course they may not be the kind of details that help make good music, and some of the things going on may not actually be going on.

But it's like anything, too much is too much. And too much may not be be very much at all. I've known great performers who are notorious for getting out of their heads - beer or dope - and in fact when you check they aren't drinking (or whatever) very much at all.But too much for them.

But I'm pleased that the thread here hasn't talked as if "drugs" just meant the illegal stuff.