Quote Originally Posted by MARK EG
i think it's great, cause drugs arent such a part of my life anymore.

but i do think alcohol means less ppl into this music.

what do the rest of you think?
I'm all for it for a number of reasons. One, the styles of music I like cater fine to a drinking crowd. The assholes that have caused problems at the shows cause problems no matter what. Alcohol, coke, speed, whatever, it doesn't make a difference for those tools as there is a dick waving thing going on. I've never seen any fights that I'd even qualify as real at the parties I attend.

Two, for myself at least, some of the music I write is specifically intended for a drinking crowd. Loud, fairly fast, and borderline obnoxious at times. I just find it fun when it's cranked and I'm just a bit dizzy.

Three, I'm just really sick of the baggage that comes along with the drug scene. Particularly since I don't really do them. Tired of dealing with the arrests of people I know, posting bail, seeing people overdose, etc. And, as we all get older, it just seems to happen with more frequency if your around it. When you're a kid, your body recovers, your parents may be unknowingly supporting 90% of your habit and, if you get caught by the cops for possession, it's generally a slap on the wrist. Once you aren't a kid anymore, people overdose, people go broke acting like idiots, and the cops throw the entire ****ing book at you. I don't care that other people make the choice to do that shit themselves. But, when it's so entrenched in something you love, it gets really ****ing tedious.

When the party is at a pub, the shit just isn't in my face as the owners wouldn't tolerate it and I very much appreciate that nowadays.