I absolutely can't play if I'm half drunk!! I've tried it, and it sounds very very sloppy. And considering that your ability to judge sloppiness is hampered when you're drunk, then that has got to be really sloppy.
One of the guys is an albino(I don't know if that's a "politically correct" word to use), and he has long hair like me. So when I first saw him, my mind went to me and him(and others) being on an album cover, me and my black afro, him and his white afro,and no dyes involved(ok, I'll dye mine pitch black). It struck me as a very nice image. I happen to work at a photo studio, so I tend to think about some of these things.
Unlike me(my voice needs work), these dudes can sing.
These days my practice sessions feel different, have a sense of purpose.
I'm loving every moment.