It Takes All Kinds

<a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4566875/detail.html">Drunkard Convention Under Way In Denver</a><br />n<br />nMontana Blogger Emeritus Craig always talked about the drinking culture in Montana. While I agree with him these folks are nation wide and really have a drinking culture.<br />n<br />n<br />n<blockquote>"It's all about drinking without apology or remorse," said Jake Nowak, 26, in from Milwaukee for the three-day liquor-fest.<br />n<br />n Self-proclaimed drunks from around the nation gathered in a downtown Denver theater and dedicated themselves to drinking, though not always into oblivion. The gathering was more about the camaraderie of tipping your glass with others who won't judge — a group of like-minded folks achieving what Frank Rich, the magazine's founder, calls a "pristine state."<br />n<br />n Experts say this type of unabashed drinking is scarce these days — outside the college campus — and the roaring, rollicking drunk is becoming a rare breed.</blockquote><br />n<br />n"Pristine state," I remember those days, I'm sure glad I don't do it any more and I don't think it's anything to celebrate personally but it takes all kinds.<br />n<br />n<b>To describe drunkenness for the colorful vocabulary is rather cynical. There is nothing easier than to capitalize on drunkards. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov</b>