Re: My crazy events.
Almost everyone kills their livers at shows. I admire those who are in recovery, and I know several, who can go to the shows and NOT fall off the wagon.
Everywhere you go someone is putting a drink in your hand, literally in some cases. In Atlanta, there were open bars pretty much 24/7.
The real key is can you drink, be social, but still maintain enough control to get business done, maintain everyone's respect and not do something totally stupid. We've seen some epic FAILs over the years. Ketchup head comes immediately to mind. The chair tossing incident at the Westin in Miami is another. Cocaine on the freaking center bar at Mandalay is another.
Some people forget they are there to do business and that they are representing their employer and lose their freaking minds, especially in Vegas.
The Atlanta show was mostly principles in the business, decision makers. Not a whole lot of hired hands. I saw lots of drunk people having a good time, and everyone was mostly well behaved. I did see some things that make me raise an eyebrow, but nothing I wouldn't simply write off to either the participant being naive or simply having bad judgement.
Well, other than the Buckwheat incident, but then we kinda suspected you could take buckwheat out of the hood, but you couldn't take the hood out of buckwheat.
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