Sober Paddy

The Distraction

It has been a long week since I posted the interview with Des Bishop. I plan on getting as many informed reformed famous people as possible to talk to me about the drink, and am working away on it behind the scenes. Watch this space for some other “celebs” who will share real life battles with the booze with us. It is reassuring for me to know that getting messed up on drink happens to so many people from all walks of life.

 I went to see Des at his gig here in Sydney and was really impressed. Very funny. He has a good gag about drinking where he talks about the symptoms of alcoholism…..

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Interview with Comedian Des Bishop and his story about Alcohol

I caught up with international comdeian Des Bishop on his recent tour of Australia. Des talks about when and how he started drinking and what in turn made him give it up. In a really frank and honest assesment of himself, Des reveals how being sober is for him and how it affects his comedy and …

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Does Alcohol Help Your Sex Life?

I’ve spoken to quite a few people about this and am trying to get to the bottom of the facts (no pun intended). Does being boozy turn you into a floozie? I talked last week about whether getting into bed with women was helped by a man’s consumption of alcohol.
I will conclude that with the following equation

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Are women easier when you’re drunk?

This is the first in a series of stories and thoughts on the relationship between alcohol and sex. Let’s face it – most of us would still be single, at home, fiddling with ourselves if it weren’t for the wondrous ability of alcohol to encourage cheekiness, confidence and looseness. It has been the oil with which most couples begin the story of their romance or indeed, been the precursor to many’s the one night stand. Whichever way you want to look at it, alcohol has helped begin and break a lot of unions. This is a guy’s perspective on how and why. And when I say a guy, I mean the Sober Paddy’s.

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