Hey, Cal. Speaking of absinthe, I'm addicted to a guy who does a show on the Travel Planet, Anthony Bourdain. He's a chef in NYC but also a successful author and all-around cool guy. He's also a recovered smack addict, but he still has an adventurous streak when it comes to substances. In a show he did in Paris, he went to a couple of underground places and drank the real, illegal, old absinthe. They played up the hallucinogenic effects real big in the show, but I read later that they did that mostly for dramatic effect. Anyway, it looked nasty. But Tony Bourdain will try anything. . . I think that's why I find him compelling to watch.