To drink familiarly (with another).

With another what?

Another gin? Another loaf of bread? Another lonely night?

A good and trustworthy drinking buddy is hard to find. What are the requirements? Know your friend well enough to recognize what matters and what does not matter. Forget what does not matter, and remember the rest. Forget most things, if not immediately then by 4pm.

I could get all elegiac about this but I am kind of drunk right now.

My favorite drinking song? Mary Hopkin: Those Were The Days.

Once upon a time, there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
Think of all the great things we would do

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we’d choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way

Mary Hopkin looks a lot like a one-time and once-in-a-while drinking friend.