>>I’ll bet he remembers the first sip of alcohol he took that evening.
Why? Its just another night of heavy drinking. He would have probably remember the night he didn’t take a sip of alcohol.
Every alcoholic remembers the first sip of the evening. "Tonight I'll keep a lid on it. Just a nice buzz and go home. Tonight I won't do anything stupid. I'll keep it under control. I won't black out. I won't pee in the closet. I won't lose my wallet or pass out in the bushes. Tonight I'll drink like a normal person."
And some nights we do drink like a normal person. Not often but sometimes. Other nights we pass out, black out, get punched out, piss the bed, embarrass ourselves, embarrass those around us. And sometimes horrible things happen that change our lives forever. When we take that first sip, we never know what night it is going to be.