Originally Posted by
Gravel 
I'm trying to see why a lot of us here like to go there and it's hard to come up with reasons.
I don't mean to split hairs, but I'm not sure "a lot of us like to go there". Personally, I never liked the blackouts. I certainly didn't drink with the intention of blacking out. Not remembering what I did for most of an evening/night is one of the reasons I decided to quit.