DENVER -- The six men teetered down a sidewalk along a seedy Denver street, their maroon fezzes embroidered with two swords and a martini glass tilting wildly under the street lights.
"Drink up, boozehead!" roared one as the group headed for a bar in a proud display of drunken solidarity.
Sounds like a rallying cry for a bachelor party, a guy's night out, maybe a bunch of fraternity guys horsing around. But for the revelers at Modern Drunkard magazine's annual convention the cheer sums up a philosophy on life.
"It's all about drinking without apology or remorse," said Jake Nowak, 26, in from Milwaukee for the three-day liquor-fest.
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