Hi Rob and All,
>
>Ray suggests ingesting herbs as an alternative to intoxication by
>alcohol.  Does anyone have recommendations? ( legal or otherwise )

The following intoxicant is not a recommendation but it is paleo:

>>Mistletoe
>>
>>The custom of kissing under the mistletoe can be traced to the ancient
>>Druids. A sacred plant and a symbol of fertility, mistletoe was
>>believed to contain magical powers.
>>
>>Why kissing is associated with mistletoe is somewhat obscure. But
>>because of mistletoe's role as a fertility symbol it stands to reason
>>that the kissing associated with it carries sexual rather then merely
>>platonic implications. The practice is believed to have originated
>>with orgiastic celebrations in connections with the Celtic Midsummer
>>Eve ceremony when the mistletoe was gathered. During that festival
>>the men would kiss each other as a display of their homosexuality.
>>The custom later broadened to include both men and women.
>>
>>Some historians believe that kissing under the mistletoe is
>>reminiscent of the temple prostitution and sexual license that
>>proliferated during the Roman Saturnalia.
>
>I heared them Celts used to PARDEEE. They had a trick with
>the magic mushrooms, tribal leaders ate them and subordinates
>according to hierarchy got to drink the still potent residue in the
>urine. It got passed down the line that way.