re: Now that I’ve drank I can ask this guitar question.

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My current fixation is Lay Down Sally.

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Rereading this and actually picking a little bit.

I don't know if this will help you or anybody else,but anyway:
Way back when I first was learning that song ( In A), I had a really hard time with it.
That F# on the 6th string rolling down to The G note was hard because my fingers just couldn't squeeze together that close,and it sounded awful.
So I started using my thumb over the top for the F# and used my ring finger for the G. You can just slide the thumb into the G also,but for me it doen't sound as good,and it put's me in a bad position for the rest of the riff.
It took some work to get a smooth roll,but eventually I did. It's second nature now,and I don't even think about it.
It's a cool song to learn. The pattern is a little tricky,but once you get it,it's a fun song and a crowd pleaser. Everybody kind of knows it,they sing along,and that makes me happy these days.
I recently bought a pretty nice banjo,and started getting into that. I wish I had bought a good one back years ago,because I think I have a natural Knack for it,and it's also making me a better guitar player.
The most fun I had over the holidays,was playing Freebird on the Banjo and singing it bluegrass style. Everybody at our Christmas get together loved it,even the real old folks.
You can do some real cool stuff on that top string. I was trying to do some of the piano parts,while my cousin just played guitar and it sounded great( to us at least) and we had fun.

A lot of Dwight Yokam has some really cool shuffles too,and Pete Anderson is such a great player (over the top sometimes on the corn pone) but really some cool stuff.