Как перевести предложения: There was raucous drinking. ...put the cheap rubber band around the back of his head.

Контекст дивный) ) ) Из книги с названием, на минуточку, "Necrophilia Variations". Вот этот кусок: "We were at a party, you and I, in celebration of a long-forgotten cause for joy. There was raucous drinking. The party pushed on into the darkest hours of the night. Somebody brought out a video camera to tape the merrymaking. Your boyfriend was seated at a table with some other men, drinking. And you were there beside him, with your hand on his thigh. The camera came and exhorted you all to be witty for posterity. Jokes were made. Funny faces and obscene gestures were directed at the cam- era. I happened to be lying on the table. Your boyfriend picked me up, slipped his face into mine, put the cheap rubber band around the back of his head".
Первая фраза, очевидно, что "Питьё там было - натуральный горлодёр", а вторая что-то вроде: "Перехватил себе затылок дешёвой резиновой ленточкой".