Remember when Harrison Ford started sporting an earring about a decade after they were cool, and you sat there, staring at his photo, screaming: "YOU PLAYED HAN SOLO AND INDIANA JONES! Now this? Why, Harrison, WHY?"

It was a hard time for all of us. But maybe the unfortunate ear adornment wasn't entirely his fault -- apparently Ford only got it 'cause he was drunk.

Or at least, that's what he's telling Barbara Walters. As part of the actor's publicity bash for the new Indiana Jones movie, he's interviewed on the Barbara Walters Oscar Special this Sunday. He tells Barb that:

"after a somewhat indulgent lunchtime in celebration of either Jimmy Buffet or Ed Bradley's birthday. ...We shared a bottle of wine and I got enthusiastic about Jimmy and Ed's earrings and went out and got one right after lunch."

So there you go. Blame Jimmy Buffet. Blame the booze. Because getting an earring is lame -- but doing it on a dare because you were tanked is just the sort of behavior you'd expect out of an action hero. Rock on, Harrison -- you're A-OK in my book.