John E. Carleton
| Speaker | John E. Carleton |
| Event | AA Meeting |
| Location | Lubbock, TX |
| Year | 1962 |
| Era | Classic Era |
| Fellowship | AA |
| Duration | 52:25 |
| RS Number | RS-G095 |
Transcript
Tonight we have a guest speaker that I personally am proud of. I met John when he first came in, and I've thought a lot of him. I've always thought a lot of him. Unfortunately, I saw him for the first time in ten years the other night. I've heard a lot about John, and we've crossed roads many, many times, but he always missed me. John is the type of man that the first time I saw him, I liked him. I felt that I would like to know him better, and I was fortunate enough to do that. Because in John's early days in Dallas, we were together quite a lot, I guess more than any two people around Dallas. We used to fish a lot. Well, we just had a grand and glorious time. John has done a wonderful job. We're proud of him, and now we'll give you John. My name is John, and I'm an alcoholic. By attempting to follow the twelve suggested steps of the recovery program, and assistance from a power greater than myself that I prefer to call God, I'm a member of Alcoholics Anonymous tonight. My sobriety date, however, is October 28, 1951. Ford's introduction reminds me of a very dear friend of mine, who probably some of you football fans recall, the late Herman Hickman. Herman was coaching at Yale, and of course it was prior to the team going out on the field in the Harvard Stadium, and he wanted to give them the last minute jab. So he said, now, Y is for youth, and we know that we've got that. A is for ambition. There's no question about that either. And L is for loyalty, and that is what a Yale man is proud of. And E is in enthusiasm. Now go out there and beat them. Now they're running down the ramp, going onto the field, and this big six-foot-three tackle hits his pal on the shoulder, and he said, it's a damn good thing that we're not playing for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Well, I'm glad that I'm not any great speaker. I'm just an ordinary drunk, and even though that I've had ten years a little better now, I still realize that I must have you people. I am very much interested in the new members, and those who have been in but…
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