Bill C. — AA Meeting (1998)

RS-G039 · MODERN ERA · AA · 1998

Bill C.

AA Meeting · Boise, ID
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SpeakerBill C.
EventAA Meeting
LocationBoise, ID
Year1998
EraModern Era
FellowshipAA
Duration1:07:17
RS NumberRS-G039
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Bill Alcoholic Boise You two would have ever guessed Boise I'm Bill Seamus Patrick O'Cleveland Yes, I'm Italian That was a really weird little deal with the lady bowing here on the floor I'm sure there's an inside joke to that There's been several of those this weekend You can tell that there's some people in this room that are very loved because the abuse is incredible I mean we got here and we thought, well this is Boise, it's like nowhere, you know I mean this is going to be a small little deal and it's a general service thing so it's going to be really small You know, and you couldn't get this many GSR people in LA for anything You know, I don't know how you've done it But the level of participation in your Alcoholics Anonymous around here is really stunning It's really nice to see I'd like to sober up really quick tonight because my story is probably a lot like yours Just dull and boring and incredibly repetitive And you know, thank God there's people around that were like wheel men for the mob or jet fighter pilots or did something You know, I really didn't do much of anything And my story is that I was a surfer and a biker and a tough guy And I rarely went to the beach, my motorcycle rarely ran and I was afraid to fight But I looked really good I had a chrome Nazi helmet for a hat, I had a primary chain for a belt, I've got tattoos all over me I had big black boots, greasy Levi's, chains around my boots I had a clip-on earring because I didn't want to hurt myself And I had a little .22 pistol I carried in my back pocket And if you pushed me in a corner I'd pull my little gun on you I looked really good And like most of you I was full of shit I was a liar and a phony most all of my life So everywhere I was was a rude place A strange thing happened to me too when I was six years old My dad did a weird thing, he got sober And he's still sober, he's 44 years sober He works a horrible program He still goes to two meetings a week He goes to the Hermosa…

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