Pat O'Brien
| Speaker | Pat O'Brien |
| Event | AA Meeting — 30 Years Sober |
| Location | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Year | 1960s |
| Era | Classic Era |
| Fellowship | AA |
| Duration | 53:29 |
| RS Number | RS-G105 |
Transcript
I met for the first time today our speaker for the night. I've heard about Pat ever since I've been in Louisiana. This afternoon was the first chance I had to meet him. I don't know a whole lot about him other than the fact that I do know that he's extremely active with alcoholics. I know this, that he's been sober 30 years. He was sober before AA came to Louisiana, and I understand that he was one of the pioneers of AA in Louisiana. I don't know a whole lot to tell you about him, except 30 years of sobriety is something I'll guarantee you. So I'm going to shut up and let you hear from Pat O'Brien from Baton Rouge. Thank you. Thank you. John? Well, first I'd like to say happy birthday, Henry, my old friend Henry Kramer and Mary. And also to Sam, although I don't know him. Mary, where is Mary and Henry? There they are. Hi. God bless you for listening again to me. And because I may forget at the end, I want to thank you all for asking Dan to ask me. I appreciate the honor of being here very much indeed. Particularly because I'm kind of a maverick AA, as you will see as my talk goes on. And this 30 years is not sobriety so much as it is I have been 30 years without a drink. And I have what Watt calls frantic serenity. And thanks for the wonderful turkey. It was really delicious. The coffee and the Cokes and the wonderful company. So hi everybody, fellow AAs old and new. Oh, by the way, I have an announcement. I know I'll forget this, but Dr. John Norris, who is chairman of the board of trustees of Alcoholics Anonymous, non-alcoholic trustee, and I didn't realize until we asked him that he was chairman of the board. He's also associate medical director of Eastman Kodak. And he's going to speak in Baton Rouge under the auspices of the Baton Rouge Area Council on Alcoholism. Don't scoff, we haven't been going long enough really to make too many mistakes, I don't think. But if any of you are interested in hearing him, it will be February 14th at the Wednesday night. He's going to talk to the medical society, by the way, on Tuesday night. They need to hear. And…
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