I just have to believe that some- Texas, and I’ve never, uh, heard him talk. I don’t believe, but, uh, he’s the kind of fellow that when you see him, you just like him, and you love him like you do everybody else. Bob Dev. Hi, everybody. Hi. My name is Bob White, and I’m an alcoholic. And by God’s grace and because this program works for me, I haven’t had a drink since August the 12th, 1954. Marge and Henry, I, I really enjoyed your talks. Just wonderful. You know, I told Hazel last night that it was.. I was grateful to really hear what I think are AA talks. And I can’t help but, you know, uh, when I go to AA meetings and hear a lot of people talk, I, not in a form of criticism at all, but I kind of label AA speakers. We have AA speakers, and we have preachers, and philosophers, and liars. And I’ll tell you, I’ve heard some AA talks since I’ve been here, and it’s, uh, it’s very gratifying to, you know, to, to hear what you expect to hear when you get someplace. So let me say this.

It’s just been wonderful being here, and Marceline and I are so grateful that you asked us to be a part of your program, and we do appreciate your invitation. Now, back to that AA talking again. I, I’m just gonna talk a little bit, but these talks that I heard do remind me of a story, one story about a, uh, colored minister that was all fired up one Sunday morning and was really gonna preach quite a sermon. And two of his lady parishioners were seated right in front of him, and one of them had been telling the other one what a great pastor he was. And this particular Sunday, he got ready to preach, and he says, “Well, now, brothers and sisters,” he said, “I’m gonna tell y’all one thing today.” He says, “I’m gonna preach about them dishonest people.” So the girl says, “That’ll be preaching. That’s preaching.” He says, “I’m gonna talk about them rich folks that live up on that hill that don’t share their money with us folks that live down here.” She says, “That’s gonna be preaching.

That’s preaching.” He says, “I’m gonna talk about them people that gossip about others all the time.” She says, “That’s preaching. That’s preaching.” He says, “I’m gonna talk about those fornicators and adulterers.” She says, “He done quit preaching and started meddling now.” Well, anyway, I have really heard a lot of wonderful AA talks. As I told you, I’ve been in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous about a little over 12 years, and it seems that each particular day in each year that I’m in AA, somehow, and, and sometimes I have to look back in order to see this. I don’t recognize it as, as it happens to me all the time today. But I do know that in retrospect, that each day that I stay sober in Alcoholics Anonymous, in review of my life, I can see that I have you people to thank for nothing but good things on a daily basis that happen to me, and I shall be forever grateful.