MY NAME IS MICHAELAND I'M AN ALCOHOLIC.
HI MICHAEL.HI MICHAEL.
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW
I ONCE LOST MY JOB AND MY FAMILYBECAUSE OF MY DRINKING.
BUT WITH THE HELP OF A-A I'VEBEEN SOBER FOR TEN YEARS NOW.
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANTTO TELL THE GROUP FOR STARTERS ?
MY NAME'S BILLAND I'M AN ALCOHOLIC.
HI, BILL.HI, BILL.
HI, BILL.
I'VE BEEN USINGTHE TWELVE STEP PROGRAM
FOR ABOUTTWO MONTHS NOW AND...
I'M REALLY TURNINGMY LIFE AROUND.
NO MORE BLOWING GUYSON COLFAX AVENUE
FOR A PINT OF VODKAFOR THIS COWBOY !
THAT'S GREAT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THIS ISSOMEBODY'S FIRST A-A MEETING.
IS THAT RIGHT ?
YES, YOU SIR, STAND ON UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
UH, MY NAME'S RANDY AND...
I JUST REALLYLIKE BEER.
YOU HAVE TO ADMITYOU'RE AN ALCOHOLIC.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'MREALLY AN ALCOHOLIC.
THEN WHY AREYOU HERE ?
BECAUSE I GOT A D-U-IAND SO I'M REQUIRED
TO ATTEND A-A MEETINGSFOR TWO WEEKS.
I WAS STUPID ONE NIGHTAND DRANK TOO MUCH
AND THEN DROVE A CAR.
THAT WAS DUMB AND I'MNOT GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.
RANDY, YOU ARE POWERLESSTO MAKE THAT DECISION !
THE ONLY THING THAT WORKSIS THE TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM.
STEP ONE IS ADMITTINGTHAT YOU ARE POWERLESS
TO CONTROL YOUR DRINKING.
ONLY THEN CAN YOU MOVE ONTO THE OTHER TWELVE STEPS
LIKE BELIEVING THAT ONLYA HIGHER POWER, GOD,
MAKES YOU STOP DRINKING.
AND THEN, TURNING YOUR LIFEOVER TO THAT GOD
AND HUMBLY ASKING GODTO REMOVE YOUR WEAKNESS--
WAIT, WAIT, HOLD ON.
I NEVER KNEW THATALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
WAS A RELIGIOUS THING .
IT'S NOT RELIGIOUS,YOU JUST HAVE TO ADMIT
THERE IS SOME KIND OF GODWHICH HAS POWER OVER YOU
AND TURN YOUR LIFE OVERTO THAT GOD
AND ASK HIMFOR FORGIVENESS.
THAT'S THE TWELVE STEP PROGRAM,NOT RELIGION.
LOOK, I... I REALLY JUST NEED TOCUT DOWN ON MY DRINKING,
AND NEVER DRIVE A CARDRUNK AGAIN.
YOU CAN'T JUST CUT DOWNON YOUR DRINKING, RANDY !
YOU NEED TOKNOW SOMETHING...
YOU HAVE A DISEASE.
A... A DISEASE ?
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALCOHOLISMIS A DISEASE.
YOU'RE SICK, RANDY.
YOU'RE VERY,VERY SICK.
AND JUST LIKEWITH MOST DISEASES
YOU CAN'TCURE IT YOURSELF
AND IT'S DEADLY.
OH MY GOD... !
I Just Really Like Beer
Bloody Mary s09e14
Randy goes to an AA meeting.

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