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I'm Don.

I'm an alcoholic.

Hi, John.

You know, like they say in A.A., Jack, never let the truth get in the way of a good story, huh?

And I do want to thank Jack and Perry for picking me up at the airport.

And Rick, for taking such good care of me in the months leading up to here, letting me and, you know, you don't know what you're walking into in Alcoholics Anonymous when you're invited.

You just say yes.

And it seemed to be something very important about the beef that was going to be served. I really love how the beef. The beef. I tell you we're having beef. Yeah, you told me, Rick, we're having beef. Six times, buddy. We got beef in the States, I swear to God. Well, you don't have beef like this. I'm telling you you don't have beef like this. You know what?

Rick, you're right.

And I want to thank the guys who cook tonight.

That was unbelievable.

Of course, the real problem is I ate so much.

I don't think I've ever given a talk with this much blood in my stomach rather than my head. Usually I have a little adrenaline going. I'm a little nervous. I'm just sleepy.

But I'm absolutely delighted to be here with the mystic nights of sobriety. And I just, if you don't

like that name, I don't know what to tell you, because that's the best name of a group I've ever heard of, an Alcoholics Anonymous. And I've heard some good ones. That is a great name. And I love Alcoholics Anonymous, and now the Mystic Knights have fed me beef, so now I love the Mystic Nights. Because I didn't get this big by accident. and my time is short and my wind is long, and so I'm just going to tell you in a general way tonight

what I was like and what happened to me and what I'm like today, hopefully.

And I'm going to speak for about an hour because there's been any watch watchers in here.

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