ESH: Gene F got sober in 1959

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🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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I was in an old timey mood when I went browsing for todays speak and came across this speaker in my 1950's folder. Gene F had his first taste of AA in 1942 but didnt get sober until 1959. I have no idea where or when this was recorded. Email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate AA Event: I just added a roundup to be held in Bozemen Montana at the end of October to the event list and one of the speakers is Astrid H from Los Angeles. We also have a Young Peoples event coming up in Pennsylvania in July if you are in the neighborhood. AA Event List: https://scast.us/events If you have an AA roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up, we would be happy to give you a shout out here on the podcast and list the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to SilverCast where we provide AA speak meetings and workshops and podcast
0:11.8	format.
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0:22.4	We hope you enjoyed the podcast, have a great day.
0:27.2	I hate to cycle across there and fall flat on my face before I said anything.
0:37.4	My name is Gene and I'm an alcoholic.
0:41.0	I wasn't too anonymous when I was drinking and I'm not too anonymous sober.
0:45.6	My name is Gene.
0:46.6	I'm an alcoholic and I'm real happy to be here for a lot of reasons.
0:53.0	I owe a lot of my growth in this program to you people here in Mississippi.
0:57.6	As part of everything I've done I've stayed sober and prospered.
1:02.3	And I see a lot of people here I love.
1:07.7	I'm kind of like a state delegate here, Tyson.
1:12.4	He has a bird dog.
1:13.8	Tyson didn't tell me this but I have to stand the dog don't know his name but he just recognizes
1:18.9	faces.
1:19.9	And that's about the way I am if I shenny up to you and wiggle my tail in smile.
1:25.9	What I'm trying to say is I know your face but I can't remember your name.
1:31.0	It was really nice to be down here and I went to call the gold codes.
1:36.0	The last time I was here I was just prior to one of the elections that's whether or not
1:39.7	they're going wet or dry I guess.
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