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Hi, Dr. Laura. I am Marty. A really reason for this call is that many years ago in Columbus, Ohio,

I was driving around town very drunk, very full of self-pity. Nobody understands me.

For some reason, I wound up talking to you, and this goes back years. I wound up talking to you.

You were very patient, very polite with me, and you told me there was an organization that could

really help me, which is called AA. I got furious. I got, I think I reacted very violent,

nastily, and I hung up on you. So the purpose of this call is an immense

and apology, and to tell you that I have recently sort of celebrated 35 years in A.

Wow. Whoa. I'm so proud of you. And this is an immense I've been wanting to make for 36 years.

And what made you decide to do it today?

I was driving out up in Wisconsin on vacation. I drive the back roads. I lost my wife a year ago.

I drive the back roads, and I was going through the radio stations, and I heard you're, I got

it on into your station, and I thought, you know, I owe that woman an immense, and what wouldn't

it be a good time to do it now? Aren't you sweet? Thank you very, very much.

I'm very proud. I got a wonderful 35-showbyage. That's wonderful, and I'm sorry about your wife.

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