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My name is Ralph.

I am an alcoholic, and thank you, T.

I think I'm getting soft in my old age.

The slightest thing gets me.

Teresa's introduction is cool.

But when Teresa talks about me,

it's so much that's there that's not on the screen. This takes me right out of

where I thought we were born. My sobriety date is October 11, 1986. Although I have been accustomed to pads on the back, I had even been accustomed to people looking up to me.

I had been accustomed to some accolades and and and building his story talked about here was love applause I had had some of that as, you know, growing up.

But I had been pretty badly mangled by drugs and alcohol.

And I was 33 when I got here.

And I didn't know if anybody, if I'd be welcome in anybody's life again.

And I didn't know if people would look at me with respect again.

Some people say, I don't know if people would look at me with respect.

I'm fortunate.

I had had the looks before.

I had had and had tasted some, what I called it. I had, you know, toasted champagne. I remember when I got admitted to UCLA and I'm this kid off the block, first one from my neighborhood.

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