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Come to me, embrace me, hug me and love me back to life. You gave me the dignity and self-respect

that I needed at the time. Even though I was facing three life sentences for three

murder charges at the time. Good afternoon, friend. My name is Barshore, and most definitely

alcoholic. So I just gave you a brief snippet about what had happened to me when I

walking to alcohol is anonymous. But more interestingly, how does that So I just gave me a brief snippet about what had happened to me when I walk into

alcoholics anonymous.

But more interestingly, how did I get to that point in my life where I was charged

for three murders and I was facing three life sentences?

The chances of me coming out of prison was zero to nothing.

It all started with an experiment at school with a nip of brandy.

And from there, it just got progressively worse.

Now, I'm not going to stand here today, because I know time is limited.

Even though I have so much to say, but time is limited, but I'm just going to share with you

exactly what happened.

He started off with a nipper brandy at school as an experiment as a teenager.

And they started my, I call it a passionate love affair.

A passionate love of fare with alcohol that went on for more than 25 years,

where I pursued it to the ends of the earth.

But today, I pursue my sobriety in the same fashion, or if not even more than I pursued my drinking.

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