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Hi y'all, Katie from Austin, Texas, Alka Hall, I don't know which is more important,

Alka Hall, or from Texas, I know I'm in the state that you guys love Texans, I've already

had somebody come up to me and go, I don't like Texans, alright, wow, got off to a good

start there now didn't we?

My sobriety is October, my sobriety date is October the 28th of 1984 and for that I am truly

grateful, I will be coming up on 30 years sober which is unbelievable, I know it, that is

longer than I've done anything other than have a child, you know what I mean?

But I got sober when I was 26 years old and none too early, you know, I see people come

in at all ages and I am grateful that I got sober at 26 years old, I do, it is important

for you to know though, that I have five and a half months more sobriety than my husband

Charlie, who will be, you know, and they say time doesn't matter and that is bullshit,

it damn sure does, and I love your line Steve, I steal it all the time, but in our house

when he's having trouble, I tell him in about five and a half months it will get better

honey, just hang in there, I love that, you know the speakers, oh my god the speakers have

been wonderful, what a fun weekend these are and I'm so happy to see you guys up at 9 a.m

I mean we were going to the wee hours of the morning last night and everyone was wonderful,

let's give the speakers a big round of applause, you know, and for you guys showing up,

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