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My name is Howard B.

I am an alcoholic.

My guys, I look around here and I see so many friends, old friends, new friends, dear friends.

Friends, I just, Kathy and I just met at Amelia Island here, my friend Dean, and my other

friend Dean from New York who showed up, and so many other members of our big book comes

alive, a cadre of Lost Souls from the Sunday meeting who are here.

I love to see you guys. And of course, love of my life, Kathy is here somewhere in the Hollywood

squares for you guys. For me, she's right up front. But thank you all for being here.

And also congratulations to celebrants.

Those of you who were, there was, I think Jimmy was 46 days.

Janice was 30-some-odd days.

The rest of you, if I missed the name, I apologize.

Congratulations to you folks you

truly are the most important people here as far as I'm concerned as was suggested

it might be helpful as we do this if you had your book handy and a highlighter

and a pen it just might simplify things. I'm just going to start out by

kind of explaining what this is about. You see, I think if you go to enough meetings, you're

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