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basket we hope you enjoyed the podcast have a great day okay all right we've got a room for four

volunteers if you want to come sit up on the front row I uh this this room kind of reminds me of the Baptist church I grew up in.

You had to get there early to get a seat in the back, you know.

Thanks, all right.

There you go.

I'm Charlie P.

I'm very grateful to recover to alcoholic.

Hey, Charlie.

Been sober by the grace of God

and people like y'all in rooms like these

since March 22nd of 1985,

and I am truly grateful.

The bad news is that's five months less than my wife,

and that's a very important five months in our household.

She likes to bring it up from time to time.

You know, we're just going to start off tonight, kind of talking a little bit about what we're doing here this weekend.

Is everybody here for the workshop?

We're going to be here for the work good gosh we're glad to see so

many folks here just to get an idea how many people have five years or less of sobriety

just raising your hand for a second not to oh that's wonderful these guys are worried me over

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