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I want to thank the host committee

for asking me to speak tonight, specifically Josie

and my friend Kristen.

It really is an honor and privilege to be here tonight.

As you'll kind of hear, this is the city that I more or less hit bottom

and before I found sobriety.

And Seattle is a wonderful place to do heroin and hit bottom and I really welcome you ever come here and experience that.

And I mean this is an incredible experience for me just to be here sober.

This is the first time I've ever

been here sober and that may mean nothing to you but it's an incredible experience for me.

I'd like to thank all my friends who specifically came here to hear me speak, which to my knowledge is nobody, but it's always nice to have dreams.

And kidding aside, I'm actually, I mean, like it said, I mean, as a result of Alcoholics Anonymous,

I've had the experience of being surrounded by a host of friends.

And that's also another incredible thing.

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