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For me, this song perfectly expresses the daily adventure in the journey of living life clean and sober.
Sometimes words are not needed to describe the ride… enjoy.

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Things Better Than Getting Drunk

 

Suggestion #932 – Stand in a line.  Instructions for those that need them (Yes, that’s YOU):  1.  Find a line.  2.  Stand in it.  e.  Don’ drink.

 

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See if anybody can figure out what it says.

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It’s The ISM in Alcoholism That Gets You

Alcohol is only a symptom of the disease alcoholism. You can take the alcohol out of alcoholism but what is left is the “ism” part of this disease. The ism is why we drank, the ism is what feeds the inner committee chaos and the ism keeps us uncomfortable and acting out in an inappropriate…

The 12 Traditions Checklist

The 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous Checklist Are you practicing these principles??? Here is a great checklist to make sure we practice the principles of the 12 traditions . *Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. 1.Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am…

E. M. Jellinek

Elvin Morton Jellinek (1890-1963). was an important figure in the research of alcohol and addiction in the post-prohibition era.  Known as “Bunky” by his close friends, Mr. Jellinek is probably best known as the modern father of the disease concept of alcoholism. His work is still well known and respected with the Jellinek Memorial Fund Award…

My Committee

My Itty Bitty Shitty Committee is meeting and working overtime with their trying and useless chatter and commentary. This powerful inner committee holds their meetings in my head and its members are my fears. They do a lot of talking but not much listening. Some days the committee works nonstop 24/7 telling their opinion. They…

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Sheb Wooley

Here is Sheb Wooley singing Hello Walls.  Sheb was a character actor and singer. He played Pete Nolan on “Rawhide” with Clint Eastwood among his many television acting parts. He is most famous for his 1958 novelty hit song “The Purple People Eater”. I like Sheb best when he sang as his alter ego “Ben…


Quotes From The Big Book Of Alcoholics Anonymous

“This was only a beginning, though if honestly and humbly made, an effect, sometimes a very great one, was felt at once.” The Book of Alcoholics Anonymous


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Quotes From Drunks

Hey, bartender. My ride’s here!” Bobby S., after seeing a police man pull up in front of Riley’s Bar and Grill.


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12 Step Meeting Quotes

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Stevie Ray Vaughn

Stevie Ray Vaughn died August 27, 1990

Stevie Ray Vaughan rode a wave of public and critical acclaim after his 1983 explosion onto the national scene with the album Texas Flood. Subsequent albums Couldn’t Stand the Weather (1984), Soul to Soul (1985), and Live Alive (1986) all helped to cement Vaughan as one of the great guitar-gunslingers of the 20th century, and his work helped to fire the Blues revival of the mid-1980s. However, his success was coming at a great price. Stevie Ray Vaughan was destroying his life with Old Crown whiskey and cocaine. His addictions grew so bad that in the middle of a concert in London in 1986 he collapsed on stage and could not go on.

Stevie Ray talks a little recovery at 4:40 in this video

Stevie Ray realized that many of the choices he had made in life were failing and ultimately ruining his life. He understood now that the only hope available for his life and career were in his continued sobriety. Stevie Ray walked away from music and his career for the next 18 months focusing on acheiving lasting sobriety and taming his demons that had been with him since a young boy. In October and November 1986, Stevie Ray cancelled all of his tour dates and sought treatment for addiction at a treatment center in a Marietta, Georgia in order to gain some stability and refocus his life clean and sober. After leaving the treatment center he returned home to Dallas Texas. Surrounded by the love, support and and encouragement of his family and friends, Stevie Ray Vaughan continued doing the right thing living one day at a time through the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous tought to him in recovery. He strengthened his program with a good sponsor and actively participating in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. November 22, 1986 Stevie Ray, now clean and sober, returned to touring with his first concert in Towson, Maryland.

Stevie Ray came back to touring with a passion and a new lease on life. He was not only clean and sober, he was focused on doing the things that was necessary to stay clean and sober.

Now that Stevie Ray had embraced life without drugs and alcohol he continued to move forward. Stevie Ray, like the rest of us in recovery had times that were trying but he tied a knot in the rope and held on. He stayed true to his desire not to return to the life he had before and never touch drugs and alcohol again. Tommy Shannon, Stevie’s band member, saw the difference in Stevie Ray and wanted sobriety too. Shannon also joined AA and began his adventure in recovery as well. This was one of the many people Stevie Ray inspired by working the simple steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and being an example of “attraction not promotion” to a new life found in recovery.

Stevie Ray inscribed “Dearest Joe / May God show you His gentle way and open your eyes to the real you – and lead you in your way home. / God bless / [signed] Stevie V.” on the backside of the front cover of the daily AA meditation book The Eye Opener.


Stevie Ray was quiet and unassuming until you put a guitar in his hand.

Vaughan and Double Trouble were on the road again, instruments in hand. Their work had grown in intensity and power, and with a new sense of conviction they re-entered the studio in January of 1989 to create the body of work that would become their fifth album, In Step they were able to put out acclaimed music that often was inspired by recovery. This album was their 4th studio album and would be their last as a band. It went to number 33 on the charts and also featured their only number one hit “Crossfire”.

The world cried out in shock and anguish August 27, 1990 when Stevie Ray Vaughan died tragically in a helicopter crash after performing at the Alpine Valley Music Festival in Troy Wisconsin. The Sunday concert eatured Clapton, Stevie Ray and Robert Cray. The congested two lane highway to and from the concert forced musicians to take helicopters after the concert. The helicopters were scheduled to take everyone to Chicago following the concert.

Each of the 4 helicopters left 2 minutes apart. Stevie Ray was in the 3rd helicopter with Bobby Brooks, 34, of Los Angeles, Clapton’s agent at Creative Artists Agency; Clapton’s bodyguard Nigel Browne, of London and one of Clapton’s tour managers Colin Smythe of London, and the helicopter pilot Jeff Brown of East Chicago, Indiana, All 4 of the helicopter passengers died on impact said Walworth County Coroner John Griebel.

Wreckage was scattered all over a ski hill and took months for investigators to determine the cause of the crash. According to Walworth County Sheriff Dean McKenzie evidence indicated the helicopter crashed into the hill after slowing in dense fog. Weather officials said fog had cut visibility to below two miles in parts of southern Wisconsin at the time. Bill Bruce, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, said the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter slammed into the hill in “a high energy impact at a shallow angle.”

“We had four helicopters and Eric and I were in one directly behind it when it suddenly disappeared from vision,” Clapton’s manager, Roger Forrester, told Britain’s Sky News.

Eric Clapton and his enterage landed safely in Chicago in one of the other 3 helicopters, He was overcome with emotion and stated the victims of the crash “were my companions, my associates and my friends. This is a tragic loss of some very special people.”
Stevie Ray’s death “is particularly sad, given that he’d cleaned up and was playing the best music of his life,” said Jeff Peterson of the “Austin City Limits” television program on which Stevie Ray appeared several times. Peterson continued “We’ll miss STEVIE and we’ll miss his music.” An understatement that grows more each year of his absense. Stevie Ray, 35, overcame a 1986 drug problem to win two Grammy awards and the musician of the decade honors in his home state of Texas. He won a grammy for best blues artist, a frist for a white man. He music grew as did his popularity in the middle 1980s with his guitar jamming and blues sound, reminiscent of music legends B.B. King, Wille Dixon, Muddy Waters and Albert King.

Stevie Ray was honored when Stevie Wonder gave permission to record Superstition. Stevie Ray used Stevie Wonders recording studio for the recording. The two bonded and enjoyed their friendship. Stevie Wonder sang at the Stevie Ray’s funeral with heart felt emotions.

Stevie Ray was a musicians musican. Always spoke of in the highest regard for the pureness of emotions and honesty put in his songs. Many musicians attended the funeral including ZZ Top, Dr. John, Buddy Guy and Jeff Healey.

RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan.

In the months and years following his death, friends, family members, colleagues, and fans all came together in various ways to celebrate the music Stevie Ray left behind. Most notable was the strong message sent through In Step, a message of trust, responsibility, commitment, and the value of human relationships. That message can serve human beings from all walks of life. It can reach out to our students today and help them see the strength and conviction of a man who finally saw through the glitz and glory of the image of a rock and roll star. Tragedy may have robbed us of a tremendous, guitar-slinging Texas hero, but Stevie Ray’s music and his anti-drug message carry on for us all to enjoy.


The Committee – A short movie by Sharon Ferranti

Sharon Ferranti is a director and talented movie maker. Here she has put her skills to work making a touching short film concerning “The Committee” that everyone wrestles with in their head. Thank you Sharon for sharing this important message. You can visit Sharon’s website by clicking here


An intriguing Alcoholics Anonymous print ad

The simplicity of this piece and the unconventional angle does not force any idea but says alot by leaving much to the immagination.


God Help Me

A short film by Rafael Vaz

Music by Jesus and Mary Chain


Alcohol – writer unknown

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Let’s Ask Bill W. Have you ever wanted to just ask Bill W. something? Well now you can.

Bill W. videos telling his story. See him now.

More Bill W. videos talking about the 12 traditions of AA.



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Recovery Heros

Tell us about your 12 step recovery hero. Clean and Sober Not Dead will recognize someone in the recovery community with the Sober Recovery Hero Award. Nominate someone that has made a difference here. Tell us about them. How have they made a difference? We want to recognize them for the good they do our recovery community. First name and initial only for anonymity.

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I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it’s only a choice of attitude. – Unknown


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Alcoholics Un-Anonymous

The struggle is over for many. For those that live there is still hope but for the grace of God… there Goes I

Whitney Houston Dead At Age 48

The singer passed away today Saturday February 11, 2012.

Icon Whitney Houston died today at The Beverly Hills Hilton, where she had been staying. Paramadecs were called and attempted CPR to no avail. There is no cause of death at this time. Houston sold over 200 million albums and is considered one of the worlds most selling women singers of all time.

Whitney had fought alcoholism and addiction in the past and had as recently as May of 2011 reentered rehab for another try. She told Oprah Winfrey her drug of choice was marijuana laced with cocaine. Years of a rocky marriage with bad boy Bobby Brown played out in the headlines of the tabloids. Interviews where she did not make sence raised speculation that she was still using. Recently she went out on a world tour but did not have the voice she is known for. Many walked out of her concerts after hearing her sing bad and appearing winded after a few songs.

Houston was last seen publicly on Thursday, when she appeared disheveled and disoriented in front of a Hollywood nightclub. According to the Hollywood Reporter, she got into an altercation with “X Factor” finalist Stacy Francis on Thursday at an event where she was said to be acting “belligerent.”

Keep your sobriety close to your heart and take it seriously. Do the things your suppose to do to stay sober. Alcoholism is patient and will wait to sneak back into your life and kill you…. some faster than others.

RIP Whitney… you were one of us.

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli talks about alcoholism


Sir Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins as our recovery hero


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“It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic but acceptance was the key to my sobriety… If I didn’t have acceptance at that time in my life I would not be standing here today.” – Dennis Eckersley, ‘TimesUnion.com’


Speaker In Spotlight

Chris R. from Ingram TX. speaking at the 20th Anniversary of the Primary Purpose Group

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Chris R. from Ingram TX. speaking at the 19th Anniversary of the Primary Purpose Group

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A Funny Act


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Our Favorite Recovery Movies

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Random 12 Step Sober Blogs

Teachable alcoholic

There are a lot of 12 step sober bloggers out there with interesting blogs, comments on life’s daily adventure and unique and entertaining outlooks. Go give one a visit.

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Recovery Humor

Don’t Drink and Drive

Click here to see some bathrooms from our lives as a high class drunk. Heck you can even send us a photo of your old bathroom hangout and we will get it published too on our bathroom wall of shame. Ooh, the memories.


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Inspirational Short Stories

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would
consider a bum.

From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don’t want to be bothered. This was one of those “don’t want to be bothered times.”

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