Re: Does Clancy have a sponsor?

July 14, 1999

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I had no idea Dr. Bob was a proctologist and DAMN, DOES THAT EVER FIT!

So, not only did he have his head up HIS A**, it was up everybody

else's as well? Sorry----I couldn't help MYself, either!!!!

wrote:

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> ,

> It has become so much more natural to use the g-word (gratitude),

since

> I woke up on the right side of the recovery fence. I can finally use

the

> word gratitude without gagging, thanks to the wonderful resources made

> available to us by the likes of Ken, Apple, and others.

>

> Remember an Apple a day keeps Dr. Bob away. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

> The good news is even if the old proctologist does show up, she pins

> some rabbit ears on the zealot and stuffs some buck teeth in his

mouth.

> I'll bet some of you didn't know Dr. Bob was Butt Doctor. It looks

like

> even after he retired he still had to work with assholes. Poor old

> bugger. Up to his elbows in 12 Step sphincters. Talk about pitiful,

> incomprehensible demoralization.

> Given the choice between living the spiritual life in AA and an

> alcoholic death, I think Dr. Bob might have pondered the question more

> seriously. Something to the tune of " How bad of an alcoholic death are

we

> talking about here? "

>

> Rose wrote:

> >

> > You're right, - and Apple set up the Deprogramming site. They

have my

> > gratitude as well!

> >

> > >

> > >Reply-To: 12-step-freeegroups

> > >To: 12-step-freeegroups

> > >Subject: Re: Does Clancy have a sponsor?

> > >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:23:38 -0700

> > >

> > > Hunt wrote:

> > >

> > > > By the way, whoever started this page, thank you for what I

believe is

> > >an extremely rare forum of sanity in this pseudo-new age recovery

soaked

> > >world. I think the majority of people who attend AA eventually

come to the

> > >conclusion that its " not for them. "

> > >

> > > > Hard core AAers only SEEM like they're the majority. But have

heart,

> > >Sanity will prevail.

> > > >

> > > > Thank you!

> > >

> > >Thanks for those words of hope, . I recall someone(Apple?)

posting

> > >recently that Ken Ragge, author of " The Real AA " , started this

site. If

> > >I'm wrong someone please correct me. If you like this forum you'll

love

> > >his book.

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July 14, 1999

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:50:23 -0700 Hollister

wrote:

> Hi Pete,

> When you die they throw dirt in your grave so you can take a nice " dirt

> nap " . I stole the expression from Burgess Meredith in the movie Grumpier

> Old Men with Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon. He also had some great lines

> about drinking, smoking, and eating bacon. He died shortly after the

> film and left the rights for dirt nap to me.

Took a dirt nap himself.

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July 14, 1999

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:50:23 -0700 Hollister

wrote:

> Hi Pete,

> When you die they throw dirt in your grave so you can take a nice " dirt

> nap " . I stole the expression from Burgess Meredith in the movie Grumpier

> Old Men with Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon. He also had some great lines

> about drinking, smoking, and eating bacon. He died shortly after the

> film and left the rights for dirt nap to me.

Took a dirt nap himself.

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Yeah, good ol' Burgess was hilarious in that movie.

Hollister wrote:

>

> Hi Pete,

> When you die they throw dirt in your grave so you can take a nice " dirt

> nap " . I stole the expression from Burgess Meredith in the movie Grumpier

> Old Men with Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon. He also had some great lines

> about drinking, smoking, and eating bacon. He died shortly after the

> film and left the rights for dirt nap to me.

>

> Pete Watts wrote:

> >

> > Wot's a dirt nap? a relapse?

> >

> > P.

> >

> > On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 01:11:22 Joe Berenbaum

> > wrote:

> >

> > > At 16:54 12/07/99 -0700, you wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Hunt wrote:

> > > >>

> > > >> Clancy considered Chuck C., author of " A New Pair of Glasses, " to be

his

> > > >> sponsor.

> > > >

> > > >Hi Guys,

> > > >True.

> > > >Unfortunately, the venerable Chuck C. is presently taking the proverbial

> > > > " dirt nap " . Although I'm no supporter of sponsorship, I think Chuck C.

> > > >was the only thing that was holding Clancy's megalomaniacal aspirations

> > > >in check.

> > > >

> > >

> > > I think Chuck himself never had a sponsor.

> > >

> > > On one of his tapes, in between prattling on about him and God, he said

so.

> > >

> > > You can't trust anybody these days. I hereby revoke my AA membership!

> > >

> > > Joe Berenbaum

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Yeah, good ol' Burgess was hilarious in that movie.

Hollister wrote:

>

> Hi Pete,

> When you die they throw dirt in your grave so you can take a nice " dirt

> nap " . I stole the expression from Burgess Meredith in the movie Grumpier

> Old Men with Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon. He also had some great lines

> about drinking, smoking, and eating bacon. He died shortly after the

> film and left the rights for dirt nap to me.

>

> Pete Watts wrote:

> >

> > Wot's a dirt nap? a relapse?

> >

> > P.

> >

> > On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 01:11:22 Joe Berenbaum

> > wrote:

> >

> > > At 16:54 12/07/99 -0700, you wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Hunt wrote:

> > > >>

> > > >> Clancy considered Chuck C., author of " A New Pair of Glasses, " to be

his

> > > >> sponsor.

> > > >

> > > >Hi Guys,

> > > >True.

> > > >Unfortunately, the venerable Chuck C. is presently taking the proverbial

> > > > " dirt nap " . Although I'm no supporter of sponsorship, I think Chuck C.

> > > >was the only thing that was holding Clancy's megalomaniacal aspirations

> > > >in check.

> > > >

> > >

> > > I think Chuck himself never had a sponsor.

> > >

> > > On one of his tapes, in between prattling on about him and God, he said

so.

> > >

> > > You can't trust anybody these days. I hereby revoke my AA membership!

> > >

> > > Joe Berenbaum

> > >

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July 14, 1999

In a message dated 7/14/99 12:22:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

johnhollister@... writes:

<< Remember an Apple a day keeps Dr. Bob away. >>

Ain't that the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love ya Apple.

Jean

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In a message dated 7/14/99 12:22:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

johnhollister@... writes:

<< Remember an Apple a day keeps Dr. Bob away. >>

Ain't that the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love ya Apple.

Jean

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July 15, 1999

I think if I ever needed an excuse to be drunk, it might well be because

someone actually named me Clancy

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July 15, 1999

Apple Javajen is me on AOL

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July 15, 1999

I just thought of another outtake: