Guest guest Posted July 11, 1999 Report Share Posted July 11, 1999 Further down is the whole story forwarded to me, but I decided to do some independent research (not that I don't trust the honesty of an AA member or fellow Netizen (ahem)). I found another story on Clapton at: <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/en/eo/story.html?s=v/eo/19990624/en/19 990624011> Which says in part: >So, the question begs, if the rocker's so attached to his babies, why did he >put them up for adoption? > > " I have to admit it wasn't my idea to sell these guitars, " Clapton said to >Reuters. " It was suggested to me by a friend who thought it would be a good >way to illustrate my commitment to Crossroads. " > >Clapton, a recovering addict himself, opened the Crossroads Centre last >October. The facility charges up to $9,000 a month for stays, although it >has a policy of not turning away anyone for lack of funds. (Those who get >in on the freebie pass are later asked to volunteer.) The story forwarded to me: >Return-path: AOLNews@... >From: AOLNews@... >Full-name: AOL News >Message-ID: >Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 10:35:17 EDT >Subject: Clapton Admits Abusing Wife >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset= " us-ascii " >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) >To: undisclosed-recipients:; > >Clapton Admits Abusing Wife > >.c The Associated Press > > LONDON (AP) - Rock legend Clapton in a tell-all interview published >Sunday was quoted as saying he was so addicted to alcohol and heroin in the >1970s that he raped his wife - part of a life without thought for others. > >``I know that when I was a full-blown, practicing alcoholic, everyone used to >walk around me on eggshells,'' Clapton, 54, was quoted as telling The Sunday >Times. > >``There were times when I just took sex with my wife by force and thought >that was my entitlement. I had absolutely no concern for other people at all, >and I think that what happens in a family is everyone starts to doctor their >own roles to make it bearable to live that way,'' he was quoted as adding. > >Clapton was interviewed in Antigua, the Caribbean island where he founded >Crossroads, a clinic to treat drug and alcohol abuse. > >Clapton, who has not remarried since his 1988 divorce from Patti Boyd, >retreated to Antigua after his four-year-old son fell to his death from a New >York skyscraper in 1991. > >Last week Clapton, who says he no longer regards himself as a musician, sold >100 of his guitars at an auction at Christie's in New York, raising more than >$5 million for the charity. > >In the interview, Clapton was quoted as saying he started taking drugs as an >art student. By 1969 he was drinking two bottles of vodka a day, and by 1974 >was spending $2,400 a week on heroin. > >``As a drinker and a druggie this (Antigua) was heaven for me because you >could get every drug you wanted and every other person you met was an >alcoholic,'' Clapton was quoted as saying. > >He first sought treatment in 1982 and was finally cured in 1987. > >Crossroads treats locals free and charges $8,800 a month for foreign patients. > >``You know, I know I touch people with music ... But there's nothing quite >like what happens between one alcoholic and another - that's somehow a deeper >thing.'' > >AP-NY-06-27-99 1034EDT > > Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP >news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise >distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. > > > ----- http://listen.to/benbradley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: /group/12-step-free - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 1999 Report Share Posted July 11, 1999 Hi, I've been lurking for awhile and thought I'd speak up a bit. Speaking of celebrities, there's a recent AP article on Daryl Strawberry, the outfielder for the NY Yankees, where comments on his recent arrest (cocaine possession & soliciting) and subsequent suspension from baseball. He blames his " relapse " on his slacking off from AA meeting attendance. Isn't that a convenient excuse? - Jeff Ben Bradley wrote: > Further down is the whole story forwarded to me, but I decided to > do some independent research (not that I don't trust the honesty of > an AA member or fellow Netizen (ahem)). I found another story on Clapton > at: > <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/en/eo/story.html?s=v/eo/19990624/en/19 > 990624011> > Which says in part: > > >So, the question begs, if the rocker's so attached to his babies, why did he > >put them up for adoption? > > > > " I have to admit it wasn't my idea to sell these guitars, " Clapton said to > >Reuters. " It was suggested to me by a friend who thought it would be a good > >way to illustrate my commitment to Crossroads. " > > > >Clapton, a recovering addict himself, opened the Crossroads Centre last > >October. The facility charges up to $9,000 a month for stays, although it > >has a policy of not turning away anyone for lack of funds. (Those who get > >in on the freebie pass are later asked to volunteer.) > > The story forwarded to me: > > >Return-path: AOLNews@... > >From: AOLNews@... > >Full-name: AOL News > >Message-ID: > >Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 10:35:17 EDT > >Subject: Clapton Admits Abusing Wife > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset= " us-ascii " > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) > >To: undisclosed-recipients:; > > > >Clapton Admits Abusing Wife > > > >.c The Associated Press > > > > LONDON (AP) - Rock legend Clapton in a tell-all interview published > >Sunday was quoted as saying he was so addicted to alcohol and heroin in the > >1970s that he raped his wife - part of a life without thought for others. > > > >``I know that when I was a full-blown, practicing alcoholic, everyone used > to > >walk around me on eggshells,'' Clapton, 54, was quoted as telling The Sunday > >Times. > > > >``There were times when I just took sex with my wife by force and thought > >that was my entitlement. I had absolutely no concern for other people at > all, > >and I think that what happens in a family is everyone starts to doctor their > >own roles to make it bearable to live that way,'' he was quoted as adding. > > > >Clapton was interviewed in Antigua, the Caribbean island where he founded > >Crossroads, a clinic to treat drug and alcohol abuse. > > > >Clapton, who has not remarried since his 1988 divorce from Patti Boyd, > >retreated to Antigua after his four-year-old son fell to his death from a > New > >York skyscraper in 1991. > > > >Last week Clapton, who says he no longer regards himself as a musician, sold > >100 of his guitars at an auction at Christie's in New York, raising more > than > >$5 million for the charity. > > > >In the interview, Clapton was quoted as saying he started taking drugs as an > >art student. By 1969 he was drinking two bottles of vodka a day, and by 1974 > >was spending $2,400 a week on heroin. > > > >``As a drinker and a druggie this (Antigua) was heaven for me because you > >could get every drug you wanted and every other person you met was an > >alcoholic,'' Clapton was quoted as saying. > > > >He first sought treatment in 1982 and was finally cured in 1987. > > > >Crossroads treats locals free and charges $8,800 a month for foreign > patients. > > > >``You know, I know I touch people with music ... But there's nothing quite > >like what happens between one alcoholic and another - that's somehow a > deeper > >thing.'' > > > >AP-NY-06-27-99 1034EDT > > > > Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP > >news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise > >distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. > > > > > > > > ----- > http://listen.to/benbradley > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Just Tell Us What You Want... > Respond.com - Shopping the World for You! > http://clickhere./click/390 > > eGroups.com home: /group/12-step-free > - Simplifying group communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: /group/12-step-free - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 1999 Report Share Posted July 11, 1999 Hi, I've been lurking for awhile and thought I'd speak up a bit. Speaking of celebrities, there's a recent AP article on Daryl Strawberry, the outfielder for the NY Yankees, where comments on his recent arrest (cocaine possession & soliciting) and subsequent suspension from baseball. He blames his " relapse " on his slacking off from AA meeting attendance. Isn't that a convenient excuse? - Jeff Ben Bradley wrote: > Further down is the whole story forwarded to me, but I decided to > do some independent research (not that I don't trust the honesty of > an AA member or fellow Netizen (ahem)). I found another story on Clapton > at: > <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/en/eo/story.html?s=v/eo/19990624/en/19 > 990624011> > Which says in part: > > >So, the question begs, if the rocker's so attached to his babies, why did he > >put them up for adoption? > > > > " I have to admit it wasn't my idea to sell these guitars, " Clapton said to > >Reuters. " It was suggested to me by a friend who thought it would be a good > >way to illustrate my commitment to Crossroads. " > > > >Clapton, a recovering addict himself, opened the Crossroads Centre last > >October. The facility charges up to $9,000 a month for stays, although it > >has a policy of not turning away anyone for lack of funds. (Those who get > >in on the freebie pass are later asked to volunteer.) > > The story forwarded to me: > > >Return-path: AOLNews@... > >From: AOLNews@... > >Full-name: AOL News > >Message-ID: > >Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 10:35:17 EDT > >Subject: Clapton Admits Abusing Wife > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset= " us-ascii " > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) > >To: undisclosed-recipients:; > > > >Clapton Admits Abusing Wife > > > >.c The Associated Press > > > > LONDON (AP) - Rock legend Clapton in a tell-all interview published > >Sunday was quoted as saying he was so addicted to alcohol and heroin in the > >1970s that he raped his wife - part of a life without thought for others. > > > >``I know that when I was a full-blown, practicing alcoholic, everyone used > to > >walk around me on eggshells,'' Clapton, 54, was quoted as telling The Sunday > >Times. > > > >``There were times when I just took sex with my wife by force and thought > >that was my entitlement. I had absolutely no concern for other people at > all, > >and I think that what happens in a family is everyone starts to doctor their > >own roles to make it bearable to live that way,'' he was quoted as adding. > > > >Clapton was interviewed in Antigua, the Caribbean island where he founded > >Crossroads, a clinic to treat drug and alcohol abuse. > > > >Clapton, who has not remarried since his 1988 divorce from Patti Boyd, > >retreated to Antigua after his four-year-old son fell to his death from a > New > >York skyscraper in 1991. > > > >Last week Clapton, who says he no longer regards himself as a musician, sold > >100 of his guitars at an auction at Christie's in New York, raising more > than > >$5 million for the charity. > > > >In the interview, Clapton was quoted as saying he started taking drugs as an > >art student. By 1969 he was drinking two bottles of vodka a day, and by 1974 > >was spending $2,400 a week on heroin. > > > >``As a drinker and a druggie this (Antigua) was heaven for me because you > >could get every drug you wanted and every other person you met was an > >alcoholic,'' Clapton was quoted as saying. > > > >He first sought treatment in 1982 and was finally cured in 1987. > > > >Crossroads treats locals free and charges $8,800 a month for foreign > patients. > > > >``You know, I know I touch people with music ... But there's nothing quite > >like what happens between one alcoholic and another - that's somehow a > deeper > >thing.'' > > > >AP-NY-06-27-99 1034EDT > > > > Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP > >news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise > >distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. > > > > > > > > ----- > http://listen.to/benbradley > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Just Tell Us What You Want... > Respond.com - Shopping the World for You! > http://clickhere./click/390 > > eGroups.com home: /group/12-step-free > - Simplifying group communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: /group/12-step-free - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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