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My name is John, and I'm an alcoholic, and I can say that I'm going to have to raise

the intellectual tenor of my pitch tonight, so let me fill out some big words here.

And I realized once I was actually pitching and this thing went off, and I thought at

the time, and I mentioned it to the group, that this is a miracle.

I think of all the rainy nights that I stood in front of phone booths in Hollywood waiting

for my dealer to call, only to be told the shit wouldn't be here till tomorrow.

I could have been so much easier with cell phones, and before I forget, I want to thank

Bob for asking me to come here tonight, and I've been talking via email over the phone

for several months, and I guess because what I do for a living, it's always very difficult

for me to commit in long-term advance to speak somewhere, because being an actor, sort

of like being in the army, you're not quite ever sure when you're going to be called up

to do something, so, but I'm glad I was free and I'm glad I'm here.

And I also want to say how, thank you, and also it seems a perfect venue for a convention.

What better place for an alcoholic to be where there's gambling, free booze, and prostitutes?

Plus, you've got to walk through the whole goddamn casino to get in here.

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