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John Gafford

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16394 total appearances

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Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

But it's cool though, that you brought so many people in and now we're finishing the day, kind of telling your story and how that was.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Cause there's a lot of people out there that, um,

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

you know, struggle with different things that maybe don't see a way out or don't see, you know, that light at the end of the tunnel that I think your story is going to motivate them to hopefully overcome some of their own maybe demons or personal limitations to have some success in their lives.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

So, you know, obviously we don't have to go back to like when you were a kid, but something you said earlier when we were just chatting that I think is probably a good place to start is let's talk about when you were doing a real life imitation of Lindsay Lohan.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

That's probably a good time to start.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Well, I want to ask you a question because you glanced over a pretty major life event there, which was, you know, obviously coming to grips with your sexuality and coming out to your parents or whatever that was, or your family or however that was.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Yes.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Was it not well-received, which caused you to become an alcoholic?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Or did you build it up in your mind that it was not going to be well-received, which caused you to be an alcoholic?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Which kind of way was that?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

That was 20 years ago, yeah.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

So you were wrestling with your own identity in that point.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Yeah, sure.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

And then the last- How many times you get pulled over drunk?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

A couple of those, you go?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Three DIs.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Go home.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

Oh, man.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

You were a little slow to learn there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention – Tamara Thompson’s Turning Point

A little slow learner.